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Why do so many microchip companies bring such a water-intensive process to drought-stricken Arizona? Part of the answer lies in the state s history.
Intel has announced a $20 billion, two-factory expansion in Chandler, and Taiwan Semiconductor is building a new plant in Phoenix.
But why do so many companies bring such a water-intensive process to drought-stricken Arizona? One listener asked just that through KJZZ s Q&AZ project.
Part of the answer lies in the state s history. We were Silicon Valley before Silicon Valley. Really, Silicon Valley didn t come about until sort of like the middle 50s, but Galvin put a stake in the ground here in Arizona in 1949, said Steven Zylstra, president and CEO of the Arizona Technology Council.
The transformation of a historic waterfall by
SRP, the
Phoenix Arts Commission and the Arcadia neighborhood allows Phoenix-area residents to experience something old and something new.
Arizona Falls, formed by a natural 20-foot drop along the Arizona Canal between what is now 56th and 58th streets, reopened in June 2003 as a restored hydroelectric plant and neighborhood gathering place where visitors can learn, interact and reflect. The new Arizona Falls combines art, history and technology to generate clean electricity from the canalâs waterfall.
The History of the Site
In the late 1800s, Phoenicians enjoyed the wonders of Arizona Falls, gathering there to picnic, socialize and dance near the cool water.
Body found in Arizona Canal near 15th and Dunlap avenues Jamie Landers and Nienke Onneweer, Arizona Republic
A body was found in the Arizona Canal on Thursday morning in Phoenix, fire officials say.
Phoenix firefighters were called to the canal near 15th and Dunlap avenues by a Maricopa County Flood Control representative, said department spokesperson Capt. Todd Keller.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Phoenix Police Department responded and took over the investigation, Keller said.
A spokesperson for the department said it is a death investigation at this time, with no obvious signs of foul play. Death will be determined by the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner.
Although it’s called the Murphy Bridle Path, you’re not likely to see any mounted riders on the dirt trail that parallels the east side of North Central Avenue in Phoenix. But it was a different story in 1948 when the Arizona Horse Lovers Club formally dedicated the 5-mile trail.
Equestrians gathered 73 years ago for a Sunday morning pancake breakfast near the path’s gateway at the northeast intersection with Bethany Home Road. A symbolic, 125-pound iron horseshoe dangled from the gateway’s juniper posts at the entrance. Riders could refresh their horses on the opposite side of Central, where a Salt River Project irrigation lateral often carried water.