Feb. 10 PickPima: Podcast Interviews, New PCC Health Center and Farewell to Long-Time Deputy Director

Center for the Future of Arizona has selected 19 Fellows – including Kelle Maslyn, assistant director at Pima County Economic Development – for its second Southern Arizona Workforce Leadership Academy, a professional development program offered in partnership with Pima Community College and the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program.

This 10-month leadership program brings together local leaders to collaborate on workforce development transformation across all points, including hiring, training and retaining talent.

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Patrick Cavanaugh, who is retiring Feb. 14 as deputy director of Pima County Economic Development, joined the County in 2004 as chief of staff to the late District 1 Supervisor Ann Day.

During his tenure with Economic Development, Cavanaugh played crucial roles in attracting major businesses such as HomeGoods, Caterpillar, World View, and American Battery Factory to Pima County. In addition to the hundreds of jobs created, he also was instrumental in retaining millions of dollars of capital investment in the region. 

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Precision Epigenomics was recently awarded a $100,000 seed grant from the Flinn Foundation to promote translational research. The company is a startup client of the University of Arizona Center for Innovation that was monitored and supported by Tech Launch Arizona.

The funding will be used to help develop a new test for oropharyngeal cancers using a gargle rinse to collect specimens.

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Pima Community College held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 24 to celebrate its new Center of Excellence in Health Professionals.

The 80,000-square-foot facility will offer state-of-the-art classrooms to provide learners with hands-on instruction in numerous health care fields.

Expansion of health services will lead to strong job growth, comprising an estimated 34% of all new jobs – or an additional 176,000 jobs – between 2020-2028. By 2030, Arizona will need more than 190,000 new direct care workers.

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Pima County is hosting a large job fair on Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Kino Event Center, 2805 E. Ajo Way, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair will include jobs in education and the public sector.

This is a great opportunity to connect with some of Southern Arizona's top employers. Bring your resume, enthusiasm and readiness to explore exciting career opportunities.

Pima County staff is excited to meet you and help you take the next step in your career journey. To start applying for jobs at the County today, visit www.pima.gov/jobs.