Impact that starts locally and spans nationally (Data for September 2024)
125
Grants Awarded
$228M
Amount Awarded
14,254
Jobs Created or Saved
October 15, 2024

EDA’s Good Jobs Challenge Helps Miami Students Design New Careers

Kathleen Finch has always had a knack for design and enjoyed creating clothing and home good items for public consumption.  This led her to many years as a textile designer with a major department store chain. As technology continued to evolve, so too did Kathleen’s interest in applying emerging tech to her creative skills.
Photo of Kathleen Finch of Miami.
September 10, 2024

EDA Supports Aviation and Aerospace Education on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Pearl River is just a short drive from the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi. Operated by NASA, it is America’s largest and most productive test site for rocket propulsion systems, serving both the nation and the commercial sector. As early as 2005, school officials saw the need to develop a steady pipeline of skilled workers capable of supporting the growing aviation and aerospace fields on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and other local officials welcomed faculty and students to the new facility in a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 5, 2024
August 13, 2024

EDA Helps the Wood Products Industry Branch Out in the Northern Forest

Timber markets are one of America’s most valuable, yet unpredictable, natural resource industries. It is no stranger to volatility, going from boon to bust and back again. As recently as 2019, paper mills and biomass electric plants were closing in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont, a four-state region collectively referred to as the Northern Forest. As the plants continued to close, the demand for wood harvested in the region began to decline.
Old black and white photo of the Great Northern Paper Company opened for business in 1899, employing multiple generations for more than a century. (Photo courtesy of the Maine Historical Society.)
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November 19, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.1 Million for Electrical and Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrades to Support Economic Growth in Warren, Rhode Island

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million grant to the town of Warren, Rhode Island, for electrical and wastewater infrastructure upgrades needed to boost economic growth in the region.
  • Press Release
  • Disaster Recovery
November 18, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Headwaters Hub in Montana

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the Headwaters Hub, a Tech Hub that serves Montana. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Headwaters Hub, a coalition led by Accelerate Montana, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 
  • Press Release
  • Tech Hubs
November 13, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Announces 12,000 American Workers Placed into Jobs Through Biden-Harris Administration’s Good Jobs Challenge

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced more than 12,000 American workers have been trained and placed into jobs through the Good Jobs Challenge. The program, initially funded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s American Rescue Plan, is investing a historic $500 million into high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs across the country. The Good Jobs Challenge (GJC) is the first large-scale worker training program in the history of the Department of Commerce.
  • Press Release
  • American Rescue Plan
November 12, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Heartland BioWorks Tech Hub in Indianapolis, Indiana

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary of Economic Development at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited Heartland BioWorks, a Tech Hub that serves Indiana. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Heartland BioWorks, a coalition led by Applied Research Institute, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 
  • Press Release
  • Tech Hubs
October 28, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub in Akron, Ohio

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Eric Smith, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub, a Tech Hub that serves Ohio. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Sustainable Polymers, a coalition led by the Greater Akron Chamber, as a Tech Hub in October 2023.  
  • Press Release
  • Tech Hubs
October 28, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the Wisconsin Biohealth, a Tech Hub that serves Wisconsin. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Wisconsin Biohealth, a coalition led by BioForward Wisconsin, as a Tech Hub in October 2023.  
  • Press Release
  • Tech Hubs
October 24, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits NY SMART I-Corridor Tech Hub in New York

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the NY SMART I-Corridor, a Tech Hub that serves New York. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated NY SMART I-Corridor, a coalition led by the CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 
  • Press Release
  • Tech Hubs