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This Beer is Crafted! Old World Technology, New Tastes Brewing
Published September 3, 2009 Tech News Arizona By Mae Lee Sun TNAZ Regional Correspondent Dennis Arnold of Barrio Brewing and Gentle Ben’s in Tucson is here “metering-in” beer through a stainless filter chamber. Credit: Mae Lee Sun Brew master Dennis Arnold is really a chemist seeking to clone his creations. If a craft brewer doesn’t … Continue reading
Tri’ing Is Good For Tech & Business: pt 2
Published August 20, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun TNAZ Regional Correspondent Training Bible coach, Tom Manzi, of Tubac & New Jersey, conducts an open water swim clinic for Tucson TriGirls triathlon club, at Lake Patagonia. Credit: Mae Lee Sun Debbie Claggett, vice president and co-owner of TriSports, a superstore for triathlon equipment in South Tucson, … Continue reading
Tri’ing Is Good For Tech & Business pt 1 of 2
Published August 11, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun TNAZ Regional Correspondent VP of Sales for G-technology, Ian Andes, cut his race time down at this year’s Vineman half Ironman event, by over an hour, crediting it to the ‘toys’ and tech he’s invested in. Credit: LA Tri Club Twenty thousand, give or take a few … Continue reading
Freedom is From the Tech-side Out
Published August 6, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun TNAZ Regional Correspondent Women in orange make calls on some of the most notable C-Suites in world tech. We’ve all seen a prison movie or two. We probably haven’t escaped the last decade without being exposed to any number of the live, popular cop shows on TV. … Continue reading
Corporate Internships Pave the Way for San Miguel Students
Biz Tucson Magazine- Summer 2009 By Mae Lee Sun To Jared Juan, doubt is “only a temporary state of mind.” And it was the farthest thing from Juan’s mind when he and 23 other students graduated from San Miguel High School on May 23. “The real world seems like a daunting place,” Juan said in … Continue reading
Profiling: Women in Technology – Susan Cordts
Tech News Arizona- Published Tuesday, July 7, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun TNAZ Regional Correspondent With a background in nursing, Susan Cordts now leads a company at the cutting edge of predictive data analysis. It’s a big leap from being a nurse. Perhaps. But nursing taught Susan Cordts that making good, informed decisions would lead … Continue reading
Green Valley is getting even greener for retirees at La Posada
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, July 03, 2009 The sun, the warm weather, golf and the arts are what typically attract retirees to Southern Arizona. For those choosing to live at La Posada in Green Valley, there’s a new consideration: green living. “The average age of our residents is in … Continue reading
Fantasy Game-Ware Helps Heart, Parkinson’s Patients
Tech News Arizona Published June 23, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun TNAZ Regional Correspondent The quest for optimum health and wholeness is an ages old endeavor. Throughout the centuries, seekers have journeyed far and wide to enlist the aide of shamans, spiritual gurus and herbalists who would prescribe everything from eye of newt to consulting … Continue reading
Tucson company leads bio-surveillance, disease tracking tech
Tech News Arizona Published June 16, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun TNAZ Regional Correspondent First it was the West Nile virus, SARS, and then came Avian Flu. And after that, Salmonella hit the stage and a huge recall of tomatoes and spinach was in order. With the declaration by the CDC that ‘H1N1′ Swine Flu … Continue reading
Toros season off to strong start – on and off field
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, June 12, 2009 Already a month into their new season, the Tucson Toros have exceeded expectations. The independent league baseball team has split their first 10 home games with an average attendance of 4,000 fans and has sold their first player to a major league … Continue reading
New, greener Tucson Toros return to Hi Corbett field
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, May 08, 2009 Back in the day, Eric May, now director of stadium operations for the Tucson Toros, was amazed at how much trash was left behind after every baseball game. There were plastic bottles, aluminum cans, cardboard and cups that all got tossed into … Continue reading
First-ever business-to-business green event is Friday
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, April 17, 2009 The newly formed Green Media Alliance, a partnership of media related firms, will hold its first-ever business-to-business event, “How to Survive in Tough Times” Friday (April 24). The half-day of events will feature a morning workshop, Green Marketing 101, followed by networking … Continue reading
Obama’s Energy Plan: Do emerging technologies and a green economy mix?
Tucson Green Times - Issue March 15- April 15, 2009 Published March 23, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun Yes he did and I was there. In that human sea of two million on a sunny, 20 degree day in D.C. to testify to the fact that indeed, a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens, neighborhood … Continue reading
Farmhouse Zen
Whole Terrain: Journal of Reflective Environmental Practice Published July 2008 By Mae Lee Sun At 5:20 a.m., an attendant walks through the Zen center, ringing a bell to wake up the day and the handful of sleepy students –already roused by the roosters-who chose to sleep on site. There was only thirty minutes to prepare … Continue reading
Home Grown: Insight into some of Tucson’s green cottage industry makers
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Monday, March 02, 2009 For budding green entrepreneurs, it seems to start with an idea. An idea based on connection with something larger than oneself, where values of sourcing materials sustainably, focusing locally and keeping ethics at the forefront translate into action- action which generates a … Continue reading
CEO membership group expands as economy in general shrinks
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, January 23, 2009 Just over fifty years ago, in 1957, Robert Norse, a CEO from Milwaukee, was quick to notice that it was ‘lonely at the top’. Few executives in C-level positions could argue against that notion, making it easy for Norse to gather together … Continue reading
Teahouses brew community, one pot at a time
Tucson Green Times Published January 15, 2009 By Mae Lee Sun Just before three-thirty on a Friday afternoon, in the middle of Tucson’s Sam Hughes neighborhood, Zhu Ping Hodge puts on a pot of boiling water in preparation for an open tea tasting that takes place at the same time every week. She’s recently returned … Continue reading
Pest control goes green: University Termite & Pest Control is first to be certified
By Mae Lee Sun, Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, December 12, 2008 Rick Rupkey, president of University Termite & Pest Control, one recent morning was along the perimeter of his office building, with business partner Ryan Horn, simulating what they look for as potential problem areas where pests, such as termites, might gather. … Continue reading
The green media biz is all the buzz
By Mae Lee Sun, for Inside Tucson Business Published on Saturday, November 01, 2008 For what many may consider to be a one (free-range) horse town, Tucson has managed to grow more than it’s share of green media venues. The growth mirrors the national green scene that’s continuing to blossom on the Web and TV, … Continue reading
UA’s Eller College of Management to ride tailwind of green MBA trend
By Mae Lee Sun Inside Tucson Business Published on Friday, September 05, 2008 The Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona will be adding “green” coursework to its MBA curriculm. Paul Portney, dean of the Eller College, unofficially made that announcement at a presentation he gave recently to the Sunbelt World Trade Association.
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