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Plug and Play accelerateAZ Launches New Sustainability Accelerator Program
PHOENIX, AZ (May 9, 2024) – Plug and Play accelerateAZ, a program of the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), today celebrated the official launch of the new Sustainability accelerator program that will support the growth of sustainability-focused startups in Arizona. During the event, eight startups pitched as part of the Sustainability accelerator Program Selection Day for the Batch 1 cohort. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs helped kick off the program alongside Saeed Amidi, Founder and CEO of Plug and Play, Sandra Watson, President and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority, corporate partners, sustainability startups and local innovation and community leaders.
LEARN MORE »ACA Launches New Tools To Support Arizona Small Businesses
PHOENIX, AZ (May 8, 2024) – Access to capital ranks as one of the largest barriers facing small business owners. To promote small business stability, growth, and success, especially among entrepreneurs from underserved communities, Governor Hobbs and the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) have partnered with community financial institutions and mentors to launch a new suite of small business support programs. The ACA has launched the Arizona Loan Guarantee Program, which helps partnering lenders mitigate risk so they can increase capital available to small businesses located across the state.
LEARN MORE »Fortescue Launches Its First U.S. Green Hydrogen Production Facility In Buckeye
BUCKEYE, AZ (May 2, 2024) – Fortescue marked a new phase in the development of the company’s $550 million venture into green hydrogen production in the United States, the first of Fortescue’s planned green energy investments in North America with a soil turn ceremony on May 2 and renaming of its green hydrogen facility in Buckeye, Arizona to Arizona Hydrogen. The new facility is expected to be operational in 2026, creating 40 new direct jobs and is slated to produce up to 11,000 tons of liquid green hydrogen annually.
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