Grant
July 15 - 19, 2013
- $2.249 million to the Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, Nevada, to renovate and expand the Applied Industrial Technology Center at the Truckee Meadows Community College in Washoe County. The Center will provide training for workers in the clean energy, advanced mining, materials and manufacturing, and logistics industries. This facility will create opportunities for area workers to attain the upgraded skills necessary to move into new and emerging industries. This investment is part of a $2,811,215 project that the grantee estimates will create 1,600 new jobs.
- $1.859 million to the Central Valley Opportunity Center, Inc., Winston, California, to renovate the Central Valley Opportunity Center, Inc., in Merced County to expand the existing vocational and business training center. The Central Valley Opportunity Center is designed to address economic distress in the area leading to long term economic transformation by focusing on the rural community, and lower-skilled labor force, to create and foster an environment which supports higher-wage, higher-skill jobs in the metal manufacturing and transportation trades industry. This investment is part of a $2,657,029 project that the grantee estimates will create 432 jobs.
- $1,592,959 to the Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, Monticello, Utah, to fund construction of the Canyon Country Discovery Center, a destination tourist site in San Juan County, which is currently home to numerous National and state parks and forests, a Native American Reservation, and other recreational sites. This project will expand the tourism industry, bringing opportunities for employment and job creation to the region. This investment is part of a $3,592,959 project that the grantee estimates will create 23 jobs, save 12 jobs and leverage $2 million in private investment.
- $1.5 million to the Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon, to fund the renovation of an existing building at Linn-Benton Community College and creates the new Advanced Transportation and Technology Center in Linn County. This Center will train technicians in advanced manufacturing as well as in the research, design, building, and operating of high efficiency alternative-fuel vehicles. This investment helps Linn County capitalize on its competitive strengths and boost the region’s economy by creating more jobs in advanced automotive technology. This investment is part of a $3 million project that the grantee estimates will create 203 new jobs and save 200 jobs.
- $579,000 to the City of Bangor, Maine, to fund the renovation of an existing aircraft hangar and construction of an aircraft paint facility at the Bangor International Airport to accommodate mid-sized commercial aircraft and support expansion of existing businesses. The upgraded facilities will help attract more U.S. and foreign contracts and provide opportunities for creation of high-wage aircraft maintenance and repair jobs. This investment is part of a $1.158 million project that the grantee estimates will create 70 jobs and leverage $250,000 in private investment.