Month: April 2022
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BizPEOPLE
Katelyn N. Rees
Governor Doug Ducey has named Katelyn N. Rees, a sophomore at the University of Arizona, to a student regent position…
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BizNEWS
Arizona’s Bioscience Sector is Flying High in Jobs, Wages and Venture Capital
Arizona’s bioscience sector is performing at historically high levels two decades after the creation of Arizona’s Bioscience Roadmap placed the…
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BizNEWS
Tucson Federal Credit Union Celebrates 85 Years
This month marks Tucson Federal Credit Union’s 85th birthday. For 85 years, TFCU has existed as a local, member-owned organization and…
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BizPEOPLE
Samantha Mathis
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Arizona presented Samantha Mathis the Outstanding Teaching Award for her contribution…
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BizNEWS
The Chuck Huckelberry Loop Wins USA Today’s Best Recreational Trail for 2nd Year
The Chuck Huckelberry Loop has earned the top spot in USA Today’s 2022 10 Best Readers’ Choice travel award contest for Best…
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BizNEWS
GUEST COLUMN: A Brief Excursion on Yield Curve Inversions
By Amanda Agati, EVP and Chief Investment Officer, PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. There’s been a lot of attention on…
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BizNEWS
Motorcycle Training Concepts Chooses UA Tech Park for its Headquarters
Tech Parks Arizona has announced that Motorcycle Training Concepts chose the UA Tech Park for its headquarters to better connect with…
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BizNEWS
Tucson’s Barker Contracting Opens North Carolina Satellite Office
Barker Contracting, Inc., an ENR Southwest Top Contractor, has announced the opening of a satellite location in the metropolitan area…
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BizNEWS
Hughes Federal Credit Union Earns Diamond Awards for Marketing Excellence
Hughes Federal Credit Union has announced it has received two Diamond Awards from the Credit Union National Association Marketing &…
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BizNEWS
Big Brothers Big Sisters to Sell Downtown Offices, Eyes New Location
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Arizona has announced plans to sell its downtown office building, with an eye toward…
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2022 FATHERS OF THE YEAR
Paul Dias
From ‘Crew Kid’ to Restaurant Owner, Paul Dias’ Best Job is ‘Dad’ By Romi Carrell Wittman Paul Dias is more…
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2022 FATHERS OF THE YEAR
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey L. Butler
‘Faith, Family, Service’ By Steve Rivera For Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Butler, it’s always been about family. “I feel like I’ve…
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2022 FATHERS OF THE YEAR
Mike Candrea
Finding balance between coaching, parenting By Steve Rivera For nearly four decades, Mike Candrea said he wanted to be a…
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2022 FATHERS OF THE YEAR
LaMonte Hunley
Former NFL Star Credits Parenting Team with Wife By Rodney Campbell One 2022 Father of the Year recipient owes much…
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2022 FATHERS OF THE YEAR
Phil Swaim
Architect’s Family is His Strongest Foundation By Rodney Campbell Phil Swaim picked up many qualities from his father, Robert. Swaim’s…
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BizNEWS
Raytheon celebrates 70 years in Tucson
By Dan Marries Raytheon Missiles and Defense is marking its 70th year in southern Arizona. In partnership with BizTucson magazine, KOLD News…
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BizPEOPLE
Aimee Graves
The Haven, a nonprofit substance use disorder program for women, has announced the selection of Aimee Graves as its new…
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BizNEWS
The Business of Space Exploration
By Rodney Campbell The Sonoran Desert is quickly becoming a popular base for companies involved in space exploration. Here’s a…
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BizNEWS
New Era for Tucson International Airport
End-Around Taxiway Project Paves Way for Historic Modernization By Tara Kirkpatrick Beyond the sight of travelers at Tucson International Airport (TUS)…
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BizPEOPLE
Joyce Broan
The Tucson Museum of Art has presented Joyce Broan with the TMA Lifetime Achievement Award for 2022. The TMA Lifetime…
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BizNEWS
Tucson Named to Food & Wine’s List of America’s Up and Coming Food Cities
Tucson has been included in Food & Wine’s list of Top 7 Up and Coming Food Cities in America. …
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BizNEWS
State Audit Reaffirms Success of Regional Transportation Authority
For the second time, the Regional Transportation Authority of Pima County performed well in a legislatively mandated performance audit of…
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BizNEWS
UArizona Launches Incubator Outpost at Biosphere 2
The University of Arizona Center for Innovation held a grand opening to celebrate its new startup incubator at Biosphere 2,…
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BizPEOPLE
Rob Boenau
Gray Television, Inc. has announced that it has named Rob Boenau as the general manager of KOLD (CBS) in Tucson. …
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BizPEOPLE
Justin Lukasewicz
The board of directors for Greater Tucson Leadership has announced that Justin Lukasewicz has been named the organization’s new CEO.…
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BizNEWS
Stone Canyon Community Foundation Announces $250,000 in Youth Funding
Stone Canyon Community Foundation, a donor-advised fund held at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, has announced that a total of $250,000 was granted…
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BizNEWS
UArizona Hosts The Future of The Workforce April 21
Everywhere you look there are Help Wanted signs. Filling today’s jobs is a hot topic and tomorrow’s workforce is uncertain,…
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FEATURES
Spring Issue 2022
From the Publisher Throughout the past century, Arizonans have relied on the 5 Cs of the state’s commerce: cattle, citrus,…
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FEATURES
Aerospace/Defense & Space Industries Now a Foundation for the Local Economy
By Rodney Campbell The five Cs of the Arizona economy – copper, cattle, cotton, citrus and climate − that have…
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FEATURES
University of Arizona
A Global Leader in Space Achievement U.S. News & World Report Ranks University of Arizona No.2 in Space Science In…
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Southern Arizona’s Military Installations at a Glance
By June C. Hussey Southern Arizona is dotted with several key military installations. These contribute enormously to our economy and…
