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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The City of Phoenix Innovation Office has been highlighted in the news for various initiatives​. See what we are doing. 

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2024

• Smart Cities World: How data, evidence and collaboration power innovation in Phoenix​
  
• ​​Fox 10: Phoenix unveils chilled water bottle filling station
• ​ABC 15: City of Phoenix installing new chilled drinking water stations downtown
• 12 News: Phoenix launches new chilled water station
  
  
  
• AZ Family: Phoenix starts program offering cold water in downtown​
  
• KJZZ: Phoenix tests new water fountains to provide chilled water year-round​
  

2023

• ​Cronkite News: Phoenix turns to residents to come up with innovative solutions for providing chilled drinking water in public places
  
• Venture Cafe: Community Story - Michael Hammett
• Cities Today: Hackathon seeks cooling ideas for America's hottest city 
  
• KJZZ: Phoenix Innovators Want to Increase Manufactured Shade​​
  

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2022

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• The Um PHX: Mobile Career Unit Connects Refugees with Jobs
• Phoenix Business Journal: Phoenix selected for $1 million grant for mobile job unit
• ​Signals AZ: Phoenix named All-America City 2022
• KJZZ: Phoenix wins its 6^th All-America City award
• ​​The Foothills Focus: Phoenix named 2022 'All-America City'
  
• Anthem Independent: Phoenix earns 6^th All-America City Award
  
• Local Today: Phoenix to be named an All-America City in 2022
  

• Patch: Phoenix A finalist for All-America City award for its pandemic effort​​
  
  

2021

• ​​​12News: Phoenix to connect job seekers with employers with new Mobile Career Unit program
• North Central News: Mobile career units help job seekers
• KTAR: Phoenix puts pedal to the metal in jobs drive with mobile career van
  
• KTAR: Phoenix wins $1M in Global Mayors Challenge for mobile career unit​