While studying how pathogens move through water systems in hospitals, lakes and wastewater plants for her graduate research at Arizona State University, Ashley Heida, Ph.D., had a breakthrough idea. The same mathematical models she used to simulate disease spread, she realized, could be applied to mining operations to improve efficiency and sustainability. That insight led to the creation of Analytical Mineset, a startup designed to help mining companies turn their existing operational data … [Read more...] about Moonshot State Pitch Winner Drills Down to Help Arizona Mines Boost Productivity
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Holbrook RV Campground Scheduled to Welcome Route 66 Travelers in 2026
As Route 66 businesses celebrate the Mother Road’s centennial anniversary next year, Shari McLaws expects her Old Trails RV Campground near Holbrook will be one of them. Her business concept reveals 75 RV spaces in the first phase of her three-phase buildout on 150 acres of land she owns, a vision she believes will bring tourism and economic development to the area. McLaws, a real estate investor, shared her idea in the Moonshot Rural Arizona Pitch Competition earlier this year. She won the … [Read more...] about Holbrook RV Campground Scheduled to Welcome Route 66 Travelers in 2026
