Tucson-based Raytheon unit's advanced naval radar systems
Tucson-based Raytheon Missiles & Defense in March 2022 was awarded a contract worth up to $3.2 billion to produce its AN/SPY-6 radar systems for the U.S. Navy. Here's a look at how the system is deployed to defend against an array of airborne threats.
Vail Makes Best Place to Raise A Family in the West – Top Ten!
Dwellics.com recently released their top 10 best cities to raise a family in the West… Vail took the #2 spot. Vail is filled with great families, businesses, and professionals who rally around a community's most prized possessions – families.
Dwellics analyzed data on over 15,000 West Coast cities to compile a list of the Top 100: Best Places to Raise a Family in the West. Among the ranking factors included quality of education, community (percentage of married households with school-aged children), climate comfort (days between 50-90 degrees Fahrenheit), infrastructure (number of parks, outdoor activities, internet speeds), safety (natural disaster risks, crime), and finances (childcare costs, property prices, and cost of living).
LA Times: Is Austin, Texas, Becoming the Next Silicon Valley?
WASHINGTON — When Tesla announced last fall that it was moving its corporate headquarters from California to Texas, officials in Sacramento seemed more surprised than concerned.
After all, Tesla was expanding its sprawling Fremont, Calif., assembly plant, which already employs thousands of people. It's building a battery factory in the Northern California town of Lathrop.
And real estate brokers say the company is leasing more office space in Palo Alto, where its corporate headquarters had been located since 2009. Tesla was founded in nearby San Carlos in 2003.
Yet the decision by the electric vehicle pioneer's chief executive, Elon Musk, to move Tesla's headquarters to the Texas state capital of Austin may signal gathering clouds on the horizon of California's economic future.
Musk, in his characteristically flamboyant style, said its Texas operations could scale up to 20,000 employees. Its Austin-area factory has the potential to produce three times as many vehicles as the Fremont facility, said Ives of Wedbush.
Over the next 18 to 24 months, Ives said, Tesla is likely to move the R&D and design operations now in Palo Alto to Austin.
Arizona Online ranked No. 7 in nation, No. 4 for vets by US News & World Report
In its seventh year of operation and sixth year of rankings eligibility, Arizona Online scored its second consecutive top-10 finish among the best online bachelor's degree programs, ranking tied for No. 7 out of 361 ranked programs overall and tied for No. 6 among public universities. Arizona Online's overall score of 95 out of a possible 100 is the university's best score to date in these rankings.
Arizona Online also earned a No. 4 ranking overall (No. 3 among public universities) for its bachelor's program offerings for veterans, a one-spot jump from last year and a four-position increase from 2020.
"The University of Arizona strives to provide top-notch educational opportunities for all students throughout the world," said University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins. "Our consistently excellent performance in these rankings confirms our place among the nation's best online education providers and exemplifies our longstanding commitment to educational flexibility and accessibility."
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The Eller College of Management's MBA program, offered through Arizona Online, rose three spots in the rankings, tying for No. 7 overall and tying for No. 6 among public universities. Arizona Online ranked No. 5 overall in the best online MBA programs for veterans and tied for No. 8 overall in business. Arizona Online also scored strong marks in the business subspecialties of business analytics (tied for No. 6), marketing (tied for No. 10), general management (tied for No. 11) and finance (tied for No. 15).
Arizona Online's information technology graduate programs – which include information systems, computer science, computer engineering and software engineering – tied for No. 5 overall and were ranked No. 2 among public universities and No. 2 for veterans. These programs are offered through the Eller College of Management, the College of Science and the College of Engineering.
The following Arizona Online programs also performed well:
Master's in nursing (No. 29 overall and tied for No. 5 for veterans)
Psychology (tied for No. 11 overall)
Engineering (tied for No. 30 overall and tied for No. 20 for veterans)
Master's in education (No. 41 overall – a five-spot jump from last year – and tied for No. 20 overall in the educational administration and supervision subspecialty)
"It is incredible to witness the growth of Arizona Online over these last seven years," said Liesl Folks, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. "Our top priority is to provide all of our students with quality education and keep the building of meaningful relationships with our students at the forefront of the Arizona Online experience."
In fall 2021, Arizona Online enrolled more than 7,300 students in undergraduate and graduate programs – an increase of more than 1,000 students from the previous year. Many Arizona Online students are adults who work full time, parents who seek the flexibility of online courses or active military personnel who require the ability to study from wherever they are stationed or deployed.
According to a June 2020 survey of Arizona Online students, 93% of students would recommend Arizona Online to others.
"We are delighted to be recognized once again by U.S. News & World Report as a leader and an innovator in providing high-quality online learning experiences to our students," said Craig Wilson, vice provost for online, distance and continuing education. "Our sustained presence in these rankings is a testament to our talented and hard-working students and faculty. I am proud of the Arizona Online team that consistently embraces challenges associated with providing our students a solid education in a world environment that is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous."
U.S. News & World Report ranks programs based on student engagement, student services and technology, faculty credentials and training, and expert opinion.
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