UA hosts high-tech companies from Chihuahua
The University of Arizona hosted Chihuahua Global EDC, a private nonprofit that supports foreign and national companies with nearshoring operations and diversifying supply chains, to strengthen Chihuahua-Arizona partnerships in high-tech manufacturing on August 26.
“I want to extent a gracious thank you to U of A and Justin Dutrum for the invitation to attend,” said Pima County Economic Development Director Heath Vescovi-Chiordi. “As we deepen our efforts into Mexico and cultivate new relationships to strengthen Foreign Direct Investment, opportunities like this are critical in seeing our efforts come to fruition.”
New CTE classrooms opened at Walden Grove High
Walden Grove High School in the Sahuarita Unified School District held a ribbon-cutting event on August 6 to show off the new Career Technical Education (CTE) buildings at the school.
The new 30,000-square foot building will be the first dedicated CTE space at Walden Grove.
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U of A’s new Nano Lab increases County’s
competitive edge
The University of Arizona was awarded $35 million by the Arizona Commerce Authority in 2023 for the construction of a Micro/Nano Fabrication Center on campus, and the Pima County Economic Development Team toured the construction site with Chuck Field at Kitchell Contractors Inc. on Aug. 25, 2025.
A nanofabrication center is a specialized, state-of-the-art facility that provides researchers from academia, industry, and government with access to advanced tools and clean-room environments to design, build, and test nanoscale devices and materials.
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Small Business of the Year Awards Program for Pima County
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Vescovi-Chiordi provides insight to Marana Chamber
It was a sort of homecoming for Pima County Economic Development Director Heath Vescovi-Chiordi, who was a featured speaker at the Marana Chamber of Commerce Marana Insights meeting on August 28.
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UACI’s New Digital Hub Redefines Incubation
For more than 20 years, the University of Arizona Center for Innovation (UACI) has been Southern Arizona’s innovation powerhouse — helping over 300 founders turn big ideas into real-world impact.
As part of the ongoing evolution in elevating the programmatic experience, UACI is pleased to announce the official launch of its platform: The UACI Program Roadmap© Hub. A digital resource hub designed to enhance the UACI Program Roadmap© — a comprehensive guide with 28-points covering ideation, market research, business planning, product development, funding strategies and scaling for science and tech startups.
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