Tech Parks Arizona... 30 Years of Shaping the Future at the Speed of Business

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Tech Parks Arizona... 30 Years of Shaping the Future at the Speed of Business

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Arizona Public Media Breaks Ground on New Tucson Broadcast Center

Arizona Daily Star

Arizona Public Media breaks ground for new campus in the UA Tech Park at The Bridges on Jan. 23, 2024.

UA Tech Parks Mark 30th Year as Tucson Tech Hub

Arizona Daily Star

The University of Arizona celebrated the 30th anniversary of Tech Parks Arizona.

Media Move-Up: $65 Million Paul & Alice Baker Center for Public Media

Construction of Arizona Public Media’s new headquarters is off and running.

Innovation Hubs Spark Business Creativity

From startups to established firms, regions with innovative resources and support propel growth throughout many industries.

UA Tech Park hosts summer camp for kids to work alongside start ups

Collaborative camp with SARSEF offering STEM experience to local students

Lean, Green, Clean Tech Machine

Partnerships and innovations help shirk carbon footprint

Raytheon Missiles & Defense Relocates to University of Arizona Tech Park

Raytheon Missiles & Defense has agreed to move into the new UA Tech Park at the Bridges, leasing around 14,000 square feet of office space near the University of Arizona. 

Raytheon extends relationship with University of Arizona with expansion into tech park

Arizona defense contracting giant Raytheon Missiles & Defense has picked up some new office space at a new southern Arizona tech park.

Raytheon to open new Tucson office at the UA's south-side tech park

Tucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense is moving into new office space at the University of Arizona’s Tech Park at the Bridges on the city’s south side.

Mission Integration Lab opens at the University of Arizona Tech Park

A new research facility opened at the University of Arizona Tech Park.

UA christens new research-balloon lab in Tucson

University of Arizona space scientists have a new place to ready mission packages for high-altitude balloon flights, with the opening of the school’s Mission Integration Lab on Tucson’s south side.

A Walk in the Park

Jessa B. Turner

TREND Report

Here at Tech Parks Arizona, a walk in the park, is more than a leisurely stroll. We move at the speed of business.

U of A to Test Balloon-Based Space Tech on Tucson's South Side

David Wichner 

Aviation Pros

The University of Arizona is taking its balloon-based space research to the next level, with a new lab sprouting up at the UA Tech Park at The Bridges on Tucson's south side.

Here’s why sustainability innovators are planting roots in Arizona

AZ Big Media

Arizona Commerce Authority

Arizona has increasingly become home to a cluster of industries that can only be described as world-changing. They are sectors that drive “sustainability,” and include electric and zero-emission vehicle manufacturing, next-generation battery technology, solar and other clean energy production, biodegradable materials, freshwater science, agritech, and more.

UArizona will develop and test balloon-borne payloads at new Mission Integration Lab

Daniel Stolte

UA News

Construction has begun on a tall, hangar-like "high bay," where researchers and students can work on instruments, telescopes and high-altitude balloon technology. 

Here’s how the innovative Southern Arizona economy is thriving

Erin Thorburn

AZ Big Media

Like an impressive wingspan helps the albatross remain in flight, a talented workforce fueled by educational resources aids in an economy’s prosperity. And so it is for Southern Arizona.

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LAUNCHES INCUBATOR OUTPOST AT BIOSPHERE 2

Arizona Tech Council

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) held a grand opening yesterday to celebrate its new startup incubator at Biosphere 2, which supports renewable energy and sustainable tech startups.

University of Arizona Launches Incubator Outpost at Biosphere 2

Zoey Leipsic

AZ BIO

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) held a grand opening yesterday to celebrate its new startup incubator at Biosphere 2, which supports renewable energy and sustainable tech startups.

UArizona Launches Incubator Outpost at Biosphere 2

BizTucson

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation held a grand opening to celebrate its new startup incubator at Biosphere 2, which supports renewable energy and sustainable tech startups.

UArizona tech startup incubator launches at Biosphere 2

Jeff Gifford 

AZ Inno

Summary

University of Arizona Launches Incubator Outpost at Biosphere 2

Real Estate Daily News

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) held a grand opening yesterday to celebrate its new startup incubator at Biosphere 2, which supports renewable energy and sustainable tech startups.

Biosphere 2 launches a tech incubator

Arizona News

The University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2 has added a new function – that of the Tech Business Incubator.

Biosphere 2 starts a tech incubator

Megan Myscofski

Arizona Public Media

The University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2 has added a new function — that of tech business incubator.

Biosphere II to help grow new tech companies

Craig Smith

KGUN9 Tucson

In the town of Oracle, The University of Arizona’s Biosphere II is an ideal environment for climate research. Now it’s working to be an ideal environment for start-up companies to turn smart science into smart products

UArizona’s ‘Biosphere 2′ now home to sustainable startups

Bailey O'Carroll

KOLD News

The University of Arizona’s Biosphere 2 is now home to the school’s business incubator outpost, where renewable energy and sustainable startups from across the world will come to work and experiment in hopes of finding commercial success.

New Commercial, Academic Hub “The Refinery” at UA Tech Park at The Bridges Opens

Real Estate Daily News

The long-anticipated University of Arizona Tech Park at The Bridges, located on Kino Parkway and Interstate 10, opened its first building known as The Refinery in late January.

Laser Focus

By Valerie Vinyard

BizTucson

Applied Energetics has settled into its new digs at University of Arizona Tech Park at Rita Road.  And it’s a perfect fit for the leader in developing laser technology with fast-strike capabilities. 

The Refinery Opens

By April Bourie

BizTucson

The long-anticipated University of Arizona Tech Park at The Bridges, located on Kino Parkway and Interstate 10, will open its first building known as The Refinery in late January. The Refinery’s 120,000 square feet of office space will be shared equally by UArizona programs and outside businesses wanting to work closely with the university.

Eight Community Leaders Elected to Join Tucson Airport Authority

AviationPros

Eight new active members, including Tech Parks Arizona's Associate VP, Carol Stewart, were elected to join the Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) at its annual meeting on Jan. 24.

New building readied to 'mine' promising University of Arizona tech in Tucson

David Wichner

Arizona Daily Star

The Refinery, the University of Arizona’s first building at The Bridges development on Tucson’s south side, gets its name from its mission to “mine” technologies developed by the sharp minds on the UA campus just up the road.

Refining The Refinery

Carol Stewart

TREND Report

The Refinery, the first building at the UA Tech Park at The Bridges, is almost done thanks to the hard work of The Boyer Company and CORE Construction.

International bioscience company announces new laboratory in Tucson

Megan Myscofski

Arizona Public Media

A new bioscience laboratory is coming to the University of Arizona Tech Park on Kino Parkway.

A European lab giant is opening a Tucson site to support organ transplants

David Wichner

Arizona Daily Star

A major European laboratory services company will open a new lab at the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park to provide services to the organ-transplant community by the second quarter of 2022.

Tech developed in Tucson is bringing electric-vehicle charging off-grid

David Wichner

Arizona Daily Star

Startup companies advancing new technologies for water and energy sustainability, robots that roll or fly and solar electric-car charging have joined the University of Arizona’s business incubator program in Sahuarita, after winning sponsorships from the town and the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation.

TREND report’s 2nd Annual Issue Spotlighting Women in Real Estate

Lucinda Smedley 

TREND Report

Associate Vice President of Tech Parks Arizona, Carol Stewart was featured as one of the TREND Report's Women in Real Estate. Carol Stewart, a long-standing authority on research parks, is the Associate Vice President for Tech Parks Arizona at the University of Arizona. Carol Stewart leads the UA Tech Park at Rita Road and is developing the UA Tech Park at The Bridges.

Robots, lasers and more tech developed in Tucson get Spotlight

David Wichner

Arizona Daily Star

Those are just a few of the technologies developed at the University of Arizona in recent years, but the zeal of the scientists and entrepreneurs working to bring those inventions to market earned special recognition recently.

