Grant

July 10 - 14, 2017

  • $800,070 to the Bemidji Regional Airport Authority, the City of Bemidji, and Beltrami County, Minnesota, to support the emerging aviation cluster by expanding critical infrastructure at the Bemidji Regional Airport Authority. The Airport’s existing hangers are at capacity which led to the need for additional hanger space. There is a waiting list for the existing hangers and the demand is only expected to grow as the region’s economy flourishes. The project will increase general aviation activity and improve the connectivity of the region, breaking down geographic barriers for area businesses, which will lead to sustainable economic growth and foster collaboration, innovation and job creation throughout the region. This investment is part of a $1,600,140 project that the grantees estimate will create 17 jobs and leverage $7.5 million in private investment.
  • $351,800 to Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, Mexico, to fund the purchase of critical equipment for two workforce training labs on the Santa Fe Community College campus in North Central New Mexico, which comprises the counties of Colfax, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe and Taos. The two workforce training labs will be the first to serve the entire district with providing rare and unique hands-on training for workers in the fields of automation and microgrid energy distribution systems. This investment will create a research environment in the community to support product development, testing and workforce training, job creation and business attraction in the region. This investment is part of a $703,600 project that the grantee estimates will create 750 jobs.
  • $988,402 to the City of West Monroe, Louisiana, to fund construction of a storm water and drainage system to support the West Monroe Industrial Park in alleviating disruptions to the 47 companies located in the industrial park. Completion of the project will resolve the reoccurring flooding issue in Ouachita Parish and improve economic conditions which will strengthen the Parish’s long-term economy, while also bolstering the region’s resilience.