EDA

EDA: $1.6 Million Invested to Support Business Development in Swainsboro, GA Opportunity Zone

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 Emanuel County Development Authority of Swainsboro, Georgia, to make critical water and sewer system improvements needed to support business growth. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone,…

EDA: $1.8 Million Invested to Provide Critical Infrastructure in West Plaims, MS

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to the city of West Plains, Missouri, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to establish storm water detention basins that will protect the local business community from flooding. The grant, to be matched with…

EDA: $656,231 Invested to Make Critical Infrastructure Improvements to Serve Growing Industry in Grenada County, MS

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $656,231 grant to the Grenada County Board of Supervisors, Grenada, Mississippi, to make infrastructure improvements needed to help businesses expand within Grenada County’s Business and Technology Park. The EDA grant, to be matched with $256,492 in local investment, is expected to create…

EDA: $2 Million Invested to Help Improve Critical Commercial Roadway in Pulaski County, AR

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Pulaski County, Arkansas, to extend and improve Zeuber Road in support of future industrial development. The EDA grant, to be matched with more than $3 million in state and local investment, is expected…

EDA: $1.5 Million Invested to Establish a Business Center in East Montgomery County, TX

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 East Montgomery County Improvement District (EMCID) of New Caney, Texas, to construct an office building on its existing industrial park to facilitate job creation and retention. The EDA grant will be matched…

EDA: $4.4 Million Invested to Provide Critical Water Infrastructure and Business Development in East Palo Alto, CA Opportunity Zone

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.4 million grant to the city of East Palo Alto, California, to make critical stormwater infrastructure improvements to prevent future flooding in the Ravenswood Redevelopment Area. The grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity…

EDA: $1.25 Million Invested to Expand Missouri State University Business Incubator

 Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.25 million grant to Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, to expand its business incubator located in the Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center. The project, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will be…

EDA: $1.46 Million Invested to Establish Advance Carbon Products Innovation Center in Campbell County, WY

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.46 million grant to the Campbell County Economic Development Corporation of Gillette, Wyoming, to help build an Advanced Carbon Products Innovation Center that will spur new business growth in the Powder River Basin region. This EDA grant…

EDA: $633,355 Grant Awarded to Support Regional Life Sciences Innovation Cluster in Philadelphia, PA

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $633,555 grant to the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to support the development of a new life sciences regional innovation cluster. This EDA grant, to be matched with $646,712 in local funds, is expected to create 35 jobs. “President Trump…

EDA: $880,000 Invested to Establish a Center for Cyber Security Workforce Training at Rose State College

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $880,000 grant to Rose State College of Midwest City, Oklahoma, to help build a cyber security center that will assist in satisfying industry demand for trained workers. The grant, to be matched with $3 million in local investment, is expected to create…