UArizona Fuels Innovative Biotech Startups

Rodney Campbell

BizTucson

Tech Parks Arizona directs the UA tech park at Rita Road, UA tech park at the bridges in the UA center for innovation with a global of recruiting companies with connections to the University to locate at the facilities. 

3 Arizona accelerators win grants to boost underrepresented entrepreneurs

Andy Blye

AZInno, The Business Journals

Three business accelerators in Arizona have been awarded $50,000 each as part of a Small Business Administration grant program focused on increasing entrepreneurial diversity.

Tucson organizations win $100,000 in prize money for inclusive entrepreneurship

Megan Myscofski

Arizona Public Media

The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded the University of Arizona Center for Innovation a prize for its effort to increase the number of women leading STEM startups.

UArizona Inventor of the Year to female innovators: ‘The sky is the limit’

AZ Big Media

The top inventors and entrepreneurs dedicated to commercializing University of Arizona inventions

University of Arizona to help tech startups launch in Sahuarita

Megan Meier

KGUN 9 

More than 30,000 people live in the Town of Sahuarita and the community is growing.

Soft Landing, Strong Take-Off: A Talk With proAutomation President & CEO Daniel Beltrán

Adam Bruns

Site Selectors Magazine

In May 2020, Mexican company proAutomation graduated from the Global Advantage incubation and sof

Tucson startup Stackhouse’ aims to expand home ownership by reinventing communities

Jeff Gardner

Tucson Local Media

Over the past decade, the concept of tiny homes has grown in popular culture, but a real estate startup aligned with the University of Arizona’s Center for Innovation is taking things to the next level. 

Industry Professionals

Monica Tapia

AZBex

AZBex's Industry Professionals from 06/08/2021 featured the UACI Sponsored Launch Program Fueled by Concord General Contracting and UACI startup, Stackhouse's exciting progress. 

Shipping container homes, founded in Tucson, to debut in Denver

Gabriela Rico

Tucson.com

Hoping to revolutionize homeownership in pricey downtown cores around the country, a Tucson startup — with a dream five years in the making — is ready to build. Stackhouse is a mobile assembly of container homes that can be moved in and out of slot structures and transported on flatbeds from one location to another.

Business awards earned in Tucson and Southern Arizona - SGNT

Arizona Daily Star

UACI startup, SGNT was honored with one of Arizona Daily Star's Business awards earned in Tucson and Southern Arizona.

People in Action - Amanda Buchanan

Inside Tucson Business

The University of Arizona’s Center for Innovation has selected Amanda Buchanan as their new program manager, where she will primarily be working on government contracts and programming to support startups in the clean energy space.

Local startup studies the science behind freshening dog breath

Jeff Gardner

Inside Tucson Business

We ask our dogs a lot of questions, and oftentimes “Who’s a good boy?” is second only to “Oh no, what did you eat?” Oro Valley’s bioscience industry has gained a new member with uPetsia, a University of Arizona startup that has developed a bacteria strain to quell bad breath in dogs. 

Tucson tech: New twist on ant farm wins pitch at IdeaFunding event

David Wichner

Tucson Tech

Tucson.com

Watch Micro Safari founder Soroosh Hedayati, winner of the main-stage pitch contest at IdeaFunding, explain the micro-ecosystem.

UArizona Startups Recognized at IdeaFunding 2021 Competition

Paul Tumarkin

Tech Launch Arizona

UA News

Three companies based on UArizona technologies were awarded top honors in Tucson's annual business pitch competition. 

Tucson startup awarded grant from National Science Foundation

Chorus Nylander

KVOA News 4 Tucson

Paramium Technologies, a University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) startup, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $256,000 to conduct research and development (R&D) work on efficient manufacturing methods for radio antenna reflectors, the company announced in a news release Tuesday.

Nurturing the Continuum - A Conversation with University of Arizona President Dr. Robert C. Robbins

Adam Bruns 

Site Selection 

The former Stanford University School of Medicine professor and department chair today serves on the boards of such organizations as the Arizona Commerce Authority, Southern Arizona Leadership Council, Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, and as a member of the Chairman’s Circle of Sun Corridor, Inc., the regional economic development agency for southern Arizona. I talked with him in January 2021.

Applied Energetics Relocating Corporate Headquarters

Photonics Madia

 Applied Energetics, laser-generated energy, and directed energy company will relocate its corporate headquarters to UA (University of Arizona) Tech Park.

Tucson Tech: Longtime laser developer moves to UA Tech Park

David Wichner

Tucson.com, Tucson Tech

Longtime Tucson laser and directed-energy technology developer Applied Energetics Inc. is relocating its corporate headquarters to the University of Arizona Tech Park on South Rita Road.

An Economic Powerhouse

Trend Report

April 2021 Issue

By: Carol Stewart

The UA Tech Park is a dynamic community where emerging businesses and technology giants work alongside one another. The UA Tech Park is one of the region’s largest employment hubs with 75+ businesses and home to over 6,000 knowledge workers, making it an important economic driver for the region.

Our Town: OV Chamber and UACI host life science startup competition

Austin Counts

Tucson Local Media

The Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with the University of Arizona’s Center for Innovation to host a competition aimed at finding a life science startup company interested in joining UACI’s incubation program and relocating to the town.

Applied Energetics Announces Relocation of Corporate Headquarters to UA Tech Park

GlobeNewswire

Applied Energetics, Inc., today announced that it will relocate its corporate headquarters to UA Tech Park, a research and technology park owned and operated by the University of Arizona. The new strategic location will support the Company's anticipated future growth and provide greater capacity for research, product development and production activities.

UA wins funding to support renewable energy innovation

Madison Beal

Tucson Local Media

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation recently received an award of up to $300,000 from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to support the U.S. technology innovators competing in the Department of Energy’s American-Made Challenges program. 

Tucson Tech: New partnership forms pipeline of startups between UA agencies

David Wichner

Arizona Daily Star

Three startup companies have joined the fast-growing University of Arizona Center for Innovation, in what is hoped will become a new pipeline of startups to the business incubator from the UA’s new entrepreneurial hub, Arizona Forge.

Final steel beam tops off The Refinery building at UA Tech Park at The Bridges

KOLD News 13

The final beam of The Refinery was placed, topping off the steel framework for the 120,000 square foot structure. The Refinery is the kickoff building to the new UA Tech Park at The Bridges.

Record number of startups enrolled in UArizona Center for Innovation

AZ Big Media

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) announced that more than 40 startups, a record number, are enrolled in the incubation program. Passionate entrepreneurs from across the nation have flocked to UACI. 

Record number of startups enrolled at University of Arizona Center for Innovation

Shelby Trahan

KOLD News 13

Inspiration is in the air as more than 40 startups, a record number, are enrolled in the incubation program at the University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI).

Business awards earned in Tucson and Southern Arizona

Arizona Daily Star

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) honored the University of Arizona with chapter and individual awards for outstanding marketing and communications.

Local startup combines technology and life sciences for a new method of vaccines

Jeff Gardner

Tucson Local Media

Tucson’s biotech industry is growing more robust with Reparvi, a startup company that is looking to combine biology, engineering, and machine learning for powerful new vaccines.

UA unveils Center for Innovation at Oro Valley

Jeff Gardner

Tucson Local Media

After breaking ground in September 2019, the University of Arizona’s Center for Innovation at Oro Valley hosted an open house last week, showing off their 4,000 feet of new lab space for local biotechnology startups.

UArizona Opens Bioscience Incubator in Oro Valley

Andy Ober

UA News

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation at Oro Valley offers startups resources and guidance designed to bring bioscience discoveries to the marketplace.

UArizona opens bioscience incubator in Oro Valley

AZBigMedia

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation at Oro Valley - an incubator focused on supporting bioscience startups - has officially opened its doors.

UA opens new space for biotech companies

Brooke Chaplain

KOLD 13

On Thursday, the University of Arizona officially opened its new biotech-focused business incubator, The University if Arizona Center for Innovation at Oro Valley.

UA opens new biotech-focused business incubator in Oro Valley

David Wichner 

Tucson.com

The University of Arizona has opened its new biotech-focused business incubator in Oro Valley, with a UA technology spinoff as its first tenant.

