Grant

August 11 - 15, 2014

  • $1,621,345 in Public Works funds to the City of Taunton and the Taunton Development/Mass Development Corporation, Taunton, Massachusetts, to support construction of critical infrastructure improvements to serve the Myles Standish Industrial Park Phase V: Life Science and Technology Campus. The improvements will facilitate the marketability of five buildable sites in the park to accommodate the expansion of existing businesses, startup of new businesses, and allow more diversity and competitiveness in the region’s growing life sciences and bio-tech manufacturing industries. This investment is part of a $4,376,345 project that the grantees estimate will create 587 jobs and leverage $47 million in private investment.
  • $1.2 million in Public Works funds to the Town of Vidalia, Louisiana, to fund the construction of a Technology and Broadband Center in Vidalia. The Center will provide space for business incubation and house the headend and distribution point for fiber optic cable crossing the Mississippi River from Natchez, Mississippi. This project will enable emerging entrepreneurs to compete globally through new export opportunities, create viable employment opportunities and expand the regional economy. This investment is part of a $2,003,400 project.
  • $500,000 in Economic Adjustment assistance to San Antonio for Growth on the Eastside, San Antonio, Texas, to support the development of the Eastside Promise Zone Economic Development Strategy in San Antonio. This project will allow a data-driven framework from which development decisions can be made to help define specific economic development goals, and implement initiatives identified within the plan that will help reduce unemployment and increase wages. This investment is part of a $650,000 project.
  • $150,000 in Economic Adjustment assistance to the Economic Alliance Snohomish County, Everett, Washington, to support the development of an economic redevelopment strategy for the North Stillaguamish Valley area of Snohomish County that suffered considerable economic disruption following flooding and mudslides in early March 2014. Supporting long-term economic recovery, this project will help grow high-skill, higher wage jobs in manufacturing and other sectors. This investment is part of a $200,000 project.