Supervisor Rios presents check to CCEDC for 2016-17 goals of improving employment and tourism
by Mila Besich-Lira | Copper Area
Members of the Copper Corridor Economic Development Coalition Executive Board accept a check for $50,000 from Pinal County Supervisor Pete Rios./Copper Area
Supervisor Pete Rios late last week presented a check for $50,000 on behalf of the Pinal County Board of Supervisors to the Copper Corridor Economic Development Coalition (CCEDC). The Pinal County Board of Supervisors has been a longtime supporter of the CCEDC.
The board of the CCEDC has set several goals for the 2016-17 budget year. Their plans include growing non-mining employment by five percent. This will be accomplished by developing training programs to help locals become registered contractors or skilled apprentices. They will also continue to promote and develop tourism for the area and provide support to maintaining the rural quality of life by developing a plan to address the creation of a food hub and managing the Valle del Sol Hispanic Leadership Institute leadership academy.