Tucson Tech: UA drug spinoff Reglagene aims to 'turn off' cancer

David Wichner 

Tucson.com

University of Arizona technology spinoff company Reglagene aims to combat cancer’s resistance to drugs with an approach that targets specific DNA structures in cancer genes known as quadruplexes, which regulate gene activity.

University of Arizona working to support startups amid pandemic

KOLD13

Brooke Chaplain

While many businesses have closed because of the pandemic, the University of Arizona’s Center for Innovation is working to help local startups.

New UA-anchored building takes shape at The Bridges on Tucson's south side

Arizona Daily Star

By: David Wichner

The first building housing University of Arizona operations is finally going up at The Bridges development on Tucson’s south side, with steel girders reaching to the sky.

UA Center for Innovation and BIOSA collaborate on new competition for startups

Quinn McVeigh

Tucson Local Media

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation, the University’s business startup service that mentors those involved in science and technology ventures, will be launching a new center in Oro Valley later this fall: the UA Center for Innovation at Oro Valley. 

How Will Tech Parks Offer Creative Collisions Post COVID-19?

Propmodo.com Article

By: Logan Nagel

As we race to inoculate our offices and tech parks against the business impacts of COVID-19, it’s critical to keep that unique, spontaneous element of collaboration alive.

UACI Featured In Arizona Illustrated Episode for American-Made Solar Prize Challenge

Arizona Illustrated 

University of Arizona’s Center for Innovation, located at the UA Tech Park, has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy to be one of just six Power Connectors.

The Technology Playground of Tucson - Tech Parks Arizona

Trend Report

Tech Parks Arizona has reimaged our communities of innovation and we are laser-focused on creating purpose-built environments. These interconnected spaces are designed and constructed intentionally to bring together all elements necessary for business success. 

Carol Stewart Sets the Foundation for Innovation

Profile Magazine

By Peter Fabris

Tech Parks Arizona’s Carol Stewart shepherds rapid growth and recruits innovative businesses amid a pandemic

Startup business Techletics joins the University of Arizona Center for Innovation

KOLD News 13

September 21, 2020

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation announced that startup company Techletics has joined its incubation program. Techletics is developing a patent-pending mobile health application, MyPostureLife™ that utilizes the embedded sensors of a smartphone to track and improve posture with no other additional device.

UA startups see record-breaking year

Quinn McVeigh

Tucson Local Media

Tech Launch Arizona, which is responsible for commercializing many of the University of Arizona’s inventions and innovations, has set a new personal record for startups launched in a year, helping 19 startups during the fiscal year 2020 and bringing Tech Launch’s total number of startups to more than 100 since 2012. Some of the startups from this past fiscal year include Auxilium Technology Group LLC, SaiOx Inc, ElectroSonix LLC, and Hipokratiz LLC.

UArizona Teams With Harvard, MIT and Yale to Develop Quantum Networks – The Internet of Future

BizTucson

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey today joined University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins and leading scientists from the new University of Arizona-based Center for Quantum Networks to talk about how the center will help develop “internet of the future.”

Nanomoneo Chooses Tucson, Arizona For Applied Research Center

Area Development

September 01, 2020

Nanomoneo, a biotechnology instrument company, will locate its new applied research operation at the University of Arizona Center for Innovation in Tucson, Arizona

Garber, Yarborough, Underwood, Vohnout join UA Innovation Center

Arizona Daily Star

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation expanded its team to include four subject-matter experts that will help serve the increasing number of startups in the incubator.

People in Action: Carol Stewart

Inside Tucson Business

Associate Vice President of Tech Parks Arizona for the University of Arizona Carol Stewart has been appointed to the Arizona Technology Council Board of Directors. 

On the move at JLL, Tech Parks, JHC, CyberScout, Stantec

AZ BIG Media

Arizona business leaders, including Tech Park Arizona's Associate Vice-President, Carol Stewart, are making strides in their community. 

Kevin Gullette will aid professional development for AZ Association for Economic Development

Austin Counts, Inside Tucson Business

Kevin Gullette is the new vice-chair of the Professional Development Committee for the Arizona Association for Economic Development (AAED).

Tucson Tech: Startup aims to create new vaccines for COVID-19, future pathogens

David Wichner, Tucson Tech

A Tucson startup company is working on vaccine technology that could aid in the fight against COVID-19 and pathogens that may hit human populations in the future.

UA Tech Park leader named one of the "Most Influential Women in Business for 2020"

Jill Browning, Daily Wildcat

Carol Stewart has been named one of the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2020 by AZ Business Magazine. Stewart is the Associate Vice President of Tech Parks Arizona for the University of Arizona. The Daily Wildcat talked to Stewart via email about the Tech Park and what the recognition means to her.

Metl-Span Insulated Metal Panels Chosen for Campus Renovation

Walls and Ceilings 

A major renovation and addition to a building that’s a part of the Tech Parks Arizona have created additional working space for potential research and development tenants. Aesthetics played a large role in the choice of insulated metal panels from Metl-Span for the addition.

University of Arizona to host final round of American-Made Challenges Solar Prize competition

Alexandra Pere, The Daily Wildcat

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation has been chosen to partner with the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory to fast track the creation and manufacturing of American-made solar technologies.

Tucson Startup Focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Water Management Project Helps Sustain a European Nation

azCentral 

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation has announced that NOAH Malta, a subsidiary of NOAH Arizona LLC, a company based on technology invented at the University of Arizona and started at the University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI), has been awarded a groundbreaking contract by the European Union.

UA Biz Incubator Named Key Partner in U.S. Solar Contest

David Wichner, Arizona Daily Star

The University of Arizona business incubator is one of just six organizations in the nation picked to help advance solar energy technologies through the US Department of Energy $3 million American-Made Solar Prize. 

UA incubator program brings international company to Arizona

Gabriela Rico, Tucson.com

Mexican automation company is now operating in the United States after graduating from a University of Arizona incubator program. Hermosillo-based proAutomation began in 2008 with one programmer, trying to drum up global business in the automotive industry.

UA business incubator named key partner in Energy Dept. solar competition

David Wichner, Tucson.com 

A University of Arizona business incubator is one of just six organizations in the nation picked to help advance solar-energy technologies through the U.S. Department of Energy’s $3 million American-Made Solar Prize.

Refinery Comes Out from Ground at UA Tech Park at The Bridges

Trend Report, June 2020 Issue

By: Carol Stewart

Tech Parks Arizona has broken ground on the first multi-tenant building at the University of Arizona Tech Park at The Bridges with development partner The Boyer Company. The first building, named The Refinery, will provide 120,000 square feet of office space for small-to-midsize tech-focused businesses and organizations.

UAVenture Capital Fund Invests in Laser-Based Missile Counter Measure

MarketWatch

 UAVenture Capital (UAVC), a Tucson-based venture capital fund dedicated to the University of Arizona commercialization of discovery products, technology, and services, today announced its fifteenth portfolio investment in just over two years. The Fund has invested in CMLaser Technologies, Inc, a Wyant College of Optical Sciences technology that intends to commercialize laser-based counter measures for both military and non-military aircraft.

UA, Pima Association of Governments seek Community Innovation against COVID-19

Inside Tucson Business by Jeff Gardner

The Pima Association of Governments's Regional Partnering Center is collaborating with the University of Arizona's Center for Innovation to launch an "innovation challenge" to design a safe testing booth for COVID-19 to be used at local hospitals. The innovation challenge is open to members of the community to quickly develop an outdoor medical consultation and testing booth for hospitals to safely triage patients for COVID-19 and conserve scarce medical protective equipment.

Tucson Tech: Sahuarita launches business incubator with UA

Tucson.com by David Wichner

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation and the town of Sahuarita are teaming up to launch a business incubator program after a successful pilot last year. The new BizLaunch program, sponsored by Freeport McMoRan, will enroll five or six entrepreneurs or teams for its spring cohort, with six weeks of free training from April 8 through May 13 and a community demo day scheduled for May 20.

