March 31-April 4, 2014

$355,500 in Public Works funds to the Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority, Elkin, North Carolina, to fund critical water and sewer infrastructure improvements for the Elkin Corporate Park, a regional industrial park in Surry County. In addition to mitigating environmental impacts, these improvements are needed to increase regional economic resilience through diversification, support green industry, strengthen the emerging automotive cluster, and facilitate the creation of higher paying jobs. This investment is part of a $1.867 million project that the grantee estimates will create 260 jobs and leverage $83 million in private investment.