Success Stories (Cont.)
Archives: Disaster | Economic Development Districts | Infrastructure | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Manufacturing | Small Business Development/RLF | Workforce Development
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Economic Development Districts Georgia - Northeast Georgia Regional CommissionOver its 50-year history, the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission has been able to help diversify and grow the region’s economy by attracting more than $376 million in private sector investment that has helped to create and save more than 3,816 jobs. July 2017 |
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Economic Development Districts Oklahoma - Southern Oklahoma Development Association (SODA)The Southern Oklahoma Development Association (SODA) was one of the first three organizations to be designated by EDA as an Economic Development District. July 2017 |
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Economic Development Districts Impact of the Southeast Wyoming Regional Economic Development DistrictAmong the tools used for economic development in the region, the Southeast Wyoming Economic Development District's (SWEDD) Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (PDF) is certainly one of the most effective tools in terms of providing collaborative planning. June 2017 |
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Economic Development Districts Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District – Mississippi: Designation Date - 6/22/1967As a result of the collaboration fostered through the CEDS process, Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District, over its 50-year history, has been able to help diversify and grow the region’s economy by helping to attract more than $685 million in private sector investment; private investment that has helped to create and save more than 10,624 jobs for local citizens. June 2017 |
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Economic Development Districts, Infrastructure Critical Infrastructure Improvements Help Open New Medical School, Increase Physician Access in Rural ArkansasOver the past 50 years, the Western Arkansas Planning and Development District has experienced multiple successes with the assistance of the Economic Development Administration. June 2017 |
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EDA’s Investment in Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Industrial ParkAn 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 |
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Strong First Year for Foreign-Owned South Carolina Tire Manufacturing PlantIn 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 |
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New Job Corps Campus Supports Workforce Training in South Park Downtown Los AngelesWhen 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 |
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$2.5 Million EDA Grant Results in $39 Million in Private Investment and 200 New Jobs in IndianaDue 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 |
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Made in Baltimore: A Renewed Sense of Hometown PrideSmall 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 |
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