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2014

November

• November 21, 2014 - EDA $700K Grant to City of Cleveland/OneCommunity Lays Groundwork for First Commercially Available 100 Gigabit Fiber Network
• November 14, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Seeks National Partner to Help Lead New Program to Boost Job Talent Development Across America

October

• October 31, 2014 - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Next Phase of Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Initiative
• October 8, 2014 - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces New Members to Serve on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• October 3, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $1.9 Million to Support Advanced Manufacturing in Southern Kansas

September

• September 22, 2014 - U.S. Commerce Department Invests Nearly $1.7 Million to Support Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Rhode Island
• September 22, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $1.2 Million to Promote Exports and Job Creation in North Carolina
• September 22, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million to Promote Trade at the Texas Border
• September 22, 2014 - U.S. Commerce Department Invests $1.5 Million to Support Manufacturing in Northwest Ohio
• September 22, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $3 Million to Support Business Expansion in Newburgh, New York
• September 22, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million to Support Innovation and the Development of a Space Industry Cluster in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas
• September 22, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests More than $2.5 Million to Help Attract Foreign Direct Investment and Retain Jobs in South Carolina
• September 22, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 million to Support Workforce Development in Texas
• September 22, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $1.2 Million Support Tourism and Culinary Industries in Texas
• September 22, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $9 Million to Upgrade Critical Infrastructure and Increase Resiliency in Arkansas
• September 22, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests More than $2.5 Million to Support Small Businesses and Entrepreneurship in Nine States and the District of Columbia
• September 19, 2014 - U.S. Commerce Department Invests $4.6 Million to Build Infrastructure and Support Investment in Oklahoma
• September 19, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.2 Million to Support Entrepreneurs in Pennsylvania
• September 19, 2014 - U.S. Commerce Department Invests Nearly $3.8 Million to Support Economic Diversification in Kentucky
• September 19, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests more than $3.1 Million to Upgrade Critical Infrastructure and Attract Businesses to San Bernardino
• September 19, 2014 - U.S. Commerce Department Invests More Than $1 Million to Upgrade Critical Infrastructure and Create Jobs in Georgia
• September 17, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $800,000 to Support Entrepreneurs and Startups in Southwestern Pennsylvania
• September 17, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $812,834 to Promote Foreign Direct Investment in Maine
• September 12, 2014 - U.S. Commerce Department Invests $1.1 Million to Support Workforce Training in South Carolina
• September 9, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $2.75 Million to Upgrade Critical Infrastructure to Support Business Growth and Tourism in Mississippi
• September 4, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Announces $15 Million Grant Competition to Spur Regional Innovation
• September 3, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $2 Million to Support Entrepreneurs and Startups in South Carolina
• September 2, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $600,000 to Support Advanced Manufacturing in the Medical Device Industry in Pennsylvania

August

• August 27, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million to Support Workforce Development in North Carolina
• August 25, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $1.2 Million in Critical Infrastructure to Support Foreign-Direct Investment in Kentucky
• August 25, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million to Build Critical Infrastructure and Create Jobs in Tennessee
• August 25, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $545,000 to Support Resiliency Efforts in Colorado
• August 14, 2014 - U.S. Commerce Department Invests $2.8 Million to Foster Innovation in Louisiana and Massachusetts
• August 13, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $500,000 to Help Create Promise Zone Plan for Economic Growth in San Antonio, Texas
• August 11, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $200,000 to Support Economic Resiliency in Northern Alabama
• August 11, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $150,000 to Aid Economic Recovery Efforts After Recent Natural Disasters in Washington State

July

• July 28, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million to Boost Business and Tourism Capacity in Northwest Pennsylvania
• July 28, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.1 Million to Support Business Expansion in Westfield, New York
• July 28, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million to Upgrade Critical Infrastructure to Support Manufacturing and Foreign-Direct Investment in Texas
• July 22, 2014 - Commerce Press Release: Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on Administration’s Report on Job-Driven Training
• July 15, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $220,000 to Build Critical Infrastructure to Support Business Expansion in Missouri
• July 8, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests Nearly $180,000 to Support Training Efforts to Increase Exports from Colorado
• July 8, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million to Help Quinault Indian Nation Upgrade Critical Infrastructure
• July 7, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.2 Million to Expand Critical Infrastructure in South Sioux City, Nebraska
• July 7, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million to Boost Commercial Rail Capacity in Indiana
• July 7, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $312,000 to Help Diversify and Grow the Eastern Kentucky Economy
• July 1, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $1 Million to Boost Manufacturing in Central Texas

