Success Stories (Cont.)

Infrastructure EDA’s Investment in Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Industrial Park An industrial park in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin has created and retained over 1,100 jobs and has spurred $106 million in private investment thanks in part to a $1.87 million EDA infrastructure investment. June 2017
Manufacturing Strong First Year for Foreign-Owned South Carolina Tire Manufacturing Plant In 2014, EDA partnered with South Carolina's Chester County Sewer District through a $2.2 million grant - matched with $1.5 million in local funds - to make sewer infrastructure upgrades needed to serve a new manufacturing plant that became the first North American manufacturing facility for the 10th largest tire company in the world. June 2017
Workforce Development New Job Corps Campus Supports Workforce Training in South Park Downtown Los Angeles When the YWCA of Greater Los Angeles (YWCA GLA) needed to update their Job Corps training facilities and aging technology so that they could continue to adequately train job-seekers, they acquired land downtown to establish a new urban campus. June 2017
Infrastructure $2.5 Million EDA Grant Results in $39 Million in Private Investment and 200 New Jobs in Indiana Due to the severe downturn of the automotive manufacturing sector in 2009, economic development leaders in north central Indiana were looking for ways to help diversify their economy. May 2017
Manufacturing Made in Baltimore: A Renewed Sense of Hometown Pride Small businesses in Baltimore are getting a boost as a result of a $110,000 EDA Local Technical Assistance Program (PDF grant that was awarded in 2016 to help the Baltimore City Department of Planning launch its Made in Baltimore program. May 2017
Small Business Development/RLF Kansas’ Thunder Struck Inc., Expands Thanks to EDA Revolving Loan Fund Program Thunder Struck, Inc. needed a large facility to expand its business – and they found it in Abilene, Kansas, in the former Duckwall-Alco Corporate offices and warehouse. The business started operating at the new location in October 2015. May 2017
Infrastructure Lewiston Regional Airport Industrial Park Brings Businesses and Jobs to Rural Idaho To help diversify its economy and increase job opportunities, Lewiston, Idaho, developed a plan to make its regional airport more attractive to business. April 2017
Infrastructure Port of Bristol Bay Cargo Dock Upgrade Supports U.S. Salmon Exports, Jobs in Alaska To keep up with the growing demand for Alaskan salmon domestically and abroad, local leaders at the Bristol Bay Borough in Naknek, Alaska knew significant improvements needed to be made to the Bristol Bay Borough Cargo Dock. April 2017
Small Business Development/RLF PeopleFund Expansion Empowers Small Businesses to Grow in Texas In order to continue the revitalization of East Austin through their support for entrepreneurs and small businesses, the PeopleFund, a nonprofit lender in Texas, needed to establish a headquarters building in its target market, the heart of Central-East Austin. April 2017
Innovation & Entrepreneurship New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Park is Growing Jobs by Expanding the New Mexico Health-Tech Cluster (Video) EDA’s Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) Program investments in New Mexico State University (NMSU) have helped accelerate development of Arrowhead Park around the growing health-tech cluster. The ultimate goal of the Park is to positively impact the region through improved health for citizens, more effective and efficient healthcare delivery, job and wealth creation, and a trained workforce foundational to a more robust, stable economy. March 2017