EDA: $1.5 Million Invested to Make Critical Infrastructure Improvements in Artesia, NM
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 Artesia, New Mexico, to support business location and expansion plans by making critical infrastructure improvements to the city’s industrial park. The EDA grant will be matched with $1.5 million in…
EDA: $1.2 Million Invested to Construct Rail Spur to Serve Industrial Park in Corsicana, TX Opportunity Zone
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 city of Corsicana, Texas, to construct an industrial rail spur to serve the Highway 31 Industrial Park. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will be…
EDA: $1 Million Invested to Upgrade Infrastructure and Boost Business Development in Las Cruces, NM Opportunity Zone
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 Regents of New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, to make critical infrastructure improvements at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Park. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and…
EDA: $2.45 Million Invested to Improve Stormwater Infrastructure in Support of Business Growth in Atlantic City, NJ
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.45 million grant to Atlantic City, New Jersey, to make stormwater infrastructure improvements needed to protect downtown businesses from flooding and facilitate the location of new businesses, including major medical and energy enterprises. The EDA grant, to…
EDA: Over $82 Million in CARES Act Funding Invested to Support Recovery from Coronavirus Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development (EDA) administration has awarded over $10 Million in CARES Act Funding to support economic development and economic recovery in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Investments include: August 28, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $13 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Funds to Help Small…
EDA: $1.2 Million Invested to Establish New Business Park in Richfield, NY
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 County of Otsego Industrial Development Agency, Oneonta, New York, to establish the Richfield Springs Eco-Industrial Business Park. The EDA grant, to be matched with $325,000 in state funds and $875,000 in local…
HUD: New Report Shows Opportunity Zones on Track to Lift One Million Americans Out of Poverty
Poverty rate to be reduced by 11% in Opportunity Zones through billions in investment and new job opportunities The White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) yesterday delivered a Progress Report on President Trump’s Opportunity Zones initiative to White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council Chairman Ben Carson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development….
EDA: Over $54 Million in CARES Act Funding Invested to Support Recovery from Coronavirus Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development (EDA) administration has awarded over $10 Million in CARES Act Funding to support economic development and economic recovery in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Investments include: August 21, 2020 – U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $17.8 Million in CARES Act Funding to Capitalize Revolving Loan Funds to Help Small…
EDA: $3.5 Million Invested in Disaster Resilient Infrastructure to Boost Tech-based Economic Development in Ruston, LA
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.5 million grant to the city of Ruston, Louisiana, to make disaster resilient infrastructure improvements needed to advance Ruston as a hub for technology-based economic development. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs…
EDA: $3 Million Invested to Establish a New Manufacturing Industrial Park in Woodland, WA
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 Woodland, Woodland, Washington, to support the full infrastructure buildout of the Rose Way Industrial Park to serve light-manufacturing industries in the region. The EDA grant, to be matched with $1.5…