Grant

August 17 - 21, 2015

$1.4 million in Public Works funds to the Hartsville-Trousdale Water and Sewer Utility District/Hartsville-Trousdale County, Tennessee, to fund construction of critical infrastructure improvements to the PowerCom Industrial Center in Hartsville. The improvements will provide sufficient water and sewer capacity to support expansion of existing businesses and accommodate new businesses. This investment is part of a $2.8 million project that the grantees estimate will create 224 jobs, save 13 jobs, and leverage $73,304,040 in private investment.
$204,688 in Local Technical Assistance funds to the International Economic Development Council, Washington, DC, to support the International Economic Development Council in providing training and technical assistance to communities in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas that have been affected by recent natural disasters. The project will help improve economic development programs and services to economically distressed communities in the region. This investment is part of a $255,864 project.