EDA: $7.7 Million Invested to Make Infrastructure Improvements in Greenville, MS Opportunity Zone
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $7.7 million grant to the city of Greenville, Mississippi, to make sanitary sewer infrastructure improvements needed to keep businesses open in the event of future flooding and spur new business growth. The EDA grant, to be located…
EDA: $2 Million Invested to Support Manufacturing Growth Near Opportunity Zone in Fayetteville, 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 the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas, to make roadway infrastructure improvements needed to support expansion efforts of area manufacturers and businesses in the Commerce District Industrial Corridor and improve the area’s resilience against flooding…
EDA: $3 Million Invested to Establish Industrial Workspace in Washougal, WA Opportunity Zone
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 Port of Camas-Washougal, Washougal, Washington, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to establish an industrial workspace for use by local manufacturing firms. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and…
EDA: $1.2 Million Invested to Advance Technical Education Workforce Training Efforts in Eastern Idaho
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the College of Eastern Idaho, Idaho Falls, Idaho, to design and build an 80,000-square-foot career and technical education facility to house workforce training programs focused on the energy, environment, and technology fields. The…
EDA: $16 Million Invested to Support Commercial Fishing Industry in New Bedford, MA Opportunity Zone
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $16 million grant to the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, to make port infrastructure improvements needed to protect commercial fishing businesses from floods and severe weather events. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and…
EDA: $3 Million Invested to Protect Seaport from Flooding Near Gloucester, MA Opportunity Zone
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 city of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to make flood protection improvements needed to protect the city’s vital seaport. The EDA grant, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will be matched…
EDA: $1.7 Million Invested to Boost Capacity of the Port of Epes Industrial Park in Livingston, AL Opportunity Zone
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 University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama, to improve barge access at the Port of Epes Industrial Park. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will be…
EDA: $615,448 Invested to Support Manufacturing and Industrial Growth in Gulf County, FL
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $615,448 grant to Gulf County, Florida, to make critical, disaster resistant infrastructure improvements needed to support manufacturing and industrial growth at the Costin Airport site and along Cessna Drive in Port St. Joe. The EDA grant, to be matched with $153,862 in…
EDA: $399,804 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Boost Capital Investment in Rural Utah Opportunity Zones
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $399,804 grant to the Sorenson Impact Center at the University of Utah and the Utah Association of Counties to create a rural Opportunity Zone and Recovery Playbook that will support local efforts to drive capital investment into Utah communities. This EDA grant,…
EDA: $2.8 Million Invested to Establish Business and Technology North Park in Weatherford, OK
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.8 million grant to the city of Weatherford and the Weatherford Industrial Trust, Weatherford, Oklahoma, to boost manufacturing, energy, industrial, and commercial development by establishing the Weatherford Business and Technology North Park. The EDA grant, to be…