UA Breaks Ground on Tech Park at The Bridges

Inside Tucson Business article by Jeff Gardner 

On Thursday, Feb. 27, the University of Arizona broke ground on The Refinery, the first building at UA’s Tech Park at The Bridges. The Refinery will be four-stories and 120,000 square feet and is expected to serve as an example of the technology-driven workspace found at the Tech Park at The Bridges. The building is planned to be completed in the summer of 2021.

Growing Global: UArizona Center for Innovation makes Right Connections

Arizona Technology Council, Tech Connect Article by Eric Smith  

The most recent endeavor at the University of Arizona Center for Innovation housed at The University of Arizona Tech Park stays true to its spirit of collaboration and growth. The United States Department of State selected the center to host four international startups as part of its Global Innovation through Science and Technology program. 

UA Breaks Ground on First Tech Park Building

KOLD News Reported by Brooke Chaplain

The University of Arizona's Tech Park at The Bridges' first building, The Refinery, will provide office space for small-to-midsize tech-focused businesses and organizations.

UA to Break Ground on First Tech-Focused Building at South-Side Tech Park

David Wichner, Tucson.com

More than a decade after dirt was first turned at the University of Arizona’s second technology business park on Tucson’s south side, officials will break ground on the first tech-oriented building there — a new a hub for UA-related tech development.

UA Alum's Startup Aims to Supply Engines that put Rotorcraft into the Skies

David Wichner, Tucson.com

While industry giants like Boeing, Airbus and Uber are working to make personal electric-powered rotorcraft fly for the masses, University of Arizona alumnus Phillip Greenberg hopes his startup company’s performance-boosting technology will ride aboard.

UA Senior VP Cantwell Selected as Science Advancement Fellow

Arizona Daily Star

 Elizabeth "Betsy" Cantwell, senior vice president for research and innovation at the University of Arizona, has been elected a 2019 fellow of the American Association for the Advance ment of Science, the world's largest general scientific society.

Tucson Earns its Reputation as Emerging Tech Heavyweight

By Gov. Doug Ducey Special to the Arizona Daily Star

As recently as a few years ago, if you were reading headlines that boasted of new technologies, startups or tech job growth, chances were that a traditional coastal enclave like San Francisco, Seattle or Boston could take credit.

Fast-forward to 2019, and things have changed. While the old guard still remains, there’s another name to add to the top of our nation’s list of the most exciting places for technology and innovation — none other than Tucson, Arizona.

Tucson Tech: UA Incubator Hosts Foreign Entrepreneurs

Arizona Daily Star, written by David Wichner

The University of Arizona Center for Innovation is hosting four international startup company founders as part of a U.S. State Department program to help young tech entrepreneurs develop solutions to local problems.

BizTucson Fall 2019 Special Report

BizTucson Magazine

After more than six months in the making, the BizTucson Fall 2019 Special Report on Tech Parks Arizona has been published. 

Tucson Tech: Ideas meet money at annual pitch competition

Arizona Daily Star

Fresh Thinking: Freshwater Science Is Being Pioneered in Arizona

Harvard Business Review 

As the only state that contains all four North American deserts (the Sonoran, Great Basin, Mohave, and Chihuahuan), Arizona has long been at the forefront of water management and conservation.

University of Arizona Center for Innovation breaks ground in Oro Valley

Tucson Local Media 

The University of Arizona broke ground on a new incubator focused on bioscience startups September 4, with nearly 300 people in attendance. The incubator, UA Center for Innovation at Oro Valley, will provide space and business incubation programs for nascent life science businesses to develop their technology and business.

UA Initiates 100% Clean Energy Project with TEP

Pam Scott

University Communications

UA News

By partnering with Tucson Electric Power for the purchase of solar and wind power, the University of Arizona will offset all of its scope two greenhouse gas emissions with green energy by December 2020.

Small Business Administration Road Tour Visits Tucson

KVOA

Joseph Trevino

Leaders from the Small Business Administration were in Tucson Monday for their “Road Tour.”

Tucson Sees Tech Industry Grow by 90%

KGUN 9 

Veronika Vernachio

The UA plays a big factor in research and inventions...

UA's Business Incubator Looks to Widen Reach Under New Leaders

David Wichner

Arizona Daily Star

The University of Arizona’s 16-year-old technology business incubator has a new name, new leadership and some new partners as it plans to expand its reach.

UA Fueling Rapid Tucson Tech Growth

Tucson has enjoyed a 90% jump in technology jobs over the last five years, making it one of the t

Tech Talk: ALS Research, Diesel Alternatives, Electric Bikes, and More

Jeff Gardner

Inside Tucson Business

With a major research university right in our backyard, a strong military presence and innovative companies throughout the metro region, there’s often a plethora of interesting science and technology news to be found in Southern Arizona.

Building Tucson Businesses: Technology's Best Address

Arizona Daily Star

The University of Arizona has established itself in the Tucson community as an economic powerhouse and continues to expand its horizons.

Arizona has a Powerful Economic Partner to the North

Phoenix Business Journal

Arizona serves as a great entry point for Canadian business expanding into the US with its access to major markets, ease of business regulations, top-tier research universities, beautiful weather, and friendly business environment.

Solar-powered go-karts will battle it out at Racing the Sun Day

Marquies White 

The Daily Wildcat

The UA Science and Technology Park hosts the 4th annual Racing the Sun competition, a solar go-kart race, at Musselman Honda Circuit on Saturday, April 27.

Want to start a new business? Sahuarita is doling out free advice

Sahuarita held a start-up workshop to give advice on how to start a business.

Tucson Tech: Insiders Say Arizona is Making Progress in Building Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Bioscience Companies

David Wichner 

Arizona Daily Star

There was plenty of talk about the recent progress Arizona is making to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem for bioscience companies.

Tucson Tech: Three Local Firms Picked for Flinn BioScience Startup Program

David Wichner

Arizona Daily Star

Three Tucson-based bioscience startups were among six picked by the Phoenix-based Flinn Foundation for its 2019 Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program.

Arizona Optics Industry Continues Growth of Optics Valley

Photonics Media

The Arizona optics industry continues its upward trend with a $500,000 contract awarded to a business consultancy firm that is a member of the Arizona Technology Council, an organization dedicated to growing Optics Valley. 

Tucson Tech: Startup Aims to Put Ultrasounds in the Palm of Your Hand

David Wichner 

Arizona Daily Star

Emagine Solutions Technology has developed a system that turns a phone or tablet into an ultrasound viewing screen.

Sahuarita 'Business Launcher' Helps with Local Start-ups

Andrew Paxton

Green Valley News

Local residents who want to find out what it takes to start a new business or need help fostering their entrepreneurial ideas, look no further – Sahuarita wants to help.

CTECH moving into UA Tech Park

Staff Report

Inside Tucson Business

CTECH Force Support, LLC announced it will be move its technology company into the UA Tech Park to better meet the high-growth demands of the company.

UA Tech Parks ready to break ground with new associate vice president Carol Stewart

Jeff Gardner

Inside Tucson Business

Carol Stewart, the recently-appointed associate vice president for Tech Parks Arizona, moved from Canada to Arizona for her new position because she knew the opportunity would be worth the heat.

Growing Tucson's Tech Industry

Arizona Public Media

Experts say that Tucson's tech and startup industries are growing, thanks in part to a supportive environment provided by the UA. Bruce Wright, the recently retired associate vice president for Tech Parks Arizona, is interviewed.

Space Available at Tucson's Best Workplace

Trend Report

Naomi Weiner

November 2018 Issue

Where do emerging companies and technology giants work side by side? At Technology’s Best Address—the UA Tech Park at Rita Road.

UA Tech Park Leader Steps Down

Lee Allen

Inside Tucson Business

Published on: October 2, 2018

Bruce Wright is retiring after more than three decades at the helm of the university facility.

Retiring Wright Led New Era of UA Economic-Development Efforts

Arizona Daily Star

David Wichner

Published: September 22, 2018

Bruce Wright is retiring as associate vice president for Tech Parks Arizona but intends to stay active in the community.

