Arizona is forecasted to have one of the fast job growths in the United States, according to an USA Today article quoting an IHS Global Insight report. The article credits Arizona’s growing technology sector for the growth, as well as an increase in tourism and a stabilized housing market. Arizona’s tech sector is growing from … Read more
The shortest month of the year is over and with another month gone, it’s time for another Free Lunch Friday wrap-up. For February’s FLFPHOENIX event, Tom Rusling, general manager of iAcquire, an enterprise search marketing company, gave expert insight into content marketing, the importance of verifying writers on Google and domain authority to a sell … Read more
Appointment-Plus, the worldwide leader in online scheduling solutions, has named Steve Booze as its chief operating officer. In this role, Booze will oversee sales, marketing, information technology, business development and human resources departments. He will also be focused on aligning product development with sales and marketing, rolling out mobile software applications, and spearheading a business … Read more
TaskOne iPhone Case The TaskOne iPhone case contains 22 different tools while maintaining a thin appearance. TaskOne case features a removable 2.5” knife for flying or small cutting tasks, a small flathead screwdriver, a medium Phillips screwdriver, pliers, a wire cutter, six metric Allen wrenches, a 120mm ruler, a bottler opener, a kickstand and more. … Read more
Yesterday Tesla Motors, the maker of the high-end electric vehicle, released plans about their “Gigafactory” where they intend to build advanced electric batteries for their next generations of cars. In the Tesla blog post, “The Gigafactory is designed to reduce cell costs…by 30 percent…and, by 2020, produce more lithium ion batteries annually than were produced … Read more
Tallwave has partnered with the city of Avondale to create a training course for health care and technology entrepreneurs. The Avondale Venture Blueprint is a 12-week course that will teach entrepreneurs how to launch, grow and sustain their businesses. “As Avondale is building our health care and technology sectors, we understand the need to support small … Read more
Yesterday Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced that she vetoed the controversial SB1062 that would allow business owners to assert their religious beliefs and refuse service to LGBT individuals. Last week when the bill passed AZ legislation, it set off a fire storm of protests and a stream of letters and phone calls from business leaders, … Read more
CEO GoDaddy Blake Irving released an official statement strongly opposing SB1062; and if that wasn’t enough, tweeted from his personal account just how wrong it is. GoDaddy is the world’s largest domain name Web hosting and new SSL certificate provider and a strong business leader headquartered in Arizona. They employ over 4,000 people and serve … Read more
Business Facilities, a national bi-monthly magazine, announced today their winners of the Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards for 2013. The awards go to the companies that showcased the best deal that impacts the local and state economy in which their facility is located. The Gold Award, a.k.a. 1st place, went to Apple’s manufacturing … Read more
Venture Madness, presented by Invest Southwest in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, introduces the final 16 competing startups that will pitch live for a chunk of the $50,000 prize. Additionally, Venture Madness announces today that Geoffrey Moore; a best-selling author, Venture Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Chairman Emeritus, TCG Advisors, The Chasm Institute and The Chasm … Read more