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(The Center Square) — Attracting businesses and encouraging entrepreneurs already in the area to grow the economy isn't the only issue holding back rural workforce growth.
Garrard, 42, of Lakeside, Arizona, is the son of Gary and Deanna Garrard of Hermiston. He serves as the Disabled Veteran Outreach Program workforce specialist in the Workforce Development Administration within the Northeastern Arizona Department of Economic Security, providing assistance to veterans experiencing barriers to employment, including custom resumes, job searches, job interview assistance, individual employment plans, and Veterans Tool Kit assistance. Garrard served 20 years in aircraft maintenance in the Air Force, retiring in 2017. Beginning in November of that year in his curren...