PHOENIX, Arizona, May 1 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: 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 faceted BuildItAZ Apprenticeship Initiative to advance the state's skilled construction workforce. The initiative aims to double the number of construction trades registered apprentices by 2026 to support  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 1 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The 2023 hurricane season saw 20 named storms and three major hurricanes from the Atlantic basin, ranking as the fourth most active hurricane season on record. This year's hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 is going to be even worse, according to a University of Arizona hurricane prediction model. "We are predicting five major hurricanes and 21 named storms over the North Atlantic," said Xu  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recognized outstanding employee performance April 22 in the first in-person Commissioner's Annual Award Ceremony since 2019, in D.C. "The people and accomplishments we are recognizing are representative of the amazing things CBP does every single day, across the country, and around the world," said Troy A. Miller, Senior Offici  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 1 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson has appointed Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD, as the new director of the Sarver Heart Center and chief of the Division of Cardiology, effective May 1. Sadek brings a wealth of experience and an impressive research portfolio from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he served as associate director of the Center for Regenerative Science  more