PHOENIX — Arizona is going to create a network of sites designed to train residents in rural areas for the jobs that local employers need.
In an announcement Thursday, Gov. Katie Hobbs said the first two of these “workforce accelerators” will be in Yuma and Kingman. A total of six are envisioned, though neither the governor’s office nor the Arizona Commerce Authority would provide specifics.
But the governor, in a separate interview with Capitol Media Services, acknowledged there’s another issue for rural areas: how to get companies to locate there in the first place. And that, she said, means dealing with a different set of hurdles — and a different set of solutions.
