Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs on workforce development
TUCSON, Ariz. (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs visited Pima Community College's downtown Tucson campus Monday morning to tour facilities and tout renewed funding for workforce development programs.
“Pima Community College is building partnerships with business and industry to provide the workforce needed for new and emerging industries in Southern Arizona,” Hobbs said before touring the Automotive Technology and Innovation Center at the college.
Hobbs noted that STEM workforce training funding was restored to Pima and Maricopa Counties last fiscal year for the first time since 2016.
"And that matters because Arizona has become an epicenter of emerging technologies like semiconductors, electric vehicles, batteries, renewable energy, aerospace, and more to keep the pace. The state will need to have opportunities for post-secondary education and training that prepares Arizonans for these jobs. When we accomplish this, we can attract and retain new businesses to our state," Hobbs declared.
