What was an ambitious College of Security and Intelligence (CIS) vision just four years ago during the annual OctoberWest activities at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s (ERAU) Prescott campus has now become a reality. That vision, called Center for the Future, was conceived by Jon Haass, … [Read more...] about Center for the Future Taking Shape in the Present
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Satellite Design Start-Up Chooses Prescott
Prescott’s technology sector revved up in May with two 2018 aerospace graduates from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) returning as entrepreneurial professionals to jumpstart their new business venture, Katalyst Space Technologies, LLC. “While many of my students over the years wanted … [Read more...] about Satellite Design Start-Up Chooses Prescott
ERAU Economic Impact Approaching $400 Million
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott (ERAU) has grown in 42 years from a small campus with 264 students to what now is rated the world’s No. 1 aerospace and aeronautical university. In addition, the ERAU-Prescott campus is now estimated to have had an economic impact of $392 million … [Read more...] about ERAU Economic Impact Approaching $400 Million
Schools Struggling with Fall Semester
As COVID-19 concerns continue around the globe, local educators and administrators struggle to determine what the fall semester will look like. Yavapai County Superintendent of Schools Tim Carter said, “Most Yavapai County District leaders believe the face-to-face start date will be moved back … [Read more...] about Schools Struggling with Fall Semester
Revamping Economic Development Efforts
The City of Prescott anticipates bringing aboard a new economic development project manager after an interviewing and hiring process tied to its July 29 application deadline. The selected candidate will manage two work streams: attracting, expanding and retaining retail, commercial and industrial … [Read more...] about Revamping Economic Development Efforts
Aircraft Crash Investigators Training at Specialized Lab in Prescott
Almost immediately after the deadly crash of the helicopter carrying retired NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) began receiving calls. ERAU has the only teaching crash site laboratory of any university in the world. ERAU, along with the Federal … [Read more...] about Aircraft Crash Investigators Training at Specialized Lab in Prescott
ERAU Winter Graduates Urged to Soar
Capitalizing upon the meaning of “eagle” in his personal and academic life, Arlando S. Teller, who in 1995 was the first Navajo ever to receive a degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s (ERAU) Prescott campus, exhorted 244 graduating students to take the symbolic meaning of the school … [Read more...] about ERAU Winter Graduates Urged to Soar
How Training the Next Generation of Pilots Will Impact Prescott’s Economy
t’s going to be a very busy fall and beyond into 2020 at Prescott’s Ernest A. Love Regional Airport. As most news-savvy readers know, there is a looming crisis in our air transportation industry, and that crisis is not enough pilots. There are several factors that have caused this situation, and … [Read more...] about How Training the Next Generation of Pilots Will Impact Prescott’s Economy
Electric Aircraft Manufacturer Months Away from First Plane
At some point this late summer or early fall, observers at and around Prescott Municipal Airport are likely to see a history-making flight. Eviation Alice is scheduled to take off and soar above runways located at 5,045 feet above sea level. The plane is a totally electric propelled aircraft … [Read more...] about Electric Aircraft Manufacturer Months Away from First Plane
Planetarium—ERAU Thanks Philanthropists
In the past few months, the Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium atop the STEM Center (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) on the west edge of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott campus has become a destination, not just an attraction, for visitors to the Prescott area. More … [Read more...] about Planetarium—ERAU Thanks Philanthropists