Grant

September 12 - 16, 2016

$3,044,202 in Public Works funds to the City of Fresno, California, to fund construction of critical road and storm drain infrastructure necessary to provide access to an industrial area serving major businesses in Fresno County. The new and improved roadway will enhance the marketability of the San Joaquin Valley region and its assets by enabling existing companies to expand while attracting new industrial development leading to much needed employment opportunities with higher pay for the region’s workforce. This investment is part of a $4,348,860 project that the grantee estimates will create 327 jobs and leverage $35 million in private investment.
$2.785 million in Economic Adjustment assistance to Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Conway, South Carolina, to fund the construction of an Advanced Manufacturing Center to house programs that will provide ongoing industry workforce training. The project will allow the college, which is a significant provider for training in the Grand Strand region, to provide the local area with access to advanced manufacturing training to meet critical workforce development needs and industry demand for skilled workers. This investment is part of an $8.75 million project that the grantee estimates will create 248 jobs, save 40 jobs, and leverage $14 million in private investment.
$2,744,824 in Public Works funds to the City of Hayward, California, to fund installation of a fiber optic network within an industrial work zone to improve high-speed internet access to local business enterprises in the area. The increased efficiency will enable businesses to capitalize on economic opportunities afforded by data and internet driven industries in the Bay Area and lead to more employment opportunities for the region’s workforce. This investment is part of a $5,489,648 project that the grantee estimates will create 147 jobs, save 26 jobs, and leverage $220,000 in private investment.
$1.642 million in Public Works funds to the National Comedy Center, Inc., Jamestown, New York, to support construction and installation of high-technology attraction equipment at the newly renovated National Comedy Center in Jamestown. When completed, the Center will be a tourist destination estimated to attract thousands of visitors a year to the region boosting tourism and bringing much needed jobs and private investment to the region. This investment is part of a $3.284 million project that the grantee estimates will create 184 jobs.
$1,635,740 in Public Works funds to the City of Portageville, Missouri, to fund demolition of the existing wastewater treatment facility and construction of a new wastewater treatment facility necessary to support the retention and expansion of the region’s existing manufacturing businesses. In addition, the improvements will be a catalyst for boosting new commercial and industrial development and job creation in the region. This investment is part of a $4.811 million project that the grantee estimates will create 300 jobs and leverage $55 million in private investment.
$1.5 million in Public Works funds to the Eastern Wyoming Community College District, Torrington, Wyoming, to fund the construction of the Agriculture Technology Education Center (ATEC) which will provide new laboratories for training, education, and foster workforce partnerships to meet the current and future agriculture needs across eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska. This investment is part of a $4,166,667 project.
$1.5 million in Public Works funds to Drexel University and the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to fund infrastructure improvements necessary to reconstruct and reestablish 37th, Warren, and Cuthbert Streets located in the West Philadelphia Promise Zone. The project supports redevelopment of the former University City High School “superblock” to create a new innovation center with large scale offices, commercial, lab, and academic spaces, which will serve as a catalyst for attracting private investment and job creation to the Promise Zone. This investment is part of a $3,394,940 project that the grantees estimate will create 830 jobs and leverage $26 million in private investment.
$1,237,500 in Public Works funds to the City of Sanger, California, to fund installation of a new water storage tank and supporting infrastructure in Sanger. The improvements will provide sufficient water capacity to ensure that local manufacturers have consistent water flow to their facilities enabling them to operate more efficiently and expand, and will accommodate new commercial and industrial development and provide more employment opportunities for the City’s workforce. This investment is part of a $2.475 million project that the grantee estimates will create 115 jobs, save 100 jobs, and leverage $5 million in private investment.
$839,784 in Public Works funds to the City of Oroville, Washington, to fund critical road infrastructure and related appurtenances necessary to provide access to an industrial area in Oroville serving major businesses. The new and improved roadway will enhance the marketability of the region and its assets by enabling existing companies to expand while attracting new industrial development leading to more employment opportunities with higher pay for the region’s workforce. This investment is part of a $1,049,730 project that the grantee estimates will create 20 jobs, save 136 jobs, and leverage $5 million in private investment.
