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Tucson.com: How one Tucson business has weathered the COVID storm with help of e-commerce
Why I Love Where I Live is a fab local brand that reminds us what makes Tucson so cool. Check out this awesome feature about how they...
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Feb 11, 20211 min read
Tucson.com: Tucson artist started making earrings in 2018 — now they're sold around the globe
Check out this article about the success one of the coolest jewelry makers there is (spoiler: she's from Tucson).
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Feb 9, 20211 min read
Check in with EnKoat: IdeaFunding 2019 Contestant
Aashay Arora and Matthew Aguayo, the founders of EnKoat, competed in IdeaFunding in 2019 with their innovative solution to high heating...
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Feb 1, 20212 min read
Tucson Local Media: Local startup combines technology and life sciences for a new method of vaccines
Check out this great feature of a member of the UACI cohort, Reparvi, working on vaccine development.
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Dec 7, 20201 min read
TechCrunch: Self-driving trucks startup TuSimple raises $350M from US rail, retail and freight giant
Tucson startup TuSimple was recently featured for a closing a successful round of fundraising. Read more here.
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Dec 7, 20201 min read
Arizona Daily Star: Tucson automobile radar maker Lunewave gets $7M in latest funding round
Check out this awesome article about Lunewave, a UArizona tech startup developing technology for self-driving vehicles and other...
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Nov 30, 20201 min read
Success Refashioned Magazine: Success REfashiond Icon | Mica Kinder
Tucson founder Mica Kinder was recently interviewed for a feature in Success Refashioned Magazine. Read the full article here.
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Nov 23, 20201 min read
Arizona Daily Star: Old Pueblo gets new rocket firm as New Space industry develops
Here's a great article about Vector Launch, local "rocket firm" that is set to open doors in Tucson next year.
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Nov 23, 20201 min read
KOLD 13: Startup company Cell Work joins the University of Arizona Center for Innovation
We're excited to see the addition of another startup biotech company, Cell Work, LLC, to the University of Arizona Center for Innovation...
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Nov 14, 20201 min read
Arizona Daily Star: Vector to stay in Tucson to restart micro-satellite launch work
Vector Launch Inc., a Tucson-based micro-satellite launch company that filed for bankruptcy in 2019, will restart operations and remain...
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Nov 11, 20201 min read
Arizona Daily Star: Startup Tucson lands $250,000 grant to help farmers join the digital marketplace
Southern Arizona farmers are joining the 21st century thanks to a federal grant that will help them enter the digital world.
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Nov 2, 20201 min read
Denver Business Journal: Multifamily shipping-container project proposed at West Colfax site
Tucson-based startup Stackhouse is making waves as it looks to expand its footprint into Denver. The developers behind the project...
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Oct 29, 20201 min read
Local First Arizona: LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA LAUNCHES WE RISE BLACK BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
Tailored to Arizona’s Black-owned businesses, at all stages of development and all sectors, We Rise will equip...
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Oct 28, 20201 min read
KOLD 13: Startup Tucson helping local farmers innovate during COVID-19
KOLD13 published a great piece featuring Startup Tucson's new program to help local farmers innovate their businesses.
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Oct 26, 20201 min read
Local Female Leaders Look to Address Urgent Problem of Women Leaving the Workforce
Local Female CEO's Look to Address Urgent Problem of Women Leaving the Workforce
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Oct 20, 20203 min read
BizTucson: 10 Reasons for Optimism
Startup Tucson and our staff is featured quite a bit in this season's BizTucson
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Oct 6, 20201 min read
KOLD 13: Startup business Techletics joins the University of Arizona Center for Innovation
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - The University of Arizona Center for Innovation announced that startup company Techletics has joined its...
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Sep 22, 20201 min read
BIZTUCSON: New Funding to Propel Pyx Health to Expanded National Growth
Pyx Health, a health care IT company targeting loneliness and social isolation, announced today that it has completed a a $3.5M Series A5
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Sep 8, 20201 min read
AZ BIG MEDIA: Nanomoneo establishes biotech operation in Tucson
After a competitive, multi-state process, Nanomoneo, a biotechnology instrument company, announced today that it has selected the University
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Aug 29, 20201 min read
Forbes: Arizona-based Companies Pair Up to Significantly Advance the Future of Electric Vehicles
Arizona-based Companies Pair Up to Significantly Advance the Future of Electric Vehicles
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Aug 12, 20201 min read
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