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Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Mission Possible By June C. Hussey Davis-Monthan Air Force Base has been a point of patriotism and pride for this…
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Arizona Air National Guard, 162nd Wing
The Guard in Our Backyard By June C. Hussey Spotting F-16s zip across the sky is a common sight here…
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FEATURES
Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Marking 70 Years in Tucson, Arizona By Romi Carrell Wittman On Feb. 3, 1951, nearly the entire front page of…
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FEATURES
Raytheon Missiles & Defense President Wesley D. Kremer
Leadership in Action By Romi Carrell Wittman Wes Kremer fondly remembers when he witnessed history. It was a brisk autumn…
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FEATURES
Raytheon Invests in New Capabilities, Partners with UArizona
Hypersonic Missiles By Romi Carrell Wittman Hypersonic technology, as it’s known, will revolutionize the defense industry and Raytheon Missiles &…
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Raytheon Values Partnership with UArizona College of Engineering
A Pipeline of Talent By Valerie Vinyard After speaking to David Hahn, you’ll be convinced that everyone should become an…
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Mining Regional Talent
Raytheon Invests Heavily in Workforce Development By Jay Gonzales While Raytheon Missiles & Defense focuses on its primary task to…
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FEATURES
A Kingpin of Community
Raytheon’s Culture Prioritizes Philanthropy, Outreach By Jay Gonzales While Raytheon Missiles & Defense has a massive manufacturing operation south of…
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PCC Aviation Technology Center Ready to Soar
Filling a Talent Gap By Loni Nannini The Pima Community College Aviation Technology Center is nearly ready to soar with…
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FEATURES
Hughes Federal Credit Union Honors 70 Years in Southern Arizona
A Milestone for its Members By Christy Krueger Perhaps without being aware of it, thousands of Tucsonans have a financial connection…
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FEATURES
LOGIN Thrives with Personal Touch
20 Years of Relationships By Rodney Campbell In a market dominated by much-larger competitors, Tucson-based LOGIN relies on personal service…
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FEATURES
UArizona College of Science Changing the World
Discovery and Innovation at the Core of UArizona’s ‘Most Important College’ By Mary Minor Davis With more than 8,000 students…
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Dean Carmala Garzione
Honoring a History of Excellence in the Sciences By Mary Minor Davis Being named dean of a world-renowned research and…
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Seeking Better Brain Health
Precision Aging Network to Research How Brains Age By Loni Nannini Future prescriptions for better brain health are what the…
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FEATURES
Science on Display at UArizona
By Loni Nannini In an increasingly virtual world, the University of Arizona College of Science continues its concerted effort to…
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FEATURES
Flandrau’s New Look
Science Center, Planetarium Ready to Introduce Science to All Ages By Loni Nannini Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium is a gateway…
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FEATURES
Galileo Circle Engages Community with Science
Scholarships Help Create Opportunity By Mary Minor Davis Galileo was the original polymath: astronomer, physicist and engineer. The College of…
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BizPEOPLE
Laurice Walker
After a national recruitment and competitive process, City Manager Michael Ortega recently appointed Laurice Walker as the City of Tucson’s first…
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BizPEOPLE
Cristian Cormier
Carondelet Health Network has announced Cristian Cormier will join Carondelet Health Network as the CFO for St. Joseph’s Hospital effective Apr.…
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BizNEWS
United Way of Tucson & Southern Arizona Accepts Cryptocurrency for Donations
Against the backdrop of the annual Arizona Gives Day, United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona announced that it has…
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BizNEWS
Holualoa Companies Sells Sonoran Reserve Community in Tucson
Holualoa Companies has sold the recently redeveloped and repositioned 272-unit Sonoran Reserve multifamily community in Tucson for $61.6 million. The…
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BizNEWS
Tucson Jewish Community Center Merges with Arts for All
The Tucson Jewish Community Center has announced that as of Apr. 1, Arts for All, Inc. has joined the organization…
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BizNEWS
Education Forward Arizona, Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Support 200 Native American Students
The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation has announced an investment of $6 million to increase access to higher education for Native American students…
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BizPEOPLE
Irene Coppola
Better Business Bureau Serving Southern Arizona has announced Irene Coppola as its new president and CEO. Coppola will continue to…
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BizNEWS
Pima County Board of Supervisors Taps Jan Lesher to be New County Administrator
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday appointed Jan Lesher as County Administrator. She takes over from Chuck Huckelberry who had been…
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BizNEWS
Raytheon Missiles & Defense Wins $651 Million SPY-6 Radar Contract
The U.S. Navy will outfit every surface ship in its fleet – from small patrol vessels to mammoth aircraft carriers…
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BizNEWS
New Operator of Old Tucson Studios Approved
The Pima County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve an agreement with American Heritage Railways as the new operator of Old…
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BizNEWS
United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona Partners with Tucson Young Professionals
United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Tucson Young Professionals…
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BizNEWS
Mac Ban Law Offices Give $50,000 to UArizona Law for Refurbished Student Courtrooms
The Tucson-based Mac Ban Law Offices has made a $50,000 donation to the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of…
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BizNEWS
Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital Gets Advanced Certification for Primary Plus Stroke Center
Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital has earned national recognition for meeting the guidelines for treatment of serious stroke events. The Primary…
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