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CY 2011 in Review

March 18, 2012 in Year-End-Review by Bob Hagen


A list of significant Southern Arizona technology business development (TBD) activities taking place in CY 2011 is as indicated below:　


(Please Note: To review TBD items of significance during CY 2010, click here, For 2009, click here and for CY 2008, click here.)


January 2011


-Global Solar Energy Inc., operator of Arizona’s only manufacturing plant for thin-film photovoltaic cells, reinvents itself by shifting its focus to a new product line in building integrated photovoltaic systems that are applied directly to a building without glass-clad frames or mounting frames


-Raytheon Co. signs contract worth $475 million to supply　Saudi Arabia　with Paveway bomb-guidance kits made by Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems


-Two hundred and twenty acre Solar Zone at the University of Arizona Science & Technology Park to be home to six different grid-connected solar projects, starting with a sun-tracking, 1.6-megawatt photovoltaic array built for TEP by Tucson-based Solon Corp.



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Year in Review

January 5, 2012 in Year-End-Review by Bob Hagen

A list of significant Southern Arizona technology business development (TBD) activities that have taken place in CY 2012 is as indicated below:


(Please Note: To review TBD items of significance during CY 2011, click here. For CY 2010, click here, for 2009, click here and for CY 2008, click here.)

January 2012

-SynCardia Systems Inc., a Tucson-based manufacturer of the temporary Total Artificial Heart, reports that it nearly doubled sales and achieved its first full year of profitability in 2011

-Arizona Commerce Authority makes available $3 million to help high tech companies in Southern Arizona and elsewhere in the state commercialize their technology, grow and add jobs under its Arizona Innovation Challenge grant program

-Raytheon Missile Systems awarded two contracts totaling $213 million for production of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile designed to defend ships against high-speed, manuvering anti-ship cruise missiles and surface/low-velocity air threats

-Steward Observatory Mirror Lab at University of Arizona proceeds with producing second of seven massive mirrors for the $700 million Giant Magelian Telescope scheduled to begin operation in 2019 on a mountaintop in Chile

-Sion Power Corp., a local lithium-sulfur battery technology company, receives $50 million equity ownership investment from German chemicals giant BASF

-NP Photonics Inc., a local maker of fiber-optic lasers using a proprietary erbium glass-doping process, receives a multi-million dollar product development contract from an undisclosed aerospace customer

-Governor visits Arizona Center for Innovation at University of Arizona Science & Technology Park to review incubator program and facility upgrades resulting from state-provided $1.5 million federal stimulus program grant

-Latest version of laser-guided Maverick missile manufactured by Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson successfully completes US Navy developmental and operational testing  

























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CY 2010 in Review

December 29, 2009 in Year-End-Review by Bob Hagen

CY 2010 Year in Review

Technology business development (TBD) related items of significance during CY 2010 in Southern AZ are as indicated below:

January 2010

-US Department of Labor $4.8 million grant to the Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee located in Austin, Texas will help train Arizonans for jobs in emerging renewable-energy industries

-Lunt Solar Systems, a two year old company based in Tucson, is nationally recognized by Popular Science and Sky & Telescope magazines for its innovative new consumer telescope products marketed worldwide which are capable of monitoring solar activity

-Arizona Capacitors, a local producer of high-quality electronic components, is acquired by Florida-based Electro Technik Industries in a move aimed at providing additonal financial resources to help grow its business

















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CY 2008 in Review

November 1, 2009 in Year-End-Review by Bob Hagen


Despite a very difficult economic environment, a steady stream ofnoteworthy technology business development-related items of significance took place inSouthern AZ during calendar year 2008. They included:


January 2008


-Small Business Development Center at Pima Community College releases economic impact results for 2007 revealing its clients opened 27 new businesses, acquired capital (debt and equity) of more than $10 million, created nearly 300 new jobs and increased sales revenue from 2006 by in excess of $12 million


-University of Arizona-designed Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) receives $30 million in donations from Charles Simonyl Fund and Microsoft founder Bill Gates in support of the $400 million project


-University of Arizona BIO5 Institute lands $50 million National Science Foundation grant to establish iPlant Collaborative


-Raytheon Missile Systems wins $232 million contract to develop a precision-guided ammunition round for the US Army


February 2008



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CY 2009 in Review

January 2, 2009 in Year-End-Review by Bob Hagen


Despite a very difficult economic environment, a steady stream of noteworthy technology business development-related items of significance has taken place in Southern AZ during calendar year 2009*. They include: 

*Note: To review technology business development-related items of significance occuring in CY 2008, please click here. 


January 2009


Raytheon Missile Systems awarded $12.3 million modification by US Air Force to Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) contract that mimics the combat flight profiles and signatures of US and allied aircraft


IdeaFunding Committee Chair and longtime economic development supporter Larry Hecker recognized by Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce as its “Man of the Year”


University of Arizona’s Catalina Sky Survey awarded $3.16 million NASA grant to continue its efforts to track and identify near-Earth objects such as asteroids and comets


US Navy successfully flight tests a new target-detecting device for the Standard Missile-2 ship defense system developed by Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson









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