Retiring Wright Led New Era of UA Economic-Development Efforts

Arizona Daily Star

David Wichner

Published: September 22, 2018

Bruce Wright is retiring as associate vice president for Tech Parks Arizona but intends to stay active in the community.

Tucson Tech: UA Tech Park is Support Site for National Solar-Technology Contest

David Wichner 

Arizona Daily Star

Published: August 30, 2018

The University of Arizona Tech Park and its business incubator will help scientists and entrepreneurs explore new solar power technologies as part of a U.S. Department of Energy competition to advance American-made solar innovations.

UA Tech Park to Mentor Companies in Solar Competition

Zachary Ziegler

Arizona Public Media

Publication: August 20, 2018

Participants could win a portion of $3 million. Will receive help from UA and other 'Connector' organizations.

UA Tech Park Economic Impact Grew Last Year, Report Says

Arizona Daily Star

David Wichner 

The UA Tech Park is seeing monumental growth. 

UA Tech Park Adds $2B to Arizona Economy Last Year, Report Says

Arizona Public Media

Brandon Mejia

The UA Tech Park expects to add hundreds of jobs this year.

TEP Ranks Among Nation's Top Utilities for Expanding Energy Storage

Arizona Republic

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has developed energy storage systems at a scale that ranks among the utility industry?s leaders, according to a report released today by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA).

University Startups Contribute Millions to State Economy

The Arizona Board of Regents reports the three state universities are contributing millions of dollars to the Arizona economy and creating thousands of jobs each year.

In Tucson, Competing Interests Fight for Solar Energy Profits

NBC News
Lester Holt

Home solar faces changes that could lower savings.

Companies Sign on for Planned Sahuarita Tech Center

Arizona Public Media
Andrea Kelly
July 28, 2017

“Economic development” is a catchphrase in Arizona, but the town of Sahuarita plans to construct a tech center to put a foundation behind the idea.

Neighborhood Support is Key in Development

Arizona Daily Star
Mike Christy
July 26, 2017

Tech Parks Arizona's Tucson Marketplace at the Bridges shows how neighbors, builders can unite.

BizTucson Special Report: Hotbed of Innovation

BizTucson
Special Report 2017

After more than six months in the making, the BizTucson Summer 2017 Special Report on Tech Parks Arizona and Tech Launch Arizona has been published.

Zoning in Solar Energy Innovations

Desert Leaf - The Cataline Foothills Magazine
Clarie Rogers
July 2017

As the largest solar technology test site in the United States, the Solar Zone provides a technology hub for solar innovation companies.

UA Tech Park Opens Huge New Solar Array

The Daily Wildcat
Eddie Celaya
June 16, 2017

The future, much like the Tucson summer sun, is bright for the UA Tech Park.

Tucson Tech: UA Solar Solar Zone Enters Second Phase

Arizona Daily Star
David Wichner
June 3, 2017

The University of Arizona and Tucson Electric Power Co. marked the completion of a new energy-storage system and solar array built by E.On at the UA Tech Park.

Solar Energy Storage Project Debuted at UA Tech Park

Tucson News Now
Evan Schrieber
June 1, 2017

A solar energy storage project is finished in southern Arizona and was debuted Thursday, June 1.

TEP Brings New Energy-Storage Systems Online in Tucson

Arizona Daily Star
David Wichner
May 6, 2017

Tucson Electric Power Co. recently completed two big energy-storage projects aimed at taking advantage of new technologies and smoothing out the intermittent generation of renewable-energy sources like solar and wind.

Your Guide to Startup Incubators, Accelerators

Arizona Business Gazette
Daniel Kehrer
April 13, 2017

The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in America. Just witness the explosive growth of business-startup accelerators, incubators and co-working spaces, among many other organizations.

UA Tech Park Connects Businesses from Tucson, U.S. and Overseas

Arizona Public Media
Andrea Kelly
February 10, 2017

Local businesses participate in effort to showcase opportunities to companies in other countries.

New Employer Moving to UA Tech Park

KVOA Tucson
Sam Salzwedel
February 8, 2017

A financial services company is moving to Tucson's Tech Park because of the employee base.

University of Arizona Program Bringing Foreign Businesses to Tucson

David Wichner
Arizona Daily Star
January 28, 2017

Global Advantage, a program of Tech Parks Arizona, aims to recruit new businesses to the UA Tech Park on South Rita Road by offering an array of product-development and business support.

Tucson's Codelucida Wins Angel Investsment

Tech Launch Arizona
Arizona Daily Star
January 25, 2017

Codelucida, a University of Arizona tech startup that develops error-correction software for data storage and communications, says it has successful raised about $700,000 in a round of angel investment funding led by the Tucson-based Desert Angels.

Hundreds of Tucsonans March to Honor the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Abby Friedemann
News 4 Tucson
January 16, 2016

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, hundreds of people marched from the UA Tech Park to Reid Park to honor the life of the civil rights leader.

National Financial Services Firm to Open Tucson Office, Hire 170

Arizona Daily Star
Gabriela Rico
December 21, 2016

Ascensus, based in Pennsylvania, will open its office at the UA Tech Park at Rita Road, on the city’s southeast side.

Tucson Leaders Work to Nurture Ties With Mexico Post-Election

Arizona Public Media
Zachary Ziegler
December 1, 2016

Uncertainty about the future of Tucson-Mexico ties has local leaders working to keep relations solid. Bruce Wright, Associate Vice President for Tech Parks at the University of Arizona, speaks up about the issue.

Raytheon: Tucson expansion to emphasize higher-wage jobs

Arizona Daily Star
Joe Ferguson and David Wichner 
November 18, 2016

Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems plans to expand its Southern Arizona operations and add nearly 2,000 jobs over five years, potentially adding billions of dollars to the local economy.

Reuters Ranks UA No. 63 in the World for Innovative Universities

The Daily Wildcat
Leah Merrall
October 6, 2016

Reuters ranked the UA No. 63 in the world on their list of innovative universities. The Arizona Center for Innovation, housed in the UA Tech Park, was mentioned for its funding and startup efforts.

UA on, ASU off Reuters' Most-Innovative Colleges List

The Arizona Republic
September 28, 2016
Kalia White

The University of Arizona and Board of Regents ranked 63 on the global 2016 installment of Reuters' World's Most Innovative Universities.

University of Arizona Tech Incubator Refines Focus, Welcomes New Class

Arizona Daily Star
June 19, 2016
David Wincher

More than 12 years after its inception, the University of Arizona’s business incubator is reshaping itself to better serve the Tucson area’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Veterans, Spouses Met Dozens of Companies at Job Fair

KVOA News 4 Tucson
June 2, 2016
Allison Alexander
Anthony Victor Reyes

On Thursday, several veterans and their spouses were given the opportunity to meet dozens of local companies in the Pima Community College’s 29th Street Coalition Center Job Fair.

Two Tucson Job Fairs Feature Dozens of Employers

Arizona Daily Star
June 1, 2016

Two job fairs are happening Thursday and Saturday in Tucson, including one targeting veterans.

Two Big Projects to Store TEP Energy

Arizona Daily Star
David Wincher
May 11, 2016

Tucson Electric Power Co. is making a big investment in energy storage for renewable energy and grid reliability, after state regulators approved two projects that will be the first of their kind in Arizona.

UA Student Ventures Win Mentorship, Cash

Arizona Daily Star
May 5, 2016

Seven University of Arizona student entrepreneurial teams shared in $25,000 in cash and services as prizes in a business-pitch competition at the school on Tuesday

University Of Arizona Delegation In Germany For Technology Expo

Arizona Science and Innovation

Mark Brodie

April 26, 2016

A delegation from the University of Arizona is in Germany this week taking part in what’s described as the world’s largest advanced technology conference and expo.

Sudbury Company Tests Solar Panel Design in U.S.

Northern Ontario Business
Ells Myers
​April 25, 2016

Crystal Green Energy has been working on their Solar Optic Modules for five years now. In February, they began testing at the Arizona Center for Innovation in Tucson

UA Will Take to Germany in International Technology Trade Show

The Daily Wildcat
Michelle Jaquette
March 30, 2016

A delegation from Tech Parks Arizona will head to one of the world’s largest international technology trade shows in Germany at the end of April with hopes to attract new international businesses to the tech park.

