Governor Katie Hobbs presents signed office of strategic initiatives executive order.

Gov. Hobbs launches workforce and education initiative to connect all Arizonans to good jobs and growing economy led by the Governor’s Office of Strategic Initiatives

Phoenix, AZ – Today, Governor

Governor Hobbs posing with a coffee with the coffee trucks business owners.

Businesses with five or fewer employees can access loans through State Partner Community Development Financial Institutions or Community Non-Profit Lending Organizations

 

Phoenix, AZ – Today

Governor Hobbs walking with a man through a solar panel field.

Phoenix, AZ – Governor Katie Hobbs, the Office of Economic Opportunity, and the Arizona Finance Authority (AFA) are announcing the reactivation of the Greater Arizona Development Authority (GADA) with

SEMICON West comes to Phoenix after 50 years in San Francisco

The semiconductor conference is “North America’s premiere microelectronics exhibition”

Phoenix, AZ – In case you missed it, Arizona broke Silicon Valley’s “monopoly” over SEMICON West, and will

Record low unemployment

Phoenix, AZ – On Thursday, June 20, 2024, the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity released the state’s May Employment Report, showing that the unemployment rate decreased from 3.6% to 3.4%, the

Governor Katie Hobbs shaking a womans hand after speaking at a podium surrounded by construction workers.

Phoenix, AZ - Governor Hobbs is announcing more than $650,000 in grant awards to five construction and trades registered apprenticeship programs. This round is the first phase of Governor Hobbs multi

Governor Katie Hobbs speaking in fabrication facility alongside select employees.

Phoenix, AZ - Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced the creation of the Arizona Community College Workforce Scholarship Program, in partnership with Arizona’s community colleges, aimed at fostering a

A portrait of Governor Katie Hobbs with a FAFSA paperwork graphic.

Phoenix, AZ – Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced a $500,000 investment to tackle the decline in FAFSA submissions in Arizona. This year, a new FAFSA form was launched to simplify the process

Governor Hobbs speaking at the 2024 Workforce Summit.

Phoenix, AZ – Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced the fourth of six total workforce accelerators with a new partnership between LG Energy Solutions and Central Arizona College in Apache Junction

Governor Katie Hobbs giving a speech at the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.

Arizona Ranks 4th in Job Growth, Tripled National Average in Workforce Growth

Phoenix, AZ – Today, joined by members of the Carpenters Local Union 1912, Arizona Commerce Authority CEO Sandra Watson