News published on Business Daily in September 2016

News from September 2016


Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has awarded $250,000 in Community Impact Grants to 12 local nonprofit groups to help pay for home repairs for 175 limited-income families, help develop solar energy resources, expand opportunities for underserved students.

The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee said it has endorsed Debra Stark in the Nov. 8 special election to fill the Phoenix City Council District 3 vacancy left by Bill Gates.

U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) congratulated the Arizona Board of Regents and the University of Arizona for receiving funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Indian Education Professional Development Program.

Dunkin' Donuts has signed a multi-unit store development agreement with franchise group Finely Grounded Inc. to bring two Dunkin' Donuts restaurants to Phoenix in the next several years.

Phoenix-based technology distributor Avnet Inc. and the Arizona State University Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering have teamed up to accept applications for the next class of entrepreneurs for the Avnet Innovation Lab.

The Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) said Arizona Solar One, operators of Solano Generating Station in Gila Bend, has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine for violations of air quality regulations that occurred between June 2014 and January 2016.

Scottsdale-based Universal Technical Institute UTI) and the mikeroweWORKS Foundation are awarding scholarships to UTI students who demonstrate a strong work ethic.

Dr. Stacey Sanford, owner of Desert Dental Care, has won a grand prize package from SRP: LED lighting for her 1,800-square-foot building.

MC Residential Communities has been named as one of this year's most admired companies in the state by 'AZ Business Magazine' and BestCompaniesAZ.

The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee (GPCC PAC) recently issued a list of 51 candidates it has endorsed for the Arizona legislature.

To help prevent unsafe lane changes, Arizona Department of Transportation crews recently installed lane-separating posts along the westbound portion of the US 60 (Superstition Freeway) HOV lane between Kyrene Road and Interstate 10 in Tempe.

The Salt River Project board of directors has agreed to purchase energy produced by Apple’s new 50-megawatt photo-voltaic solar power plant in Pinal County.

The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) will hold a special open meeting the morning of Oct. 18 to listen to and comment on winter-preparedness plans from various gas and pipeline companies.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1.34 million to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to reduce hazardous waste and support environmental cleanup projects along the Mexico border.  

The Arizona Department of Transport has purchased 1Spatial's 1Integrate, a validation program, to validate its statewide road network and integrate it with data from other contributing government entities across the state.

Logicalis US, an international IT solutions and managed-services provider, said recently it has added a new service desk location in Tempe to help grow sales and service capabilities in the western part of the United States.

The White Mountain Apache Tribe, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs have teamed up to remove trees that are considered hazards along the state Route 260 right of way in the eastern Arizona reservation.

The Surprise Regional Chamber of Commerce will host Arizona Corporation Commission candidates at its September Networking Breakfast on Tuesday, Sept. 27, which is open to chamber members and guests.

Small efficiency improvements across the board by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) are helping the agency provide better service to Arizonans.

Huhtamaki North America recently said it will open a manufacturing and distribution center in Goodyear, Arizona, to produce food service packaging and retail tableware goods like paper drink cups, food containers and pressed paperboard plates.