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Pinal County and Phoenix win regional award for rapid workforce response after Nikola layoffs

Pinal County Board of Supervisors · January 7, 2026
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Pinal County and City of Phoenix received an Arizona Association for Economic Development Golden Prospector Award for rapidly coordinating job fairs and training to help more than 800 workers displaced by Nikola Motors, including 740 attendees at regional job events and 44 employment opportunities identified.

Pinal County economic‑development staff and partners on Jan. 7 told the board they received a Golden Prospector Award from the Arizona Association for Economic Development for regional workforce work after Nikola Motors closed a plant that affected about 800 employees.

Joel Millman, director of Pinal County Economic and Workforce…

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