University of Arizona Impact More Than Just Dollar Signs

Inside Tucson Business

March 18, 2016

Logan Burtch-Buus

Whether by measuring employee wages and salaries, direct university expenditures or the acquisition of knowledge through discovery, the impact of the University of Arizona has been nothing if not paramount.

University key to Providing Educated Workforce

Inside Tucson Business
March 18, 2016
​Brad Allis

Possessing an educated workforce is vital to a community, but equally important is having employment opportunities for those workers. That is a challenge Tucson and the University of Arizona face.

Compete, Win and Expand Your Business

export.gov

February 23, 2016

Plan to attend this unprecedented national series of conferences designed to help U.S. businesses expand sales, penetrate new markets, and boost their bottom line through exports. Reserve your spot now at a Discover Global Markets event in 2016

Tech Park is Region’s Secret Weapon

Brad Allis

Inside Tucson Business

February 5, 2016

Although it has been around for over two decades and is one of the largest employment centers in the region, many in southern Arizona are either unaware of the existence of the UA Tech Park, or not clear on the purpose and goals of the park.

UA Tech Park Taking Advantage of the Arizona Sunshine

Logan Burtch-Buus

February 5, 2016

Inside Tucson Business

One of the most promising and potentially lucrative fields of research being carried out at the University of Arizona Tech Park is the development of solar technology at one of the park’s hubs of innovation, the aptly named Solar Zone

Business Report: Tech Park's Billion-Dollar Impact

Zachary Ziegler

February 5, 2016

Arizona Public Media

On the Arizona Business Report AZPM's Zac Ziegler and Inside Tucson Business Editor David Rupkalvis discuss a growing economic driver in Pima County.

Tech Launch Arizona Creates Ecosystem of Invention, Commercialization

Paul Tumarkin

Arizona Daily Star

January 27, 2016

In 2013, the University of Arizona created Tech Launch Arizona to commercialize inventions stemming from university research. Today, the Tech Launch Arizona structure has coalesced into three integrated teams.

Tucson Mayor on Trade with Mexico: 'We're only Scratching the Surface'

Som Lisaius

Tucson News Now

January 22, 2016

At more than $26 billion a year, Mexico is Arizona's largest trading partner - and it's not even close.

MLK March in Tucson: Still fighting for King's vision

KGUN 9

Valerie Cavazos

January 18, 2016

A day long celebration to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Hundreds of Tucsonans marched 3 miles to Reid Park to honor Dr. King taking the opportunity to reflect on his message and rejuvenate.

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a sign Renaming Ceremony

KVOA

Monica Garcia

January 18, 2016

This morning hundreds gathered for the annual Martin Luther King Jr walk and street sign renaming ceremony. The idea was first brought to the UA Tech Park in 2014 by the Tucson NAACP Branch, which in turn spawned the Heritage Path Project.

MLK Celebration Looks to Past, Future

Arizona Daily Star

Hannah Gaber

January 18, 2016

Cloudy skies begin to clear as marchers from the 31st MLK Day Walk trickle into Reid Park Monday morning

Tech Launch Arizona Offers a Critical Link for Creations

Bruce Wright and David Allen

Tech Connect

Winter 2016

In 2013, the University of Arizona (UA) created Tech Launch Arizona to bring a vision for technology commercialization to life. The Arizona Board of Regents and UA leadership understood that technological breakthroughs - both those emanating from University laboratories as well as those being developed in the business world - address societal challenges and drive economic growth.

Arizona's Tech Scene has Plenty to Celebrate in 2015

Phoenix Business Journal

December 23, 2015

Steve Zylstra

I’m not one to dwell on the past. Instead, I prefer to look toward the potential opportunities that lie ahead. However, after a banner year that the technology community experienced in 2015, it’s worth taking stock of how far we’ve come since not that long ago we wondered when the economy was going to finally show signs it had bounced back.

Partnership with Israel Tech Park Promises Tucson Jobs

Arizona Public Media

Nancy Montoya

December 22, 2015

Next year may bring a big boost to Southern Arizona’s Economy courtesy of Israel. Nancy Montoya reports that efforts by the University of Arizona Tech Park are beginning to pay off with the goal of bringing more industry and higher-paying jobs to the area.

Will Bisbee’s Future be tied to the Future of the World’s Mining Industry?

KCTR News

Chuck Alton

Now, hear the recent meeting that documents that potential upturn scenario in process! There is some interesting economic development brewing in Bisbee, and while the project could fail to meet fruition for a variety of reasons, the real possibility that Bisbee could become a magnet for average to high paying jobs does exist at this moment.

Mexico's Emerging Middle Class Can Benefit Southern Arizona

Arizona Public Media

Nancy Montoya

In a recent poll by the Pew Center, 2000 Americans were given a word association test. The word? Mexico. Almost 90 percent of those interviewed said “illegal immigration." Nancy Montoya reports a growing number of business leaders in Southern Arizona are pushing to change that perception, calling Mexico our biggest ally for economic growth.

Tech Launch Arizona Wins as Innovator of Year

UA News

Paul Tumarkin

The UA's commercialization arm is recognized in the academia category at the Governor's Celebration of Innovation awards in Phoenix.

Nothing Soft or Fluffy Here: Local and National PR Work Recognized in This Year’s Impact Awards for Southern Arizona

Inside Tucson Business

Kathleen Brown

November 13, 2015

Nationwide, the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) awards criteria are considered more arduous than other awards programs in the industry. The entries aren’t just judged for a single element such as visual appeal. PRSA requires a thorough analysis of the quantifiable research behind the project, the quality of the execution, and–most importantly–the quantifiable, measurable results of the effort.

Local Drone-Tracking Startup Has Winning Pitch

Arizona Daily Star

Drone Control Systems, a Tucson-based company developing software to track unmanned aircraft, was named winner of the Second Annual Get Started Tucson, a “Shark Tank”-style business-pitch competition.

Drone Control Systems Sails Away with Win at “Get Started Tucson" Business Pitch Competition

Drone Control Systems Press Release

Local company scores $10,000 in prizes from Cox Business in “Shark Tank” style event.

Developer Model Puts Innovation Campus Risk on Tetrad

Lincoln Journal Star

Chris Dunker

As state lawmakers wrestle with how to help grow Nebraska Innovation Campus, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is benefiting from a developer-at-risk model that asks Tetrad Property Group to bear “considerable financial risk” to develop the site.

New Tucson housing community gets first homebuilder

Arizona Daily Star

Gabriela Rico

Developers of a master-planned community on the city’s southeast side have landed their first homebuilder.

UA Awarded for Role in AZ Economy

The Daily Wildcat

By: Samuel Gross

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities recognized the University of Arizona as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University on June 24.

UA Increasing Tech Commercialization

AZ Tech Beat

By: Chloe Nordquist

Since 2013, the University of Arizona has increased its commercialized tech derived from UA research through Tech Launch Arizona (TLA).

Technology Transforms Tradition

Arizona Alumni Magazine

Tim Vanderpool

A new take on Arizona's Traditional five C's.

AZ Week: Growing Arizona's Technology Sector

Arizona Public Media

AZPM Staff

Technology and science are often trumpeted as the future of Arizona's economy. Friday's ARizona Week episode looks into how these fields are shaping the state.

New Businesses Get Leg Up From Incubators

Arizona Public Media 

Zach Ziegler 

Most new businesses fail within ten years, but those that go through programs like Thryve Next might have a better chance of survival.

Tomorrowland: The Future of Tech Is Coming Faster Than Ever

Phoenix New Times

Chris Parker 

Everywhere we look, our mastery grows by leaps and bounds as we push to the very edges of what's possible. We've begun cataloging not only the universe's visible light but also that which we can't see. 

Solar on the Rise: Electricity Output Equal to Hoover Dam

Arizona Public Media

 Zach Ziegler

Tech Park Arizona is home to a group of companies looking to advance solar power, taking it from powering individual homes to entire communities.

