SinglePoint's newest acquisition targets marijuana industry

SinglePoint, Inc., a state-of-the-art mobile technology and full-service mobile marketing company, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase Drive Media Network’s existing digital signage network. SinglePoint anticipates having Drive Media’s management team join the SinglePoint team and bring its more than 30 years collective experience designing, building, operating and programming digital signage networks … Read more

Tour Musical Instrument Museum online w/ Google Street View

You might have seen one of these Google Street View cars roaming your neighborhood or recently used the Street View map search to envision exactly where you need to go. The technology behind Street View involves lasers bouncing off surfaces to compute distance, 360-degree panoramic views, stitching all the photos together using special algorithm processing … Read more

TASER authorizes stock buy-back program

TASER International, Inc., headquartered in Scottsdale, announced that the Board of Directors approved a stock buy-back program authorizing the company to purchase up to $30 million of the company’s common stock; subject to SEC regulations, stock market conditions and corporate considerations. TASER anticipates adopting a stock trading plan (the “Plan”) established in accordance with Rule … Read more

Chandler's Synergis Education secures $5M Series A2

Synergis Education announced the successful completion of a $5 million Series A2 financing round with Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. (hereafter “Mitsui USA”) a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the most diversified and comprehensive trading, investment and service enterprises in the world. Mitsui USA joins the largest investor … Read more

ASU + City of Goodyear open incubator The Innovation Hub

Goodyear, Arizona has recently opened the city’s first business incubator, The Innovation Hub, at the Goodyear Branch Public Library. The new program will give West Valley entrepreneurs easier access to converse and collaborate with other like-minded individuals. The Hub provides library space, mentoring and other business resources as part of a recent $1.1 million library … Read more

ASU and Phoenix Children's Hospital build 3D printed hearts for pre-op strategies

Arizona State University and Phoenix Children’s Heart Center at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, which is the premier regional referral center in the Southwest and is the fifth-largest program of its kind in the country, have teamed up to perform what is believed to be the first virtual implantation of a pioneering artificial heart. Physicians and ASU engineers are … Read more

AZ finalists named in EY's 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year award

Local veteran entrepreneur and CEO/Founder of Tallwave and ethology, Jeff Pruitt, as well as Robert Donat, GPS Insight, Kevin Hickey, Beyond Trust, and James Hooker, Televerde, and more, have been named finalists in Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 award. EY is an organization dedicated to building a better working community and is a global … Read more

Tempe's Big Bounce co-working space offers more than just a desk

Big Bounce is a membership-based co-working space where startups or Cohabs receive executive level guidance and other support to launch and grow a successful business. Big Bounce’s platform was established to offer advanced knowledge and skills to Cohabs at any point in their business development process. Evo Terra, an Arizona radio and podcast personality and co-author … Read more

PITOOEY! Inc. names new CEO

PITOOEY! Inc. announced that it has named Richard M. Hybner as their new CEO. As a rapidly expanding company, the announcement follows the recent acquisition of RAADR software for social media monitoring and the launch of their flagship product, the PITOOEY! app. Former CEO of PITOOEY!, Jacob DiMartino, will continue his duties as President and … Read more

How visual storytelling can grow your business – FLFPHOENIX – VIDEO

A picture is worth a thousand words, and at Free Lunch (FLF) Friday Phoenix we were reminded just how much pictures actually matter. Print, digital, collages, infographics, and gifs are just a few examples of how images have evolved in our digital age, and we had a few experts on hand to give us the … Read more