June

• June 18, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million to Expand Clemson University Incubator
• June 18, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.3 Million to Strengthen Agri-Business and Increase Economic Resilience in North Carolina
• June 18, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.4 Million to Upgrade Critical Infrastructure to Support Manufacturing Growth in Stephens County, Georgia
• June 18, 2014 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Announces Call for New Members to the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• June 17, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $1.3 Million to Support Workforce Development in Massachusetts
• June 13, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests Nearly $400,000 to Build Infrastructure to Support Healthcare in Mississippi
• June 11, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration and Harvard Business School Unveil Brand New U.S. Cluster Mapping and Registry Website
• June 9, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.25 Million to Make Critical Infrastructure Improvements in Owingsville, Kentucky
• June 6, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.7 Million to Develop Critical Infrastructure to Create Jobs in North Carolina
• June 4, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $500,000 to Help Entrepreneurs Grow the Film, Media, and Communications Cluster in New Jersey

May

• May 28, 2014 - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Designation of First 12 Manufacturing Communities Through the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Program
• May 27, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $324,000 to Support Job Creation and Environmentally-Sustainable Manufacturing in Alaska
• May 21, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests Nearly $785,000 to Support Entrepreneurship in California
• May 21, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $500,000 to Re-capitalize Revolving Loan Fund for Small- and Medium-Sized Business in Lane County, Oregon
• May 21, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $209,270 to in Prestonsburg, Kentucky
• May 14, 2014 - Jay Williams Confirmed as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development
• May 13, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $1.5 Million to Upgrade Critical Infrastructure that Supports Job Creation and Industry Growth in North Little Rock, Arkansas
• May 9, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million to Help Expand Oklahoma’s Elk City Industrial Park
• May 8, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million to Increase Capacity at the Port of Nome
• May 8, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million to Support Critical Infrastructure at Port of Port Arthur, Texas
• May 8, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million to Support Job Training Opportunities at Tallahassee Community College
• May 8, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests Nearly $700,000 to Support Workforce Development in Rural Alaska
• May 7, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $500,000 to Re-capitalize Commercial Fishing-Focused Revolving Loan Fund for Southern Maine
• May 6, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $465,000 to Improve Infrastructure to Serve Businesses in Wellsville, New York
• May 1, 2014 - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces New Director for the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• May 1, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $845,000 to Support Workforce Training and Development in Washington State

April

• April 29, 2014 - U.S. Commerce Department Invests $1.2 Million to Upgrade Critical Infrastructure to Spur Job Creation and Industry Growth in Osceola, Arkansas
• April 23, 2014 - U.S. Commerce Department Invests $1.8 Million in Critical Infrastructure Improvements in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
• April 23, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $200,000 to Aid Development of Critical Plans to Grow the Manufacturing, Commercial Fishing, and Tourism Sectors in New Bedford, Massachusetts
• April 22, 2014 - EDA Re-Launches EDA.GOV Website
• April 22, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests Nearly $3 Million to Boost Business Development and Job Growth in Massachusetts
• April 16, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $200,000 to Help Develop Robust Economic Recovery Strategy for Northern Minnesota
• April 15, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $500,000 to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Diversify the Economy in Southern Maine
• April 14, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $800,000 to Expand the Capacity of the Port of Davisville in Rhode Island
• April 8, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.9 Million to Support Waterfront Industries in Belfast, Maine
• April 3, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $355,000 to Support Critical Infrastructure in North Carolina

March

• March 19, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.25 Million to Expand Workforce Training Opportunities in New Braunfels, Texas
• March 5, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $912,000 to Support Critical Infrastructure in South Carolina
• March 5, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $790,000 to Help Grow Agribusiness Cluster in Southern Georgia

February

• February 25, 2014 - U.S. Commerce Department Invests $1.5 Million to Support Green Infrastructure and Job Training in Oregon
• February 12, 2014 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1 Million to Help Build Critical Business Infrastructure in Dillon County, South Carolina
• February 12, 2014 - U.S. Economic Development Administration Invests $400,000 to Help Stimulate Business Development and Job Growth in Zapata County, Texas