EDA

EDA: Investment Made to Reconstruct Bridges and Ensure the Flow of Commerce in Independence County, AR

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $2.5 million in Independence County, Arkansas, to help ensure the continued flow of commerce throughout the region and especially during flood events, an investment to be matched with $625,000 in local funds. “Helping our communities advance their disaster…

EDA: Investment Made to Provide High-Speed Research Computing for Business Growth in South Dakota Opportunity Zone

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 Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota, to help establish a high speed research network. The investment, located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone, will be matched with $1.46…

EDA: Investment Made to Improve Critical Municipal Infrastructure in Oshkosh, WI

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $1.5 million to improve access to the multimodal trans-load terminal in Oshkosh, Wisconsin’s city-owned Southwest Industrial Park. The investment will be matched with $1.5 million in local funds and is expected to attract $5.2 million in private investment….

EDA: Investment Made to Support the Growth of Georgia’s Manufacturing Sector

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that it is investing $960,000 in sewer infrastructure improvements needed to support the growth of manufacturing and other businesses in the town of Braselton, Georgia, an investment that will be matched with $240,000 in local funds. The project is expected to create 183 jobs…

EDA: U.S. Department of Commerce to Boost Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship Activity in Kearny, NJ Opportunity Zone

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is helping upgrade and improve Hackensack Avenue in Kearny, New Jersey, in support of the Kearny Point business center development. The investment will be matched by $1.3 million in local funds. The project is located in a Tax Cuts and…

EDA: U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Eleventh Americas Competitiveness Exchange

Senior Officials from Across the Globe Visit Puerto Rico’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hubs From May 18-25, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) and International Trade Administration (ITA), in coordination with the U.S. Department of State and the Organization of American States (OAS), will participate in the Eleventh Americas Competitiveness Exchange (ACE) on…

EDA: Investment Made in Business Incubator and Workforce Training Facility in North Charleston, SC

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing in Homes of Hope Inc. to renovate an existing building in North Charleston, South Carolina, to serve as a business incubator and training facility. The investment will be matched by $2 million in local funds and is expected…

EDA: Investment Made to Boost Tourism-related Business Development in West Virginia

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that it is investing in the Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreation Authority of Man, West Virginia, to help expand the Hatfield McCoy Trail System. The investment will be matched with $452,228 in local funds and is expected to help create 75 jobs and generate $5…

EDA: Investment Made to Help Bring Broadband Coverage to Cattaraugus Territory Opportunity Zone

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that it is investing to help the Seneca Nation of Indians plan for and install broadband fiber throughout the Cattaraugus Territory in western New York. This investment will support a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act designated Opportunity Zone. “President Trump is committed to helping…

EDA: Investment Made to Support Business Development at Blue Lake Rancheria in California

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing in a business incubator that will facilitate $3.15 million in private investment and create at least 34 new jobs at Blue Lake Rancheria in California. “The Trump Administration is continuing to work diligently to help rebuild communities devastated…