Sundt Construction expands structural concrete division
Increasing demand for high quality concrete construction has prompted Sundt Construction Inc. to expand its operations to include structural concrete work for other contractors.
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Arizona Capacitors buys Vermont manufacturer
Arizona Capacitors, 3151 E. Drexel Road, has acquired a capacitor manufacturer in Burlington, Vt.
Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Aldon Industries, formerly York Capacitors, manufactured wound film capacitors for 40 years before the main operating business was sold earlier this year. The power capacitor division acquired by Arizona Capacitors includes a nationwide customer base of more than 25 public power utilities and alternative energy producers.
Aldon’s capacitor production operation will be moved to Tucson, adding at least 10 jobs to Arizona Capacitors’ operation.
Arizona Capacitors manufactures film capacitors, electronic filters and is a certified electronic assembly plant.
Anne Waisman and David Shorey acquired Arizona Capacitors LLC in 2002. It was formerly a division of San Fernando Electric Company and operated under the name West Cap Arizona Inc. It was founded in Tucson in 1962.
UTILITIES/ENERGY
Alternative energy payment rules set by Corp Commission
Net metering rules regulating how utility customers will be repaid for using alternative energy that contributes to the power grid have been approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Under the rules, businesses and homes using such things as solar panels can install a two-way meter that will register the flow of power going to and coming from the power grid.
Utilities will be required to issue a check once each year to customers when the amount of energy produced by their alternative energy system is more than what they take in from the power grid.
Mike Gleason was the only one of the five commissioners voting against the new rules saying he had concerns over the increased costs to other rates and that the rules could endanger the electric grid as well as the wiring inside buildings.
The ACC has ordered that that 15 percent of Arizona’s power must come from renewable sources by 2025.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
eClinic software helps Villa Maria score 100
A “paperless” software system developed by Tucson-based eClinic helped Villa Maria Care Center get the highest possible quality ratings score from the Arizona Department of Health Services.
The software, called Nursing Home Edition, keeps electronic health-care records and provides management systems.
Villa Maria Care Center, 4310 E. Grant Road, is the first nursing home in Arizona to have had 100 percent of chart and clinical work computerized for all patients in all long-term care nursing units. It is also the first nursing home to have gone through the state’s survey using a fully paperless patient care system.
Villa Maria scored 100 out of a possible 100 on the Health Services inspection.
Through the use of business dashboards, eClinic provides real time reporting into all levels of the business of patient care, from detailed operations to enterprise-wide issues. Staff can also track key performance indicators in real time.
eClinic is headquartered at 1460 W. Valencia Road.
TECHNOLOGY
Global Solar receives certification of modules
Global Solar Energy Inc., 8500 S. Rita Road, received certification of its solar modules from the International Electrochemical Commission.
The certification confirms Global Solar’s modules adhere to the commission’s requirements for functional and mechanical capabilities for long-term operation and open-air environments.
The IEC sets international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. The certification, IEC 61646 for thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic modules, is a test standard used worldwide by the solar industry to verify that new solar modules and the encapsulation materials and manufacturers of solar modules meet a minimum set of functional and mechanical requirements to prove confidence for claims of long-term performance integrity.
LEGAL
Snell & Wilmer opens law office in Mexico
Snell & Wilmer has opened an office in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, marking the law firm’s seventh location and first outside of the United States.
Attorneys Richard Krumbein and Carlos Sugich are the lead attorneys in the office with support from Curt Reimann in the Tucson office and Jon Frank in the Phoenix office.
The group will focus on providing a range of transactional and regulatory work to national and international businesses with interests throughout northern Mexico.
The address of the office in Los Cabos is Plaza Las Velas, Suite 113 Paseo San Jose S/N entre Paseo del Estero, Zona Comercial Fonatur, San Jose del Cabo.
AGRICULTURE/RANCHING
Eurofresh wins award as Category Captain
Progressive Grocer magazine has awarded its 2008 Category Captain award in produce to Willcox-based Eurofresh Farms.
In giving the award, the magazine cited Eurofresh’s proactive notification to customers of tomato safety during the summer salmonella scare, increasing sales of tomatoes and cucumbers and increased use of recycled and biodegradable materials in produce packaging.
MINING
Asarco formally ends deal to sell to Sterlite
Going into this week’s court-ordered mediation hearings, Asarco formally terminated its contract for the sale of its mining operations to Sterlite Inc. and will draw on a $50 million letter of credit Sterlite had posted when it agreed to buy Asarco in May.
Sterlite was the high bidder and had agreed to buy Asarco’s assets as part of the copper miner’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy exit strategy but earlier this month, Sterlite said it could no longer afford the price in light of turmoil in the financial industry and the declining price of copper.
Sterlite says it will participate in the mediation hearings scheduled for Thursday and Friday (Oct. 30 and 31) in Corpus Christi, Texas.
HEALTH CARE
UMC buys robot for cardiac procedures
University Medical Center says it will have the most accurate and stable control of catheter movement during complex heart procedures for patients suffering from cardiac rhythm disorders with its acquisition of a robotic system designed to facilitate minimally invasive catheter-based procedures.
The first-generation Hansen Sensei Robotic Catheter system and Artisan Control Catheter provides physicians with more control over catheter placement compared with manual techniques currently in use.
“In the past, patients with irregular heart rhythms would have had to take daily medications, often for life. Many of these rhythm abnormalities can now be permanently cured with a catheter ablation procedure,” said Peter Ott, associate professor of clinical medicine and director of the electrophysiology lab at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center.
TMC moves pain clinic to El Dorado campus
Tucson Medical Center has moved its Pain Management Clinic to the El Dorado Health Campus, 1400 N. Wilmot Road.
The clinic is now located in a dedicated area on the first floor of the El Dorado Health Campus, next to Cardiac Rehabilitation Services, which moved to the El Dorado site earlier this year. Both had previously been on TMC’s main campus, 5301 E. Grant Road.
Formerly El Dorado Hospital, the campus also has health services for seniors and several independently operated activities, including an urgent care center.
EDUCATION
UA to merge chemistry and biochemistry departments
A plan to merge the University of Arizona’s departments of chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biophysics is being finalized.
The new department of chemistry and biochemistry will rank among the top 12 such departments in the country – as measured by federal research expenditures.
“Both of the faculty and staff groups merging are incredibly strong in research and teaching, as well as service,” said Mark Smith, head of the UA department of chemistry. “Many of the ways we compete for resources depend on being able to project a formidable strength, and this merger will accomplish just that.”
Smith also believes the merger will enhance the UA’s ability to compete with the nation’s most prestigious institutions for the very best students, faculty and staff.
Chemistry and biochemistry and molecular biophysics have been separate departments at the UA since 1977.
The new department will house more than 650 undergraduate majors and 210 Ph.D. students.
KUDOS
YWCA seeking out names of Women on the Move
The YWCA Tucson is looking for nominations for its 27th annual Women on the Move Awards
Women on the Move honors Tucson area women for their achievements in the workplace, community, cultural or artistic endeavors and for their contributions to the mission of the YWCA. Nominees must be at least 21 years old.
Nomination forms are online at www.ywcatucson.org. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Friday (Oct. 31).
This year’s Women on the Move Awards Banquet will begin at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 14, at the Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa, 3800 E. Sunrise Drive. Tickets for the event are $150 each.
Proceeds go to support YWCA programs which serve more than 23,700 individuals each year.
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