Month: January 2022
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BizPEOPLE
Nathaniel K. Eggman, CPA
R&A CPAs, one of Southern Arizona’s leading public accounting and business advisory firms, has announced that Nathaniel K. Eggman, CPA,…
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BizNEWS
Walgreens to Launch Village MD in Tucson
Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD announced plans to open eight new Village Medical at Walgreens coordinated primary care and pharmacy practices in…
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BizNEWS
Catalina Foothills, Oro Valley Named Tops for Remote Work
Dwellics, an authority in U.S. city data and personalized advice on where to move, has unveiled the 2022 Report, Top 100: Best Cities…
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BizNEWS
2022 Cologuard Classic Commits Include Jim Furyk, Ernie Els
2022 Tournament Chairman Josh Robinson announced a number of the early player commitments for the 2022 Cologuard Classic, set to…
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BizNEWS
Tucson Plastic Surgeons Recognized by NewBeauty Magazine
Two Tucson plastic surgeons were hand-selected by NewBeauty magazine as partners and are featured in its Winter issue. Certified by…
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BizPEOPLE
Lorraine Rivera
Gov. Doug Ducey has announced the hiring of Lorraine Rivera, veteran Tucson broadcast journalist and Douglas, Ariz. native, to serve…
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BizPEOPLE
Brian Kidd
The Tucson Airport Authority has announced the addition of Brian Kidd as director of air service development. With 30 years of…
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BizNEWS
OSIRIS-REx Team Wins 2022 Swigert Award for Space Exploration
By Daniel Stolte, University Communications The NASA and University of Arizona OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission team has been selected…
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BizNEWS
Meritage Homes Announces New Phase in Star Valley
Meritage Homes, the sixth-largest public homebuilder in the U.S., has announced the opening of a new phase in Las Patrias…
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BizPEOPLE
Styne Hill
The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona has announced the election of Styne Hill as the new Chair to lead CFSA’s Board…
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BizPEOPLE
Ron Marx
The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona has announced that Ron Marx is the new Vice Chair to help lead CFSA’s Board…
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BizNEWS
Paragon, Northrop Grumman Finalize $100 Million+ HALO Contract
Paragon Space Development Corporation has announced that Northrop Grumman has finalized its contract with Paragon valued in excess of $100 million for…
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BizNEWS
Minerals Power the World
UArizona College of Science Dean Invites Public to Upcoming Lecture Series By Tara Kirkpatrick When the University of Arizona College of…
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BizNEWS
Rio Nuevo Announces Change in Board Leadership
Mark Irvin has submitted his resignation from the Rio Nuevo board after 12 years of service. Irvin’s appointment was made…
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BizNEWS
Pima County, YWCA Get $500,000 Grant to Help Stop Justice System Inequities
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Pima County Justice Services Department and the YWCA…
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BizNEWS
Black Rock Coffee Bar Opens Second Tucson Location
Black Rock Coffee Bar is continuing to expand its national footprint with the grand opening of a new drive-thru-only store…
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BizPEOPLE
Gustavo Corte
RBC Wealth Management’s Tucson office has promoted Gustavo Corte to the role of Associate VP – Financial Advisor. Corte joined…
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BizPEOPLE
Charlie Buchanan
Habitat Tucson’s Board of Directors announced that Charlie Buchanan has been selected to become Habitat for Humanity Tucson’s next CEO.…
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BizNEWS
Pima Community College Gets $490,000 from FAA to Develop Aviation Tech Talent
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration awarded $5 million in grants to develop a diverse talent pool of…
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BizNEWS
Lightsense Technology Joins with Norwegian Salmon Company to Improve Pathogen Detection
Lightsense Technology, a pioneer in developing multi-spectroscopic solutions to address critical problems in public health—from the opioid crisis to the…
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BizNEWS
Bank of America Announces Applications for Student Leaders Program
Bank of America has opened its application process for the Student Leaders program this summer, a paid eight-week summer internship…
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BizPEOPLE
Sam Sufi
Diamond Ventures is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Sufi as Real Estate Development Manager. Sufi will use his…
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BizPEOPLE
Jessa Turner
Jessa Turner, director of communications for Tech Parks Arizona, has been appointed 2022 president of the Public Relations Society of…
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BizNEWS
$10 Million in Funding Brings National Prominence to UArizona Hypersonics Facilities
University of Arizona aerospace and mechanical engineering researchers have received $3.5 million in funding from the state of Arizona’s investment in the…
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BizNEWS
Tucson Electric Power Expands Renewable Energy Portfolio with New Wind Farm
A new wind farm near the Arizona-New Mexico border last month began producing clean renewable energy for Tucson Electric Power…
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BizNEWS
