EDA: Investment Made to Help Build New Technical Educational Building in Estill County, KY Opportunity Zone
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the Estill County Board of Education in Irvine, Kentucky, to help build an Area Technology Center (ATC) educational building. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will be…
EDA: $1 Million Invested to Boost Industrial Capacity in Darlington, WI
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to the city of Darlington, Wisconsin, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to expand an existing industrial park. This EDA grant will be matched with $1 million in local investment, and is expected to…
EDA: Investment Made to Help Establish Training Center for Maintenance Technology Programs at Pensacola International Airport
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $12.25 million grant to the city of Pensacola, Florida, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to establish a maintenance training facility at Pensacola International Airport. The EDA grant, to be matched with more than $36 million in…
EDA: $500,000 Invested to Support Growth of Pike County, AL’s Manufacturing Sector
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 grant to Pike County, Alabama, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to support the growth of manufacturing businesses in the region, including a major lumber manufacturing facility. This EDA grant will be matched with $500,000 in state investment and is expected…
EDA: $872,220 Invested to Boost Industrial Growth in Cedar Springs, MI
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $872,220 grant to the city of Cedar Springs, Michigan, to provide critical infrastructure improvements needed to develop a new industrial park. This EDA grant will be matched with $581,480 in local investment, and is expected to attract an eventual $30 million in…
EDA: $600,000 Invested to Help Northeast Ohio Region Respond to Closure of the GM Lordstown Plant, Loss of Coal Jobs
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $600,000 grant to the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments of Youngstown, Ohio, to contract a recovery coordination team following the recent non-allocation of the General Motors Lordstown facility and the historic downturn of the coal economy. The team will work with local…
EDA: Investment Made to Help Establish Industrial Park in Opportunity Zone in Berryville, AR
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 Berryville, Arkansas, to provide critical infrastructure needed to establish a 160-acre industrial park. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will be matched with $401,100…
EDA: $1.7 Million Invested to Improve Lamar Boulevard in Hattiesburg, MS
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to the city of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to rehabilitate and improve Lamar Boulevard so that it better drains in the event of potential flood events and can support increased commercial traffic volume. The investment, to…
EDA: Investment Made to Boost Business and Export Opportunities in George County, MS
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the George County Board of Supervisors, Lucedale, Mississippi, to make critical infrastructure improvements to the George County Industrial Park. The improved industrial site will accommodate local business needs, including the development of a…
EDA: $1.3 Million Invested to Help Establish Unmanned Aviation System Facility at Houma-Terrebone Airport, LA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the Houma-Terrebonne Airport Commission of Houma, Louisiana, to make infrastructure improvements needed to establish an Unmanned Aviation System (UAS) facility at the Houma-Terrebonne Airport. The project, to be matched with $337,500 in local…