The U.S. Small Business Administration will host 2021 National SBIR Week on July 19 through July 23 for small business innovators. The virtual event will connect entrepreneurs working on advanced technology to the country’s largest source of early-stage funding – the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The SBA … [More]
Encora Acquires Daitan, Expanding its Software Engineering Capabilities
Encora, a global next-gen product engineering provider, today announced the acquisition of Daitan, a leading provider of software engineering services. The acquisition adds 600 engineers and proprietary product capabilities, expanding Encora’s global talent pool to 5,500 engineers. Daitan has offices in San Ramon, CA and R&D centers in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and … [More]
Scottsdale’s Grimaldi’s Pizzeria Expands New Franchise in Alabama
Grimaldi’s Pizzeria, the award-winning New York-style pizzeria, announces the awarding of a domestic, multi-unit franchisee agreement to Power Brands Hospitality Group (“PBHG”). PBHG will open its first franchised Grimaldi’s location in Huntsville, AL, in late 2021, with an additional Birmingham, AL, location opening shortly thereafter. Offering world-famous, coal-fired, … [More]
Largest Resort Property in Scottsdale Area Sells
Lee & Associates, which specializes in providing exceptional commercial brokerage services of industrial, office, investment, multifamily, retail, and land, is pleased to announce the landmark sale of The Scottsdale Plaza Resort, LLC. The buyer is a partnership between the premier hospitality management company, Highgate and Rockpoint Group. Brent Moser, Mike Sutton and … [More]
Coyotes Name André Tourigny as Head Coach
Arizona Coyotes General Manager Bill Armstrong announced today that the Coyotes have signed André Tourigny (Tour-ee-knee) to a three-year contract to serve as the club's head coach. Tourigny becomes the 19th head coach in franchise history. As per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed. "We are very pleased to name André as the new head coach of the … [More]
Industry Trailblazer BitFire Networks Celebrates First Year with Phoenix Studio Opening
On its one-year anniversary, Phoenix's BitFire Networks announces plans for continued company expansion amid a year of major growth within the video transmission industry. BitFire will open a new, state-of-the-art production studio in Phoenix as the team continues to expand its core product offering with an eye towards the ever-changing landscape of content production. In … [More]
Social Media Campaign #ShopGlendaleAZ Relaunches
In an effort to help promote and support Glendale based businesses the Glendale Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of Glendale will re-launch the social media campaign #ShopGlendaleAZ. The campaign encourages Glendale residents and visitors to share their experience patronizing a local business for a chance to win a $100 gift card. The goal and purpose of … [More]
Build-for-Rent Investment Firm Expands Into Phoenix Single-Family Rental Market
As U.S. consumer demand and investment interest in rental housing increases dramatically, SVN | SFR Capital Management (“SVN | SFR”) today announced the launch of its commercial real estate (“CRE”) investment firm dedicated to the growing Build-for-Rent (“BFR”) rental home asset class. With its industry depth, investable inventory, and relationships with developers, … [More]
APS RFP Seeks Innovative Demand-side Resources to Accelerate Carbon-free Commitment
With more energy-saving technology available than ever before, Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) is poised to add new smart customer products to its already comprehensive customer energy efficiency and demand-side management program portfolio. APS’s newly issued Distributed Demand-side Resources (DDSR) Request for Proposals (RFP) is seeking aggregated clean energy resources that … [More]
University of Phoenix Partnership to Help Students Save Time and Money
More than 750 University of Phoenix graduates have participated in a seamless affordable transfer program designed to help students save money and graduate faster. The graduates accelerated their degree path using Study.com's College Accelerator solution, which gives access to more than 220 courses through Study.com that can be transferred towards a college … [More]
Cancer Care Medical Group Adds Oncologists and Breast Surgeon
Arizona Oncology, a premier provider of advanced cancer care across the state of Arizona, announced today it is expanding with new services and levels of care at its East Valley, Biltmore and Arrowhead locations and with the addition of several new fellowship-trained oncologists. The provider hired 6 oncologists and a fellowship trained breast surgeon to join its existing … [More]
Polestar Scottsdale Announces a New Retail Space for Electric Vehicle Brand in the Valley
Polestar, an electric vehicle brand from Sweden, just awarded the Courtesy Automotive Group the only Polestar franchise in Arizona. Courtesy’s new Polestar showroom will open this summer within Scottsdale’s Fashion Square Mall just across from Tesla’s retail space. In the meantime, customers are invited to visit Courtesy’s pop-up space at Fashion Square to see and arrange a … [More]
Anuncia, Inc. Selects Scottsdale, Ariz. for New HQ to Further Develop Lifesaving Medtech
Anuncia Inc., a therapeutic medical device company and an emerging leader in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) management innovation, announced today it is moving its headquarters to Scottsdale, Ariz. and will operate at SkySong, the Arizona State University Scottsdale Innovation Center. The move is the first geographic expansion for the high growth medtech startup previously based in … [More]
Third Rug Co. Location In Paradise Valley Is Largest and Joins the Scottsdale and Tempe Stores
Arizona Rug Company has leased a 5,176-square-foot site for their newest Arizona location in Paradise Valley. This new addition to the Arizona Rug Company portfolio is located on the northwest corner of Tatum and Shea Boulevards in the Whole Foods anchored Paradise Valley Marketplace. The anticipated opening date of this location is mid Summer of 2021. Arizona Rug Company’s … [More]
Lucid Motors Opens New York City Flagship Studio. Will Phoenix Get One?
Lucid Motors, which is setting new standards for sustainable mobility with its advanced luxury EVs, today announced the opening of its first Studio in New York City and the eighth Lucid Studio opened in the last year. While there, visitors can experience Lucid Air and learn more about the full lineup. The flagship Studio establishes Lucid’s presence in New York City ahead of … [More]
Avolta Breaks Ground on the first of a Series of Biogas Projects in Arizona
Avolta, a renewable energy company focused on originating, developing, owning, and operating renewable natural gas (RNG) projects, and its regional development partner, Atlas Global Holdings, LLC, held an official groundbreaking to kick off the first of two RNG Projects at the Butterfield and Milky Way dairies outside of Phoenix, Arizona. “Avolta is pleased to expand into … [More]
July 4th Holiday Parking Restrictions at Phoenix Trailheads
To reduce fire danger, the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department will restrict parking access to trailheads located in the city's desert parks and mountain preserves on July 4 starting at 3 p.m. The annual ban of open fires in those areas that started on May 1 remains in effect . All trails will remain open. Trailheads will reopen at the regularly-scheduled time on July … [More]
New Technology Gives Doctors ‘X-Ray Vision’ during Surgery, Abrazo Scottsdale Among First to Use
Surgeons used holographic ‘x-ray vision’ glasses to perform a total hip replacement at Abrazo Scottsdale Campus, a first for the hospital and one of the first in the country to use new augmented reality (AR) guidance technology for hip arthroplasty. The system projects 3D holograms onto special headgear that lets physicians “see into” the patient’s body during a procedure. … [More]
