News from January 2017


Mosaic451 to provide cybersecurity services for state of Arizona

Mosaic451, based in Phoenix, said this week that it has been chosen to provide cybersecurity services to the state of Arizona.

RiceBran Technologies gets credit line, loan extension

RiceBran Technologies (RBT), a food, nutrition and animal-nutrition company that makes products from rice bran and has its headquarters in Scottsdale, said it has received a one-month extension on its loan and credit line with Great Elm Capital.

Pima County Clean Air Program offers four good reasons to ditch leaf blowers

While leaf blowers may seem convenient, the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality’s Clean Air Program said there are four good reasons why they should be avoided.

Associa Arizona to manage community associations in Surprise, Tucson foothills

Associa Arizona recently said in a news release that it has been hired to manage the associations of Surprise Farms II and Sunrise Territory Village.

Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner Celebration to honor two 2017 Diversity Champions

Scottsdale-based Community Celebrating Diversity will honor the founder of a nonprofit agency and an advocate for those with disabilities as its 2017 Diversity Champions at Scottsdale’s 23rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner Celebration, a posting on the city of Scottsdale's website said.

Tucson Electric Power, Tucson Urban League working together to aid the community

Tucson Electric Power (TEP) and Tucson Urban League have been working together since the 1980s to support job training programs, make homes more energy-efficient and help customers pay bills during difficult times.

Freeport-McMoRan sells onshore California holdings

Phoenix-based mining company Freeport-McMoRan Inc. said in a recent news release that it has sold its onshore California holdings to Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC.

Arizona chamber president outlines Proposition 206 challenge

Glenn Hamer, president and CEO of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, recently outlined why the chamber is challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 206, which increases the minimum wage, in a statement on the chamber's website.