While everyone's hurting during the recession, the health care industry is hurting
less than most.
Companies such as Ventana Medical Systems and CyraCom, both tied to medicine, want
to hire hundreds in the next year.
Ventana Medical, a spin-off from UMC, produces a machine that helps medical professionals
in tissue cancer diagnosis.
The company says it's looking for everything from hourly employees to those
with management capabilities.
Cyracom holds a patent on blue phones with dual handsets used to connect doctors
and patients with translators at times when English proficiency becomes an issue.
The company offers translation services 24 hours a day for 150 languages and wants
people proficient in both English and Spanish for a Tucson call center opening soon.
While many businesses have come and gone in the past 35 years, Evergreen Maintenance
remains in its same location, off Pinal Air Park Road northwest of Tucson.
The company wants to add at least 40 aircraft mechanics right now, and if the economy
improves will hire up to at total of 100 more.
Reynolds Logistics, located near Tucson International Airport, wants to hire 40
drivers, many of whom would make high volume deliveries to and from the airport,
using electric cars.
Owner Mike Reynolds says the company is able to expand, because electric-powered
vehicles significantly cut costs for customers, making their services an attractive
investment.
Another company tied to electric vehicles will more than double its work force,
should the federal government approve its proposals.
Tucson Embedded Systems, Inc., is helping Raytheon build an electric car for the
military, with Tucson Embedded designing the dashboard.
Company CEO Michael Lupien says he's optimistic, because Tucson Embedded is
equipped to build devices which help the military upgrade present systems, saving
the government money in this time of tight budgets.