Grant

April 21 - 25, 2014

$1,858,909 in Public Works funds to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Boston, Massachusetts, to support construction of road improvements to serve business and industry located within the Devens Industrial Park. Completion of this project will allow for expansion of two existing bio-manufacturing businesses and location of two new businesses representing the film and motion picture production and automotive parts warehousing and distribution industries. This investment is part of a $3,717,818 project that the grantee estimates will create 460 jobs and leverage $307 million in private investment.
$1,832,250 in Public Works funds to the Findlay Township Municipal Authority and the Allegheny County Airport Authority, Clinton/Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to support construction of phase II water system improvements to serve business and industry located in the Clinton Industrial Park and along Route 30 and Burgettstown Road in Findlay Township. The improvements will complete the Park’s water transmission system, which will provide sufficient water capacity to accommodate new industrial development and job creation in the region. This investment is part of a $3,664,500 project that the grantees estimate will create 5,850 jobs.
$1 million in Public Works funds to New Garden Park, Inc., Worcester, Massachusetts, to support redevelopment of an existing facility for use as the Technology and Idea Development Exchange Center. The Center will be a hub for business incubation, business acceleration, and supportive business services that will create jobs and attract private investment to the Worcester area. This investment is part of a $2 million project that the grantee estimates will create 50 jobs and leverage $1.61 million in private investment.
$800,000 in Public Works funds to the Quonset Development Corporation, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, to support construction of public infrastructure improvements to serve the Port of Davisville at the Quonset Business Park. The improvements will position the Port to accommodate vessel berthing to attract new businesses and will allow expansion of businesses already located in the Park. This investment is part of a $1.6 million project that the grantee estimates will create 93 jobs and leverage $12,107,900 in private investment.
$200,000 in Economic Adjustment assistance to the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission, the Regents of the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, and the Northspan Group Incorporated, Duluth/Saint Louis County, Minnesota, to develop a coordinated economic recovery response to restructuring and loss of 265 jobs at the Boise paper mill plant in International Falls, Minnesota. The response will help the region create a growing, sustainable, diversified economy. This investment is part of a $400,000 project.
$200,000 in Economic Adjustment assistance to the New Bedford Economic Development Council, Inc., New Bedford, Massachusetts, to support development of a strategy and urban renewal plan for New Bedford’s working waterfront. The strategy will focus on advanced port development and redevelopment that will attract new forms of manufacturing to help diversify the region and enhance job creation in the wind power, commercial fishing, and tourism industries. This investment is part of a $400,000 project.