Russell Public Communications Celebrates 20 Years
Russell Public Communications, an award-winning public relations and public affairs firm based in Tucson, marked its 20th anniversary this week and…
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BizPEOPLE
Debra Stephens Cook
Dark Horse Media is proud to announce that Debra Stephens Cook has been hired as executive director. Originally from…
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BizNEWS
Paragon Space Development Corporation Acquires Spacesuit Company
Paragon Space Development Corporation has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Final Frontier Design, a leading…
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BizNEWS
Local First Arizona Launches Initiative to Boost EV Stations
Local First Arizona has announced its statewide Charge Ahead Challenge. The challenge urges business hubs across the state to help…
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BizNEWS
Tai Chi Master and Daoist Monk Brings Global Revolution to Tucson During Pandemic Era
One of few ordained Daoist monks in the Western world, Monk Yun Rou is an authority on Chinese wisdom and…
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BizNEWS
Tucson Realtor to Head National Council of Exchangors
The National Council of Exchangors, a non-profit trade association comprising real estate licensed professionals from across the country, has announced…
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FEATURES
Winter Issue 2022
From the Publisher World’s Largest Gem Show Returns The region’s tourism industry is ready for a rebound. The Tucson Gem,…
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FEATURES
World’s Largest Gem Show Returns
$131 Million Economic Impact to Region By Christy Krueger Tucsonans tend to take for granted the influx of visitors every…
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FEATURES
University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum
A Posh New Home in Pima County Historic Courthouse By Christy Krueger The University of Arizona’s extensive 103-year-old gem and mineral…
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Renovated & Reborn
93-Year-Old Pima County Historic Courthouse Gets New Look By Christy Krueger After several years of planning and renovations, the Pima…
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FEATURES
Great Golf and Golfing Greats for Charity
Tucson Conquistadores Raise $36 Million in 60 Years By Steve Rivera Roy Drachman and Bill Lovejoy would be impressed with…
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FEATURES
Cologuard Classic Brings Back the Fans and the Party
By Steve Rivera You can’t blame Kevin Sutherland for being excited for his return to the 2022 Cologuard Classic in…
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FEATURES
Like Living in a National Park
The Sonoran Desert is the Backyard By Romi Carrell Wittman Set amid the rocky yet lush desert landscape of the…
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FEATURES
Moonlight Canyon at Saguaro Ranch
‘Its Own World’ By Tara Kirkpatrick The ambitious new community, Moonlight Canyon at Saguaro Ranch by Miramonte Homes, radiates outward…
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FEATURES
The Saguaro Ranch Club
Focus on Health, Mindfulness & Well-Being By Romi Carrell Wittman At the heart of the expansive and rugged Saguaro Ranch…
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FEATURES
The Refinery Opens
New Commercial, Academic Hub at UA Tech Park at The Bridges By April Bourie The long-anticipated University of Arizona Tech…
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FEATURES
Challenge Accepted
UArizona Constructs Grand Challenges Research Building By Tom Leyde A landmark new sciences building under construction at the University of…
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Pima JTED Center Open for Business
$17.5 Million Career Center Welcomes Students By Tom Leyde They were once known as trade schools, places where high school…
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FEATURES
100 Years of Impact
A Century of Changing Lives in Southern Arizona By Loni Nannini Over the last 100 years, United Way of Tucson…
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FEATURES
Tony Penn
Leading United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona By Loni Nannini Tony Penn is a master of the turnaround. His…
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FEATURES
Stories of Success
By Loni Nannini United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona is about empowering people—those who want to help and those…
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FEATURES
Model of Industry
Pima Community College Raises Beams on New Advanced Manufacturing Building By Loni Nannini Pima Community College is taking advanced manufacturing to…
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FEATURES
El Rio Foundation Marks Two Decades in HealthCare
Launches New Fundraising Program By Valerie Vinyard El Rio Health is a one-stop shop when it comes to healthcare. Doctors…
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Music Takes the Lead
Tucson Nonprofit Expands Music Education Across the Nation By Eva Halvax At a guitar workshop in Page, Arizona in 1999,…
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FEATURES
Mark Mistler Leads PNC Bank in Southern Arizona
By David Pittman PNC Bank’s recent acquisition of BBVA USA makes PNC one of the largest banking organizations in the…
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FEATURES
Laser Focus
Applied Energetics Finds Prosperous New Home at UA Tech Park By Valerie Vinyard Applied Energetics has settled into its new…
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FEATURES
$50 Million Gift Names R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy
R. Ken Coit has a plan for the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and he’s putting $50 million behind…
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BizTOOLKIT
Has Your Cyber Insurer Asked About MFA?
