August 31, 2020
Sahuarita Sun
The Town of Sahuarita has selected three technology startups to participate in its BizLaunch program, which provides a six-month sponsorship to help grow technology companies in the community.
Economic Development Director Victor Gonzalez said there were eight applicants and those selected were chosen for their connections to the town, the potential benefit of their technology to the community and globe, and innovation. “This program is geared for that startup which has formalized its technology and has proven their technology in a controlled environment,” Gonzalez said. “The three companies selected fit that category and now the program will help get them to the next stage of proving that technology beyond the control environment with an eye on commercializing that technology.”
The selected startups all receive a six-month sponsorship into the University of Arizona’s Center for Innovation incubation program, a startup incubator network created by the college in 2003. The startups will be able to access resources, facilities, services and guidance to help grow their businesses. Along with UACI, the Town partnered with Freeport-McMoRan to create the program last year. Gonzalez said the program is a “grow your own” approach to economic development for Sahuarita. “It’s very much about growing our own technology culture and industry,” he said. “Sahuarita is home to innovation and we can cultivate these startups and help provide them with the next step to become a major company.”
The three startups, who were selected at the beginning of the month, are Auxilium Technology Group LLC, Sylvan Source and Desertdx, LLC.
About Freeport-McMoRan
Freeport-McMoRan operates large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold and molybdenum.
FCX is the world’s largest publicly traded copper producer.
www.fcx.com.