$740,000 in Public Works funds to the Lafourche Parish Government, Thibodaux, Louisiana, to fund construction of a two-lane access road connecting the junction of Louisiana Highway 308 to the South Lafourche Leonard Miller, Jr. Airport in Galliano. The new roadway will improve roadway connections to the Airport and enhance the marketability of the region and its assets by enabling existing companies to expand while attracting new development leading to more employment opportunities with higher pay for the region’s workforce. This investment is part of a $1,174,829 project that the grantee estimates will create 250 jobs.
$720,000 in Public Works funds to the City of Havana, Illinois, to support Phase II expansion of Havana’s Business Park. Phase II includes construction of a new access road and expansion of the existing water and sewer lines to allow expansion of the Park’s existing manufacturing companies and to serve an additional six lots under development in the new industrial site. The improvements will serve as a catalyst for new commercial and industrial development and job creation in the region. This investment is part of a $1.44 million project.
$600,000 in Public Works funds to the East Stroudsburg University, Pennsylvania, to fund the fit-out of the second floor of the East Stroudsburg University Accelerator, which was built in 2010 with EDA assistance. The expanded accelerator will include new offices, conference rooms, an auditorium, and storage space, which will be used to house early and mid-stage entrepreneurs to help them grow and expand. In addition, space will be provided to house the International Innovation Program to stimulate foreign investment in innovation and entrepreneurship at the University. This investment is part of a $1.2 million project that the grantee estimates will create 39 jobs and leverage $520,000 in private investment.
$500,000 in Economic Adjustment assistance to TruFund Financial Services, Inc., New York, New York, to support educational programs targeted towards minority and women owned business enterprises engaged in the construction trades in the New York City metropolitan area. The program provides technical assistance and educational development tools to minority and women owned businesses to support job creation, promote industry networking opportunities, and stimulate economic development in the region. This investment is part of a $1 million project that the grantee estimates will create 99 jobs and leverage $200,000 in private investment.
$490,000 in Economic Adjustment assistance to Mississippi State University, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, to support the Southeast Mississippi Jobs Accelerator program designed to accelerate job growth, support economic development and to attract private investment to new and existing companies in an 18 County Gulf Coast region. The project will focus on developing communities, supporting entrepreneurs, growing companies and expanding industry clusters. This investment is part of a $981,436 project.
$400,000 in Economic Adjustment assistance to the Los Angeles Operation HOPE, Los Angeles, California, to This EDA investment funds the implementation of the HOPE South Carolina Small Business Disaster Recovery Program in the counties of Richland, Sumter, Lexington, and Charleston, which were severely impacted by the 2015 floods. The program will provide economic recovery assistance to over 800 small businesses over a two-year period to help mitigate the effects of the 2015 floods on their businesses, allowing these businesses to grow stronger and to manage future natural disasters more effectively. This investment is part of an $800,000 project.
$150,000 in Economic Adjustment assistance to Strolling of the Heifers, Inc., East Dummerston, Vermont, to provide technical assistance to support enhancing a high performing business outreach center specific to Southern Vermont’s farm and food production clusters. The project will facilitate the reuse of significant research and development resources to provide farm and food entrepreneurs with a more efficient and economical pathway to develop their businesses, thereby creating a more robust and sustained regional economy. This investment is part of a $280,000 project that the grantee estimates will create 270 jobs and leverage $8.1 million in private investment.
$116,667 in Technical Assistance funds to Becker College, Worcester, Massachusetts, to support a development program to identify opportunities to bolster the global competitiveness of the state’s game industry cluster. This will include academic programs that will enhance and foster entrepreneurship, job growth and economic development in the area. This investment is part of a $409,685 project.
$116,667 in Technical Assistance funds to the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, to support the Connecticut Manufacturing Simulation Center which will provide training, education, and foster workforce partnerships to meet the current and future industry needs. The program will provide small and medium sized companies in the region technical assistance resources for computer-based design, testing, and validation that supports new product development, innovation and improving their competitiveness in the global economy. This investment is part of a $302,645 project.
$113,645 in Economic Adjustment assistance to the Regional Planning Commission, New Orleans, Louisiana, to support the continued implementation of the emergency preparedness public-private partnership initiative for the Louisiana parishes of Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany. The initiative provides enhanced disaster resiliency planning, capacity building, and information technology assistance associated with economic recovery efforts to ensure continuity of operations and a more resilient, sustainable economy in the event of future disasters. This investment is part of a $142,056 project.