Alumni-Owned Company Awarded $100K Grant

UA News

Paul Tumarkin

Small Business Innovation Research grants support technology innovation by providing federal research funds to help grow small, technology-based businesses. ​

County Moves Forward with $815 Million Bond Election

Explorer 

Chris Flora 

The Pima County Board of Supervisors has voted 401 to send $815 millinon bond package to the polls in November. 

Center for Innovation Mentors Startups

Arizona Daily Star

Kayla Samoy

AzCi broadened its focus last year to make its resources available to companies at all stages — from early-stage startups to emerging companies. 

Tucson's New Focus on Entrepreneurship, Startups, Retention and Expansion

Arizona Daily Star

Joe Ferguson

A grow-our-own economic-development strategy is taking root in Tucson. It’s fueled by a larger wave of university-driven tech startups and patents, and by the growth of business incubators and mentoring centers. Also contributing is a downtown hipster-inventor spirit that’s resulted in collaborative “co-work” spaces and “maker” movements. 

UA Innovation Continues

The Daily Wildcat

The Arizona Center for Innovation launched the 2015 Perkins Coie Innovative Minds Challenge on Tuesday, with students competing for funding and access to support and mentoring that will help them transform ideas into reality. Winning the first-place prize of $5,000 was Infinurja, a group that aims to provide low-cost, renewable electricity to underdeveloped areas of India to improve the quality of life. 

Consul to Promote Arizona-Israel Tech Alliance

Arizona Jewish Post

Phyllis Braun

Tech Parks Arizona will host the Consul General of Israel, David Siegel. Siegel’s talk will be part of a briefing on the Tech Parks Arizona Global Advantage business attraction program and its Israel initiative.

Tucson Company Infinurja Advances in SBA Company

Arizona Daily Star

A Tucson panel has chosen one company, Infinurja — which creates energy from waste — to compete in the Small Business Administration’s InnovateHER women’s business challenge. 

Israel 67 Fest Will Cap Week of Celebrations

Arizona Jewish Post

Sheila Wilensky 

In Tucson, the 12 torches will be lit by representatives of local Jewish and non-Jewish organizations. 

UA-Born Traffic App Powered by Stakeholder Ecosystem

Tech Launch Arizona

An innovative app that incentivizes commuters to change their driving habits for improved regional traffic has officially hit the streets of Tucson. 

GlycoSurf Finalizes Exclusive License Agreement for Bio-Inspired Surfactant

AZO Materials

Beth Ellison

A University of Arizona (UA) startup, has entered into a licensing agreement for synthesis of biosurfactants which could replace oil-based chemicals. 

Advancing the Potential of Solar Power

The Military Engineer

Bruce A Wright and Master Sgt. Adam J. Boubede, M.SAME, USAF

A hub of innovation under the sunny skies of southern Arizona aims to increase the efficiency of alternative energy sources for the United States. 

UA Tech Park Has Major Regional Impact

UA News

Study reveals an annual economic impact of $2.33 billion on the economy of Pima County, and the park is a center for high-wage jobs.  

Study: UA Tech Park Brings in Millions for Pima County

Tucson News Now

Cynthia Washington

A new study by Tech Parks Arizona found The University of Arizona Science and Technology Park gave Pima County a major economic boost.

U Arizona Shifts Gears, Aligns Tech Park Strategy with Tech Transfer Mission

Tech Transfer

David Schwartz

Reaching the 20-year point in its history might in and of itself be sufficient reason for a university technology park to reassess and perhaps revamp its strategy, but at the University of Arizona there is an added incentive: It recently became one of the four separate components of Tech Launch Arizona (TLA), the university’s technology commercialization arm, which was created in 2013.

A Different Homecoming Keeping Bright Minds, Boosting Business

Tucson News Now

Barbara Grijalva

The UA is a place for ideas to be born and helped along by Tech Launch Arizona. The UA Tech Park helps the "idea people" continue growing companies out of those ideas.

Going Global: The UA Tech Park's International Intent

Global Reach

With its new direction as part of Tech Launch Arizona, the University of Arizona’s technology commercialization arm, the UA Tech Park is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new strategy focusing on more active recruitment of firms eager to collaborate with the University.

UA Tech Park Celebrates 20 Years, Looks to Future

UA News

What began in 1994 with a regional economic development mission has since turned its attention to facilitating the testing, evaluation and demonstration of new technologies. 

Raytheon applauds aerospace parkway, 'remains committed to Tucson'

Arizona Daily Star

David Wincher

Efforts to give Raytheon Missile Systems more room to grow in Tucson are critical to help the region’s biggest private employer thrive, the company’s president said Thursday.

UA Refocuses Tech Park Strategy

Arizona Daily Star

David Wincher

The University of Arizona’s technology park is nearing its 20th anniversary with a new strategy focusing on more active recruitment of firms eager to collaborate with the UA.

Growing Downtown Tech Biz Has a Record For Hiring UA Grads

KVOA

Lauren Reimer

Sinfonia Health Care and its newest spin-off, SinfoniaRX, a medical call center, make one of the fastest growing technology based health companies in the country, and it all came out of the University of Arizona.

Wright Discusses Tech Parks Arizona's Core Strengths

TechConnect

Bruce Wright

In the most recent issue of Tech Connect, Tech Parks Arizona Associate Vice President Bruce Wright discusses what makes for the right combination of services, recruiting strategies, and connectivity to the UA that draws companies from around the world to the UA Tech Parks.

A Record Year for Technology Commercialization at the UA

UA News

In the last fiscal year, the University of Arizona executed 39 exclusive licenses and 72 total licenses, among other successes.

Tech Parks Arizona special section in BizTucson

Biz Tucson 

Summer Issue

In honor of the 20 year anniversary, Tech Parks Arizona partnered with BizTucson to develop a special section highlighting its focus on the future and how it connects the University, industry, and community to advance technology innovation and grow companies.

From the lab to the boardroom: Tech Launch lifts startups

FOX News

Aalia Shaheed

Scientists, researchers and engineers at the University of Arizona are coming up with new technologies all the time. Now a new center called Tech Launch Arizona is helping turn those technologies into big business for the city of Tucson.

Mexico is the new China (and that's great for Arizona)

AZ Central

Arizona's international border is an economic engine with huge potential, and the stars are aligning to make it more powerful yet. Mexico offers high-skill, low-cost manufacturing and easy access to the North American market.

University of Arizona president emeritus Henry Koffler, 91, has launched an art career

Arizona Daily Star

Kathy Allen

A show of Koffler's abstracts, created on an iPad, recently opened at the UA Tech Park as part of the facility's 20th anniversary celebration.

Big-box retail being recruited to Tucson's southeast side

Arizona Daily Star

Gabriela Rico

Optimism about the growing number of residents settling on Tucson's southeast side is prompting the development of several "power centers" along the corridor.

UA Tech Park Inspires Local Youth in STEM Education Fields

Arizona Public Media

Tech Park Arizona won the Metropolitan Education Commission’s Crystal Apple Award for inspiring local youth to study STEM career paths.

Global Advantage Partnership Promotes Arizona-Sonora Region

Site Selection

Global Advantage - a collaboration between the University of Arizona Tech Parks and the Offshore Group-underscores the governors' commitment to enhancing job growth and global competitiveness near the border.

Site Selection

May 1, 2014

An inside look into Racing the Sun

Dysart High School Automotive Team

Students from Dysart High School show what it took to develop their solar go-kart

What is Tech Launch Arizona, and what can it do for Tucson and the UA?

Inside Tucson Business

Kayla Samoy

As a leading public research university, the University of Arizona created Tech Launch Arizona in

Tucson News Now Coverage of Racing the Sun

KOLD News 13

Maria Hechanov

Several high school students in Vail are preparing to 'Race the Sun' this weekend with a solar-powered go-kart they built themselves.
 

New in Town

Arizona Daily Star
Luis Carrasco

Universal Bio Mining is applying synthetic biology to the mining industry.

