Grant

May 27-June 6, 2014

  • $1,758,150 in Public Works funds to the City of Clinton, North Carolina, to construct water and sewer infrastructure for a new cellulosic biofuel plant in the City of Clinton. This project will utilize energy grasses to be grown by local farmers and produce up-to-20 million gallons per year of ethanol and bio-based chemicals, which will reduce levels of greenhouse emissions. This investment is part of a $3,516,300 project that the grantee estimates will create 65 jobs and leverage $90 million in private investment.
  • $520,000 in Public Works funds to Johnson County, North Carolina, to construct critical improvements to the Johnston County Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant to provide the additional capacity necessary to support the rapid expansion of the region’s biotech/ pharmaceutical manufacturing cluster. The expansion will also allow for the cluster to attract additional SMEs who are part of the cluster’s supply chain. This investment is part of a $1,041,800 project that the grantee estimates will create 110 jobs and leverage $102 million in private investment.
  • $500,000 in Economic Adjustment funds to the New Jersey City University and Rising Tide Capital, Inc., Jersey City, New Jersey, to support the “Start, Sustain, and Expand” program, which will provide business development services to approximately 210 entrepreneurs in Hudson County’s film, media, and communications clusters. The investment will recruit, train, and develop entrepreneurs, and provide opportunities for creation of jobs and expansion of businesses that will diversify and grow the regional economy. This investment is part of a $1 million project.
  • $426,945 in Public Works funds to the Town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina, to construct water and wastewater infrastructure necessary to serve the new Appalachian Regional Healthcare System (ARHS) facility to be located in the Town of Blowing Rock. This project, in the High Country of North Carolina, partners ARHS and Appalachian State University’s College of Health Sciences to enhance health care sciences career development and to advance workforce skills. This investment is part of a $1,170,990 project that the grantee estimates will create 110 jobs, save 59 jobs, and leverage more than $20 million in private investment.
  • $324,000 in Economic Adjustment funds to the Gulkana Village Council, Gakona, Alaska, to support the acquisition and installation of a compressed biomass brick press in Gakona. The new equipment will increase the operating capacity and productivity of a compressed wood pellet plant. This project increases the availability of sustainable energy, which in turn supports the re-opening of an idle manufacturing facility, which will increase long-term regional competitiveness and economic diversification. This investment is part of a $324,000 project that the grantee estimates will create 75 jobs.