Latest Arizona Headlines
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Grocer Bringing Unmanned Delivery to Arizona Customers
Jan 7 2019 // Nuro and grocery chain Kroger are teaming up to bring unmanned delivery service to customers. The companies said in mid-December that Nuro’s unmanned vehicle, the R1, will be added to a fleet of autonomous Prius...
Synergy Professional Associates Launches Lawyers PL Programs in Arizona, Texas
Dec 20 2018 // Synergy Professional Associates, in partnership with Tokio Marine HCC – Professional Lines Group, has launched two new lawyers professional liability programs focusing on small law firms in Arizona and Texas. The new...
Grocer Bringing Unmanned Delivery to Arizona Customers
Dec 19 2018 // Nuro and grocery chain Kroger are teaming up to bring unmanned delivery service to customers. The companies said this week that Nuro’s unmanned vehicle, the R1, will be added to a fleet of autonomous Prius vehicles...
Pennsylvania Says Uber Can Resume Self-Driving Car Testing on Public Roads
Dec 19 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc received approval from Pennsylvania to resume self-driving car testing on public roads this week, state records show, nine months after it suspended the program following a deadly accident in...
A Cautious Uber to Try Self-Driving Vehicles on Roads Again
Dec 17 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. is plotting the return of its self-driving cars, but the company known for its hard-charging style is taking a much more conservative approach as it tries to recover from a fatal accident that...
Attorneys for Wrong-Way Arizona Driver Blame Agency for Crash, Injuries
Dec 11 2018 // Attorneys for a wrong-way driver say an Arizona Department of Public Safety sergeant is responsible for a crash that injured the driver and the sergeant. Patricia Carvalho is facing charges of attempted homicide,...
JP Griffin Group in Arizona Partners with United Benefit Advisors
Dec 7 2018 // United Benefit Advisors has added JP Griffin Group to its family of partners. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based JP Griffin Group is a national employee benefit consulting firm specializing in the design, implementation and...
Romaine Lettuce Outbreak Highlights Safety Measures in Produce Industry
Dec 7 2018 // After repeated food poisoning outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce, the produce industry is confronting the failure of its own safety measures in preventing contaminations. The E. coli outbreak announced just before...
A Cautious Uber to Try Self-Driving Vehicles on Roads Again
Dec 6 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. is plotting the return of its self-driving cars, but the company known for its hard-charging style is taking a much more conservative approach as it tries to recover from a fatal accident that...
Waymo Self-Driving, Fare-Generating Taxis Hit the Road in Arizona
Dec 5 2018 // Alphabet’s Waymo on Wednesday launched a significant development in its costly, decade-long quest for autonomous transportation: self-driving taxis that actually generate fares. With little fanfare, the company has...
United Valley Adds IWV in California, Maki in Arizona
Nov 19 2018 // United Valley Insurance Services Inc. has added IWV Insurance Agency LLC of Ridgecrest, Calif., and Maki Insurance Group of Anthem, Ariz. IWV offers personal and businesses insurance services throughout California. Maki...
CREST Insurance Group in Arizona Names Baena President of Employee Benefits
Nov 19 2018 // CREST Insurance Group LLC of Arizona has named Cristina Baena president of the employee benefits division. Baena will be overseeing 32 employees from the Tucson, Scottsdale, Sierra Vista, Flagstaff, as well as San Diego,...
CREST Insurance Group in Arizona Names Perrin COO
Nov 16 2018 // CREST Insurance Group LLC of Arizona has named Heather Perrin chief operations officer. Perrin will reside at the company headquarters located in Tucson, Ariz., and will oversee operations at the Arizona branches located...
USG Adds Adame As A Producer in Arizona
Nov 14 2018 // USG Insurance Services Inc. has named Toni Adame a producer/broker in Scottsdale, Ariz. In her new position, Adame will continue to build her own book of business while assisting the team with broadening USG’s...
CopperPoint in Arizona Names Former Google Exec Assistant Vice President
Nov 6 2018 // Phoenix, Ariz.-based CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has named Trent Marchuk assistant vice president in the strategic programs office. Marchuk’s primary responsibility will be to help drive strategic value and...
Motel 6 Pays $7.6M to Settle Class Action Over Giving Guest Lists to Immigration Agents
Nov 6 2018 // Motel 6 will pay up to $7.6 million to Hispanic guests to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming that it violated their privacy by regularly providing guest lists to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Uber Asks to Resume Self-Driving Tests in Penn., Improves Vehicle Software
Nov 5 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc has asked Pennsylvania for permission to resume self-driving car testing on public roads and has improved the autonomous vehicle software, the company said on Friday, more than seven months after it...
Electric Scooters Banned at University of Arizona over Safety
Oct 29 2018 // The University of Arizona has banned dockless electric scooters from its campus effective immediately. University of Arizona Parking and Transportation Services Interim Executive Director Gail Nazarenko says the decision...
GBS Benefits Adds Mollihan in Arizona
Oct 9 2018 // GBS Benefits has added Don Mollihan as a senior consultant in Arizona. Mollihan founded Arizona Benefit Consultants LLC in 1995. He has more than 30 years of experience in the brokerage and consulting space. Don...
Crowdsourcing App Promises Real-Time Alerts on Flooding Risk
Oct 9 2018 // When flood waters rise, more data helps better predict and monitor changing conditions. Soon there will be an app for that. The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Smart and Connected Communities $1.5 million grant...