U.S. Rep. Ron Barber works to bring 6,500 jobs to Southern Arizona

Explorer News

U.S. Rep. Ron Barber has urged Tesla Motors to build its new 6,500-job battery factory in Southern Arizona, citing the UA Tech Park as one of the advantages. 

UA Bio Park getting updated mission to spur development

Inside Tucson Business

By Kayla Samoy

The UA is looking to broaden its focus for the Bio Park beyond just the bioscience to include other research areas where the UA excels. 

Tucson Tech: UA launch pad getting more startups, patent applications off the ground

The Arizona Daily Star

Tech Launch Arizona is making an impact, as its chief, UA Vice President David Allen, had hoped and predicted.

Sonora and Arizona: Two Deserts with a Thirst for Business

Milenio.com

Cd. De Mexico

The Spanish article titled “ Sonora and Arizona: Two Deserts with a Thirst for Business” was developed after the governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer, and her Sonoran counterpart, Guillermo Padrés, announced a project together to start new businesses and to search for investments in other areas that are similar in environments such as Israel.

Joint trip can open doors

The Arizona Republic

When it comes to international relations, business savvy is better than political sass. That hasn't always been Gov. Jan Brewer's approach to Mexico, but she's doing the state a favor now by working with her Mexican counterpart on economic development. 

UA Tech Park wants to add retail and residences as part of makeover plan

Inside Tucson Business

UA Tech Park is planning changes to the Eastside tech-biz incubator, including attracting international business, increasing community access and adding residential and retail facilities.

Hit 'on' switch; may best robot win

The Arizona Daily Star

Vail students combine electrical, engineering know-how to create a device designed for competition. 

Sonora, AZ govenors to recruit in Israel

Arizona Daily Star

The governors of Arizona and Sonora announced Friday that they will jointly travel to Israel to support an effort to recruit technology companies to the region with complementary resources on both sides of the border. The effort, called Global Advantage, is a partnership between the University of Arizona Tech Parks and The Offshore Group.

New plans in the works for UA tech parks

Changes are underway at both parks as the UA continues to retool its technology commercialization efforts under Tech Launch Arizona.

Education-tech firm wins NSF grant

Arizona Daily Star

The National Science Foundation has awarded a $150,000 Phase 1 Small Business Innovative Research grant to Tucson-based YourLabs LLC, an e-learning software firm, to develop its Knowledge Evaluation System, a Webbased platform for student learning and assessment.

Mayors promote cross-border business directory

Arizona Daily Star

Mayors from throughout the state shared a stage Friday to tell Arizona businesses about a new effort to encourage cross-border manufacturing opportunities.

Generation

Public Utilities Fortnightly

Vienna, VA

Washington Gas Energy Systems signed a contract with Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to build, own and operate a 1-MW Cogenra Solar array. 

EC&R Solar Dedicates Projects

Business Xpansion Journal

E.ON Climate & Renewables Solar recently dedicated two solar photovoltaic projects in Tucson. 

Tucson firms nab national clean-tech honors

Arizona Daily Star

A Tucson company that makes special composite wrapping and a local startup developing a new process to make fertilizer were honored nationally for their green technologies in the most recent Cleantech Open awards. The technology was developed by James “Kelly” Merritt Jr., a Houston power-plant engineer and Grannus’ chief development officer. Grannus has hired Corey Smith, entrepreneur-in-residence at the Arizona Center for Innovation at the UA Tech Park, as its vice president of capital development.

Lawrence Hecker: Creating a balanced economic development strategy

Arizona Daily Star

When an out-of-state job prognosticator forecasts a dim, low-paying job future for Tucson (“High-pay jobs not in Tucson forecast,” Arizona Daily Star, Nov. 12), however, we don’t have to sit around and bemoan the incoming clouds — we can do something about it. The UA’s Tech Launch Arizona (techlaunch.arizona.edu) represents a prioritization, restructuring and resource enhancement of UA’s technology commercialization efforts.

Port of Guaymas set to double its capacity, seeks Arizona ties

Arizona Daily Star

New type of solar array planned for UA tech park

Arizona Daily Star

The University of Arizona Tech Park will add a new solar-farm design to its solar-technology demonstration area next year, with the addition of a one-megawatt concentrating photovoltaic array.

New type of solar array planned for UA tech park

Arizona Daily Star

Tucson's Strongwatch looking to ride border-security wave

Arizona Daily Star

Washington Gas Energy Systems to Build, Own and Operate Cogenra Solar Project for Tucson Electric Power in Tucson, Arizona

Wall Street Journal

Raytheon fetes Tomahawk but next-gen system in doubt

Arizona Daily Star

New name for University Research Parks

KOLD News 13

UA's new tech-transfer effort takes flight

Arizona Daily Star

Arizona Center for Innovation Appoints New Director

Startup Tucson

Notes-site founder to keynote IdeaFunding

Arizona Daily Star

Grand Canyon Trust, 16 Others Win Environmental Awards

Arizona Builder's Exchange (AZBEX)

German firm inaugurates solar arrays for TEP

Arizona Daily Star

EC&R Solar Dedicates First U.S. Solar Projects

Business Insurance

Drivers part of traffic-congestion solution with UA's prof's app

Arizona Daily Star

$457,000 Grant Awarded to Consortium for Border Technology Manufacturing

Startup Tucson

Federal grant aims to improve manufacturing along border

Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)

Arizona Center for Innovation startup graduates gain national recognition

AZ Tech Beat

Startup Weekend brings ideas to the marketplace

Inside Tucson Business (Tucson, AZ)

Adult-education program puts out feelers on SE side

Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)

Support your local runs

Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)

Adult-education program putting out feelers on the southeast side

Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)

UA-Developed Moblie App to Help Drivers Steer Clear of Traffic Headaches

UANow

TEP Receives Environmental Stewardship Award for Investment in Solar Energy

TEP News
Business Insurance (Chicago, IL)
Oil & Gas Journal (Tulsa, OK)
Vision Monday (New York, NY)
Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)
Cabling Installation & Maintenance (Nashua, NH)
Dental Economics (Tulsa, OK)

Startup Weekend gives boost to local entrepreneurs

Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)

UA Blog: Successful Startup Companies Graduate From Business Incubator

UANow

Successful Startup Companies Graduate From Business Incubator

UANews

Did You Know?

Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)

Menotred Launch Graduates Prepare to Soar

Startup Tucson

UA-Developed Moblie App to Help Drivers Steer Clear of Traffic Headaches

UANow

UA-Developed Moblie App to Help Drivers Steer Clear of Traffic Headaches

UANews

Arizona Center for Innovation Workshop and Open House

UA@Work

TEP Prepares to Diversify Generation Portfolio with Planned Purchases

Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)
Nation's Restaurant News (New York, NY):
Vision Monday (New York, NY)
Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)
Business Insurance (Chicago, IL)
Cabling Installation & Maintenance (Nashua, NH)
Dental Economics (Tulsa, OK)

Tucson is test site for new IBM solar technology

Arizona Builder's Exchange (Phoenix, AZ)

UA student's Ufree app the next big thing?

Arizona Jewish Post

IBMers taking Tucson's sun and concentrating it for power

Inside Tucson Business (Tucson, AZ)

Tucson Tech "hotter than a habanero"

Inside Tucson Business (Tucson, AZ)

Tech Launch Arizona: Taking Ideas to Market

The University of Arizona Alumni Association

Rep. Ron Barber: Israel trip is 'a life-changing experience'

Arizona Jewish Post

University of Arizona joins push for better understanding of photonics

Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)

Planning for economic success

Inside Tucson Business (Tucson, AZ)

Barber in Israel pitching city tech

Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)

IBM's US hardware workers will get one-week furloughs

Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)

Angels heard on high

Inside Tucson Business (Tucson, AZ)

Tucson recognized as one of five emerging hubs for entrepreneurs

Inside Tucson Business (Tucson, AZ)

Arizona Education Reboot

Phoenix Magazine

Building for the Future

AZ Business Magazine

KOLD and FOX news coverage of Pitch Day

KOLD News 13 and FOX 11 News

It all starts with an idea, and then the big pitch! News converage from KOLD and FOX of Pitch Day at AzCI.