By Cristie Street Business advisors have preached the merits of cyber-liability insurance for several years now, but usually with a…
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BizPEOPLE
Tony Penn
2021 Greater Tucson Leadership Tucson Man of the Year By Mary Minor Davis Tony Penn always makes time for his…
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BizPEOPLE
Nancy Johnson
2021 Greater Tucson Leadership Tucson Woman of the Year By Mary Minor Davis It was an important day for Nancy…
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BizPEOPLE
Wanda Moore
2021 Greater Tucson Leadership Tucson Founders Award By Mary Minor Davis When Wanda Moore’s husband, Jim, told her a designer…
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BizPEOPLE
Margaret Larsen
2021 Greater Tucson Leadership Alumni Excellence Award By Mary Minor Davis Margaret Larsen was getting ready for her workday when…
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BizPEOPLE
Maurizio Balistreri
Maurizio Balistreri has been promoted to CFO at the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute. Balistreri joined PSI in 2012 as PSI’s…
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BizPEOPLE
Rory Juneman
Lazarus & Silvyn, a land use law firm with offices in Phoenix and Tucson, has announced Rory Juneman has been…
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BizNEWS
Quidel Makes $2 Million Investment in UArizona
The University of Arizona announced that Quidel Corp., a major provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems,…
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BizNEWS
Crest Insurance Group Completes 13 Acquisitions in Past Year
Crest Insurance Group, one of the country’s fastest growing insurance brokerage firms, has announced that it completed the acquisition of…
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BizNEWS
AIA Southern Arizona Elects 2022 Board
The American Institute of Architects Southern Arizona Chapter has announced the election of its 2022 Board of Directors. The new board…
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BizNEWS
Larsen Baker Sells Building to Southern Arizona Association For The Visually Impaired
Larsen Baker recently sold the office building located at 3350 E Grant Rd in Tucson. The buyer was Southern Arizona…
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BizNEWS
Pascua Yaqui Tribe to Build 27 Townhomes on Reservation
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe closed with equity investor Red Stone Equity Partners to begin construction on its $9.6 million affordable…
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BizPEOPLE
Michael Truelsen
Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly has announced that Michael Truelsen has joined the Recorder’s Office communications team. Truelsen brings to…
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BizNEWS
Daoist Monk Brings Global Revolution to Tucson During Pandemic Era
Recent Tucson transplant Monk Yun Rou (meaning Soft Cloud) brings a unique opportunity to reduce stress and strengthen immunity during…
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BizNEWS
TuSimple Completes World’s First Autonomous Semi-Truck Run on Open Roads
TuSimple, a global autonomous driving technology company, successfully completed the world’s first fully autonomous semi-truck run on open public roads…
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BizNEWS
Sterling Real Estate Partners to Convert Hotel Tucson City Center to Apartments
Scottsdale-based investment firm, Sterling Real Estate Partners, recently acquired Hotel Tucson City Center in an off-market transaction with plans to convert the hotel into market rate…
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BizNEWS
City of Tucson Launches Partnership to Boost Industrial Sewing Workforce
The City of Tucson approved an agreement with Moonshot at NACET, an entrepreneur development program, to launch a workforce accelerator…
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BizNEWS
SolSports, Tucson’s First Retail Sportsbook, Opens at Casino Del Sol
Tucson’s first retail sportsbook, SolSports at Casino Del Sol, has officially opened to the public. Guests will now have the…
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BizNEWS
Bizarre PR and Doozie Newsies: True Stories From a Career in Words
Roger Yohem, an award-winning communicator who built a 40-year career around words, has released his debut book: Bizarre PR and…
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