EDA: $1.7 Million Invested to Boost Manufacturing Sector in Oxford, IN
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to the town of Oxford, Indiana, for water infrastructure upgrades to support manufacturing. This project will increase capacity and reliability of water service to meet the increased needs of a local pharmaceutical manufacturer, Oxford’s largest…
EDA: $700,00 Invested to Bolster Manufacturing and Health Workforce Development in Buena Vista County, IA
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $700,000 grant to Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to purchase equipment for workforce training programs at the college’s Storm Lake Regional Center in Buena Vista County. This project will support technical training programs in advanced manufacturing and welding, electrical…
EDA: Recompete Pilot Program Launches to Fund Opportunity in Distressed Areas
As part of the President’s Investing in America Agenda, the U.S. Department of Commerce seeks applications to revitalize communities by creating and connecting people to good jobs The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), today launched the Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program (Recompete) competition. Recompete was authorized by the CHIPS and…
EDA: $3 Million Invested to Establish Business Industrial Park in Vineland, NJ
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the city of Vineland, New Jersey, to support business growth and job creation through the development of a new industrial park. The EDA grant will provide support for infrastructure improvements, including a new service…
EDA: $1.6 Million Invested to Support Manufacturing Growth on Tribal Land in Louisiana
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, located in Marksville, Louisiana, for construction of a multi-enterprise manufacturing facility that will support the growth of the region’s manufacturing sector and create new jobs. This grant will support…
EDA: $1 Million Invested to Support Aerospace Manufacturing Business Growth in Luling, TX
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the city of Luling, Texas, to support business growth and job creation through infrastructure improvements at the city’s industrial park. This grant will provide roadway, water, and broadband improvements to support business expansion in…
EDA: $1.7 Million Invested to Expand Truck Driver Workforce Training Efforts in North Carolina
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, North Carolina, to construct a truck driver training facility on the college’s East Greensboro campus. This project will provide an asphalt training pad, parking lot and other infrastructure upgrades…
EDA: $2.4 Million Invested for Building Renovations to Support Air Traffic Control Academy in Selma, AL
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the Craig Field Airport & Industrial Authority in Selma, Alabama, for building renovations needed to support the remote air traffic control academy at Craig Field. This project will renovate two buildings at Craig Field…
EDA: Global Delegation to Visit Greater Seattle Region for Americas Competitiveness Exchange
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and the Organization of American States (OAS), announced that 50-60 senior-level government, business, policy and economic leaders from 22 countries will participate in the 16th Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) in the greater Seattle, Washington, region May 14-19,…
EDA: First Tech Hubs Funding Opportunity Launched
As part of the President’s Investing in America Agenda, the U.S. Department of Commerce seeks applications to develop regional centers of innovation and job creation The Biden-Harris administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), today launched the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs) competition. This program will create tech hubs in regions…