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Nation’s tallest utility truck extends SRP’s reach in Arizona

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 14, 2016

Lured by the promise of a bird’s-eye view, intrepid reporters were invited to experience what linemen encounter daily atop the Salt River Project's (SRP) new customized biodiesel powered utility truck on Tuesday.

Arizona’s Amendola Communications expands its client list

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 13, 2016

Scottsdale-based Amendola Communications said recently it has added health information exchanges from New Orleans and California to its growing client list.

Mohave Electric Cooperative customers to see savings on 2016 bills

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 13, 2016

Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) customers, both residential and commercial, will be seeing a savings after the utility’s recent reduction of its renewable energy surcharge on monthly bills was approved last month by the Arizona Commission Corporation (ACC).

Ducey praises progress of state ‘on the rise’

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 12, 2016

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey delivered his State of the State speech Monday in Phoenix with heartfelt optimism and pride, praising the state’s substantial evolution in the year since he was inaugurated.

Arizona’s Microchip teams with Silicon Integrated Systems to pioneer touch, gesture interfaces

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 12, 2016

Kinesthetic-sensitive displays are now a reality, as Arizona’s Microchip Technology Inc. and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) recently announced a partnership to distribute projected-capacitive touch (PCAP) and 3-D gesture interface modules using Microchip’s GestIC hand-tracking platform.

Ducey appoints Phoenix attorney to Arizona Supreme Court

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 11, 2016

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey named Phoenix attorney and constitutional law specialist Clint Bolick to the Arizona Supreme Court last week.

Lattice Biologics names new board following RTO

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 8, 2016

Following a reverse take-over (RTO), Scottsdale, Arizona-based Lattice Biologics, a regenerative medicine enterprise, recently appointed a new board of directors and took action to streamline the company’s cash flow while advancing its stem cell research technology.

Kraton Performance Polymers completes Arizona Chemical Company deal

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 7, 2016

Houston-based Kraton Performance Polymers Inc., which had announced its plans to acquire Arizona Chemical Company in September, said this week it has purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Arizona Chemical Holdings Corporation.

EPA allots $25 million to Arizona water, infrastructure enhancements

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 6, 2016

Arizonans can raise a glass to drinking-water improvements, wastewater infrastructure and diminished water pollution, courtesy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent allocation of $25 million for the state’s Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA).

Three U.S. representatives from Arizona pan proposed Medicaid alterations

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 6, 2016

Three Democratic U.S. representatives from Arizona recently urged Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell to decline changes to the state’s Medicaid program listed in its 1115 Medicaid renewal waiver.

Aftermath to offer free OSHA biohazard training for Arizona first responders

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 5, 2016

In a novel solution to ongoing compliance issues, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) representatives said recently that remediation provider Aftermath Solutions Inc. will deliver a training package worth $150,000 free of charge to Arizona first responders for three years.

Abrazo, Carondelet to remain in Blue Cross Blue Shield network in southern Arizona

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 5, 2016

Carondelet Health Network and Abrazo Community Health Network consumers can breathe a sigh of relief as their health plans will stay in the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona’s network this year, BCBSAZ said recently in Phoenix.

Former Arizona House Speaker Tobin to join ACC

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 4, 2016

Gov. Doug Ducey recently announced that former Arizona House Speaker Andy Tobin, now serving as director of two state agencies, will fill a vacancy on the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC).

Sunquest Information Systems plans Tucson relocation

By Carol Ostrow | Jan 4, 2016

Sunquest Information Systems Inc., an Arizona-based medical information systems provider, recently announced plans to move to new quarters that formerly housed the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) headquarters in Tucson.

Water quality grant to target three Arizona waterways

By Carol Ostrow | Dec 31, 2015

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), and Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) are allotting more than $686,000 in funds to protect water and wildlife along three Arizona waterways.

Arizona Corporation Commission launches special counsel office

By Carol Ostrow | Dec 31, 2015

The Arizona Corporation Commission recently created a special counsel position and appointed attorney Christopher Kempley to the new management post to handle ethics matters, records requests and other issues.

Gladstone acquires 1,239 acres, ‘top-tier tenant’ in Arizona

By Carol Ostrow | Dec 31, 2015

Virginia-based Gladstone Land Corp. said Monday it purchased 1,239 acres near Willcox, Arizona - two-thirds of which is irrigated and potential farmland - for approximately $5.7 million.

Arizona auditor general releases report on state lease excise tax

By Carol Ostrow | Dec 30, 2015

To address whether Arizona’s government property lease excise tax (GPLET) delivers adequate revenue at a local level, Auditor General Debra Davenport recently released a report with recommendations based on input from area leaders in Phoenix.

The year in review: Arizona Business Daily’s top 10 stories of 2015

By Carol Ostrow | Dec 30, 2015

High-tech, health care, manufacturing, automotive business, pharmaceutical research and educational incentives led the list of Arizona Business Daily’s most-read stories this year.

Adelante Healthcare center launches new central Phoenix branch

By Carol Ostrow | Dec 29, 2015

Arizona-based Adelante Healthcare recently opened a new 5,500-square-foot family health center facility in central Phoenix to provide family, internal and pediatric medicine.

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