EDA: $2.5 Million Invested in Support of STEM Workforce Development Near Opportunity Zone in North Little Rock, AR
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to the University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock, Arkansas, to update and expand its STEM-focused facilities in support of modern workforce development in Arkansas. The EDA grant, to be located near…
HUD: Secretary Carson Designates New EnVision Center in Houston, TX
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced the latest HUD EnVision Center designation, located at HUD Gulf Coast Center in Houston, Texas. This Center partners with Adaptive Construction Solutions (ACS) to assist the local community with wrap around services in Houston and the surrounding area. In less than a year,…
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: $350,000 Invested to Establish Forest Operations Training Center Near Opportunity Zone in Flagstaff, AZ
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $350,000 grant to Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, to support the establishment of a workforce development program focused on the forest products industry. This EDA grant will be matched with $87,588 in local investment. “Helping our communities implement workforce development programs to…
EDA: $1.6 Million Invested to Establish Truck Driving Workforce Training Facility in Pensacola, FL
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 District Board of Trustees of Pensacola State College, Pensacola, Florida, to help construct a truck driving training facility that will provide up-to-date instruction, simulation, and on-the-road training for students. The EDA grant,…
EDA: $1.2 Million Invested to Establish Aeronautics Workforce Training Center in Minnesota 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 Carlton County, Minnesota, to establish an aeronautics workforce training center to support the region’s emerging aviation industry. The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will be matched…
EDA: U.S. Department of Commerce Kicks Off STEM Talent Challenge, Strengthening Regional Innovation Economies
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the opening of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) STEM Talent Challenge, which aims to support organizations’ efforts to boost local science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) talent and workforce development models across the nation’s growing innovation economies. The $2 million STEM Talent Challenge will provide funding to…
EDA: $4 Million Invested to Establish Workforce Training Center in Mandan, ND
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, Mandan, North Dakota, to construct a new lineworker training facility in Mandan. The EDA grant will be matched with more than $1 million in local…
EDA: $3 Million Invested to Build Apprenticeship and Industrial Trades Center for Workforce Development in Klamath Falls, OR
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to Klamath Community College, Klamath Falls, Oregon, to build an on-campus Apprenticeship and Industrial Trades Center. The EDA grant, to be matched with $3.4 million in state funding, is expected to create 166 jobs…
EDA: $3.3 Million Invested to Expand Aviation Workforce Training Center at Southern Illinois Airport
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.3 million grant to the Southern Illinois Airport Authority, Carbondale, Illinois, to construct an additional hangar at Southern Illinois Airport to house aerospace-focused workforce training programs. The EDA grant, to be matched with $829,879 in local investment,…