EDA: $3 Million Invested to Support Food Processing Sector in Pasco, WA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the city of Pasco, Washington, to make water infrastructure improvements needed to serve food processing and other businesses in the region. The grant, which will be matched with $3.9 million in local funds,…
EDA: $700,000 Invested Made for Critical Infrastructure Improvements in Laguna Vista, TX Opportunity Zone
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $700,000 grant to Laguna Madre Water District of Laguna Vista, Texas, to help attract new businesses to the region by increasing the capacity of the city’s existing wastewater system. The grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will…
EDA: $362,898 Invested to Support Electrical Grid Enhancements and Whether Forecasting Resiliency Project in St. Johnsbury, VT Opportunity Zone
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $362,898 grant to the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. The funding will implement their Electrical Grid Enhancements and Weather Forecasting Resiliency project, which will make infrastructure improvements needed to enhance regional public safety, add capacity to the regional Green…
ABA: New Report Examines Banks’ Use of Social Media
87 percent report active social media engagement More than eight in 10 banks (84 percent) believe social media is important to their institution and 87 percent are very or somewhat active on their social media accounts, according to a new report released today by the American Bankers Association. The State of Social Media in Banking 2019 highlights…
FEMA: Six More Missouri Counties Now Eligible for Federal Disaster Assistance
Individuals, households, businesses and nonprofits affected by late April storms and flooding in Callaway, Jefferson, Lewis, McDonald, Newton and Saline counties are now eligible to register for federal disaster assistance. With the addition of the six counties, Missouri now has 26 counties designated as eligible for FEMA Individual Assistance programs. The 20 counties previously designated for assistance are Andrew, Atchison,…
FEMA: President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for West Virginia
FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of West Virginia to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides from June 29-30, 2019. Federal funding is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations…
FEMA: Four Oklahoma Counties Added to Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance Funding
Four more counties in Oklahoma are now eligible to apply for FEMA’s Public Assistance funding to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas that sustained damage from the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding between May 7 and June 9, 2019. Caddo, Kay, Kiowa and Woodward counties may now request reimbursements under the Public Assistance…
HUD: Historic Settlement Reached with City of Los Angeles to Resolve Disability Discrimination and Lack of Accessible Housing
City to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to produce thousands of accessible units city-wide The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced a landmark agreement with the City of Los Angeles to provide accessibility improvements for individuals with disabilities throughout the City’s affordable housing program. The agreement announced today resolves longstanding…