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: $800,000 Invested to Establish a Business Incubator in the Town of Tabor City, NC
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 grant to the town of Tabor City, North Carolina, to renovate a historic building for use as a business incubator that will support business growth in the region. “We commend Tabor City on their strategy to help support local entrepreneurs,” said…
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: $1.8 Million Invested to Expand the Peachtree Corners Technology Incubator in Peachtree Corners, GA
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 Peachtree Corners, Georgia, to help expand the Peachtree Corners Technology Incubator in the wake of Hurricane Irma. According to grantee estimates, the project is expected to create 143 jobs, retain…
EDA: $982,800 Invested to Establish Food Entrepreneurship Incubator Facility in Downtown Rochester, NY
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $982,800 grant to the Rochester Downtown Development Corporation of Rochester, New York, to renovate a portion of the Sibley Building for use as a shared-use commercial kitchen that will support local food entrepreneurs. 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: $2 Million Invested to Support Workforce Development in Kannapolis, NC
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Rowan-Cabarrus Community College of Kannapolis, North Carolina, to construct a new Advanced Technology Center (ATC) to serve regional industrial workforce demands for higher-skilled jobs. According to grantee estimates, the project is expected to…
EDA: $1.6 Million Invested to Spur Manufacturing Growth in Houlton, ME
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 Southern Aroostook Development Corporation of Houlton, Maine, to help build an industrial building that will house a manufacturing food-processing plant that will produce dietetically-specific laboratory research mouse feed. According to grantee estimates,…
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…
EDA: $1.5 Million Invested to Support Manufacturing Growth in White Sulphur Springs, WV
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 town of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, to upgrade and improve water infrastructure. According to grantee estimates, the project is expected to create 82 jobs, retain 20 jobs and spur $35.1 million…