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 across Arizona last year, a 41% increase in the past four years. The university provides about 3,000 permanent jobs, up 38% from four years ago. These data were supplied by Washington Economic Group … [Read more...] about ERAU Economic Impact Approaching $400 Million
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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 into at least September. No one can start face-to-face prior to Aug. 17. Under current provisions, each school district or charter will do what it thinks is best within existing statutes and … [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 ventures; and pursuing technology innovation and high tech employment. “The economic development project manager position has updated responsibilities, requirements and expectations,” said Prescott … [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 Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board and FBI, were among those trying to understand what caused the Sikorsky S-76 to crash at almost 170 miles per hour on Jan. 26, about 30 miles … [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 mascot to heart and to soar as high as they could in their careers and lives. Teller, a Chinle native and grandson of a Navajo Code Talker, explained with dignified passion why the majestic bird has … [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 whole articles have been written about the root cause of this problem. It is not my intent to explore what has been written about countless times in the past few years. Instead, I am going to look at … [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 that will have been assembled in Prescott, the U.S. headquarters and subsidiary for the Israeli-based global aircraft manufacturer, Eviation Aircraft Limited. Leland Moreno-Hilburn, executive … [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 than 15,000 visitors from throughout the United States and several foreign countries have toured or participated in educational programs at the planetarium, said Planetarium Director Eric … [Read more...] about Planetarium—ERAU Thanks Philanthropists
ERAU Named One of Arizona’s Top 125 Companies for Employees
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott (ERAU) has been named one of the “Top 125 Companies in Arizona to Work For,” based on results of a statewide survey sponsored by the Arizona Commerce Authority and Republic Media, which partnered with Best Companies Group (BCG) and BestCompaniesAZ. It is the sixth year the survey has been conducted, said Heather Kivatinos, regional executive with the USA TODAY NETWORK. She indicated that identifying the top companies had become even more … [Read more...] about ERAU Named One of Arizona’s Top 125 Companies for Employees
ERAU’s Golden Eagles Flight Team is Inducted into the International Air and Space Hall of Fame
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Golden Eagles Flight Team was inducted into the San Diego International Air & Space Museum’s Hall of Fame on Nov. 9. Since 1963, the Hall of Fame has honored more than 200 of the world’s most significant pilots, crew members, visionaries, inventors, aerospace engineers, business leaders, preservationists, designers and space pioneers. The Golden Eagles is the winningest intercollegiate flying team of the last two decades, including 30 consecutive … [Read more...] about ERAU’s Golden Eagles Flight Team is Inducted into the International Air and Space Hall of Fame