Infrastructure

EDA: $2.4 Million Invested to Provide Critical Infrastructure Needed to Support Business Needs in Tallassee, AL

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the city of Tallassee, Alabama, to make critical infrastructure upgrades and improvements needed to support the competitiveness of local business community. According to grantee estimates, the project is expected to create 10 jobs,…

EDA: $1.5 Million Invested to Make Critical Water Infrastructure Improvements Needed to Support Business Expansion in Durant, OK

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the city of Durant, Oklahoma, to make critical water infrastructure improvements needed to support business expansion in the region. The investment will bring new growth to a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act-designated Opportunity…

EDA: $1 Million Invested to Expand Broadband Service in South Bend, IN

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to St. Joseph County, Indiana, to expand high-speed broadband infrastructure at the Indiana Enterprise Center (IEC). According to grantee estimates, the project is expected to create 230 jobs and spur $710 million in private…

EDA: $27 Million Invested to Expand and Improve Airports in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $27 million in grants to the Virgin Islands Port Authority of St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., to expand and improve two major airports in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. According to grantee estimates, the projects are expected to…

EDA: $3 Million Invested to Improve Access to the Philadelphia Navy Yards Business Campus

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 Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to ease access to the Philadelphia Navy Yards business campus. According to grantee estimates, the project is expected to…

EDA: $2.3 Million Invested to Provide Critical Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Bourne, MA

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.3 million grant to the town of Bourne, Massachusetts, to construct a new waste water treatment plant. According to grantee estimates, the project is expected to create 30 jobs, retain 183 jobs and spur $18.3 million in…

EDA: $1.6 Million Invested to Make Critical Infrastructure Upgrades in Bardstown, KY

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to the city of Bardstown, Kentucky, to make critical sewer infrastructure upgrades need to serve the local business community. According to grantee estimates, the project is expected to create 611 jobs and attract $369.5…

OCC: New Publication Discusses the Importance of Bank Financing for Rural Broadband Initiatives

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published the latest edition of its Community Developments Investments newsletter, “Expanding Internet Access: Bank Financing for Rural Broadband Initiatives.” This edition of Community Developments Investments discusses the important role national banks and federal savings associations can play in helping rural communities gain reliable, high-speed internet…

EDA: $10 Million Invested to Improve Port Infrastructure and Support Disaster Recovery Efforts in Texas

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $10 million in grants to the state of Texas to enhance critical port infrastructure to support business development and disaster resiliency following Hurricane Harvey. According to grantee estimates, the projects are expected to create and retain over 15,000…

EDA: $7.1 Million Invested to Improve Disaster Resilience at the Big Pasco Industrial Center in Pasco, WA

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $7.1 million grant to the Port of Pasco in Pasco, Washington, to make roadway and storm water management improvements needed to support the continuous operation of the Big Pasco Industrial Center. According to grantee estimates, the project…