Every March the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) brings together 68 teams to compete in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and has been the most-watched NCAA tourney in 22 years. Most viewers are anxiously awaiting a Kentucky train-wreck, but will it come? Or will a different kind of history be made if Kentucky goes undefeated – … Read more
Healthcare just became a little bit easier with the recent launch of Healthiest You‘s new mobile app. Healthiest You, a Scottsdale-based telehealth company, built the app to offer both mobile and desktop users free consultations with doctors, area-based procedure cost comparisons, provider directories, drug pricing and insurance information. Healthiest You’s application is meant to bring innovation and … Read more
Launching this week, AZ Tech Beat has a new web-series offering business advice and work experiences, from the startup world to the startup world. The AZ Tech Beat Startup Journal will feature a variety of founders who are in different stages in their startup. Each episode will be a short, two to three minute video … Read more
Today in San Francisco, CA, Apple announced the release date of its anticipated Apple Watch for April 24th and a surprise bonus with the unveiling of a new MacBook. The electronics giant also announced a partnership with HBO NOW, MacBook Pro 13″ and Air getting retina display, updates to Carplay, Apple Pay, iOS 8.2, and revealed … Read more
GoDaddy, the world’s largest technology provider dedicated to small business, announced the addition of a new position Chief Customer Officer (CCO) with the responsibility to align the company’s products, services and engagement models with strategy needs and values of GoDaddy’s customer base, and the appointment to CCO and Chief Marketing Officer. Barb Rechterman, formerly the CMO, is switching … Read more
Arizona Commerce Authority announces the opening of the Spring 2015 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC). Applications are available for download right now and the submission window is scheduled to close on March 27th, at 3:00 PM Arizona Time. The AIC has one of the highest award amounts in the country for a business plan competition, and … Read more
In 2014, Valley communities faced a crushing blow when GTAT announced bankruptcy resulting in the loss of 700 jobs as well as the hopes of building sapphire for Apple products. However, after the sapphire fail, Apple has been trying to preserve jobs at the facilities, according to Dow Jones. Earlier today, Apple announced that they plan … Read more
Co-written by Tishin Donkersley, M.A. and video contribution Thomas Hawthorne If you missed a PGA tour player sink that amazing put because you were looking down at the Waste Management Phoenix Open mobile app to find your next beer, not all was lost. The new improved app has a new “Take Me There” GPS tracking feature … Read more
With the biggest game of the year coming to town you’ll want to make sure there are plenty of apps loaded up on your phone in order to have the ultimate experience. Whether you’re visiting Phoenix to see your team kick off or a native you’ll want to make sure these apps are on your … Read more
Mobivity Holdings Corp., a smart receipt provider, announced the appointment of new Executive Chairman William Van Epps, Tuesday, who will relocate to Phoenix to work at the company’s headquarters. Van Epps will be leading Mobivity’s sales, marketing, support and financial departments as executive chairman. Read: Mobivity privately financed $11 million in June 2013. With their … Read more