Local First Arizona – News Blog

• NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY November 4, 2024
  NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY American Rescue Plan Funds for the Northern Arizona Good Jobs Network (NAGJN) Program
  Lori Wheeler
• Wrap Up the Year with Purpose: Benefits for You and the Community You Love October 31, 2024
  It starts by asking yourself a simple question. What do you love? Perhaps you love Arizona’s rural communities, or the state’s rich agricultural history. You might be passionate about sustainability, or dedicated to helping Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs. No matter your passion, charitable giving can be a meaningful way to catalyze change in your neighborhood […]
  Lori Wheeler
• Pascua Yaqui corporation builds construction training center with federal grant October 24, 2024
  The Pascua Yaqui Development Corporation is creating good-paying jobs with a new construction training center funded by a $4 million federal grant. Local First Arizona helped the corporation apply for the grant through its Arizona Economic Resource Center.
  Rebekah Sanders
• This Arizona coal community is finding a future in renewable energy October 24, 2024
  As the Cholla Power Plant prepares to close in northeastern Arizona, residents in nearby Joseph City are reimagining a post-coal economy. The rural community is using federal money to explore renewable energy and other sources of jobs to preserve the hometown residents want to stay in.
  Rebekah Sanders
• Rachel D’Acquisto + Cocktail Lab AZ: A Local Business Built on Community Spirit October 24, 2024
  October marks National Women’s Small Business Month, recognizing the more than 14 million women-owned businesses in the United States and celebrating their contributions to the economic stability and growth of their local communities. One such business is Local First Arizona coalition member Cocktail Lab AZ, owned and operated by Tucsonan Rachel D’Acquisto. 
  Lori Wheeler