CRA Newswire

EDA: $1.8 Million Invested for Building Infrastructure Improvements to Support Workforce Development in Wisconsin

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, for building renovations needed to boost workforce development in the region. This grant will provide for the creation of a workforce development center on the Adams County…

EDA: $1.4 Million Invested for Building Renovations to Support Workforce Development in Boston, MA

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts, to support workforce development in the region. This grant will renovate three buildings to support the Center for Equity and Prosperity, providing small business technical assistance…

EDA: $800,000 Invested to Capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund to Support Small Businesses in Northwest Oregon

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 grant to the Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District, St. Helens, Oregon, to capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to bolster small business development and expansion. This grant will provide access to capital as gap financing to enable small businesses to grow and…

EDA: $600,000 Invested to Capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund to Support Small Businesses in Los Angeles County, CA

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $600,000 grant to PACE Finance Corporation, Los Angeles, California, to capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to bolster small business development and expansion.  This grant will provide access to capital as gap financing to enable small businesses to grow and generate new…

EDA: $600,000 Invested to Support Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Efforts in Lonoke, AR

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $600,000 grant to the Arkansas Association of Development Organizations Inc., in Lonoke, Arkansas, to support disaster recovery and resiliency efforts in the region. This grant will provide technical and long-term disaster recovery assistance in Arkansas counties affected by tornadoes in December 2021….

ABA: Wisconsin Banker and Local Marketing President Receive Top Ag Banking Awards

The American Bankers Association today announced the recipients of its annual Bruning and Blanchfield Awards, the association’s premier awards presented for significant contributions to agricultural banking. ABA will honor Dave Coggins, retired senior vice president of ag banking at Nicolet National Bank based in Green Bay, Wis. with the Bruning Award and Carroll Merry, president…

findCRA to Lead CRA Session at the Arkansas Community Bankers Association’s 2024 Compliance Conference in Little Rock

findCRA will be onsite on September 11th at the annual Arkansas Community Bankers Association’s 2024 Compliance Conference in Little Rock. During the conference, findCRA’s President, COO & Co-Founder, will lead a general session covering the 2024 CRA final rule and its potential impacts to bankers within the state.  The session will also dive into best practices for…

Census Bureau: 2022 Local Estimates of Internet Adoption Released

The U.S. Census Bureau and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today released the 2022 Local Estimates of Internet Adoption (LEIA), an experimental data product that measures Internet adoption at the county level. As part of the federal government’s efforts to improve the availability, adoption and effective use of high speed Internet service through the Digital Equity Actprograms and the Broadband…

HUD: More Than $5 Million in New Investments Announced for Camden, NJ

New awards will support climate resilience and energy efficiency renovations. On Monday, September 9, 2024, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman traveled to Camden, New Jersey, to announce a $5,640,000 grant to Northgate II, a 402-unit affordable housing development in North Camden, to support significant energy efficiency and climate…

FHFA: Mortgage Loan and Natural Disaster Dashboard Released

Agency unveils online tool using existing information to estimate county-level damages and mortgage loan concentrations in disaster-prone areas, and to identify U.S. communities most vulnerable to natural hazards. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released an online risk analysis tool that provides geographic estimates for physical risks from various types of natural disasters as well…