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WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $600,000 grant to the Maui Economic Development Board, Inc., in Kīhei, Hawaii, to support advanced manufacturing and increased economic capacity.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the Headwaters Hub, a Tech Hub that serves Montana. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Headwaters Hub, a coalition led by Accelerate Montana, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced more than 12,000 American workers have been trained and placed into jobs through the Good Jobs Challenge. The program, initially funded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s American Rescue Plan, is investing a historic $500 million into high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs across the country. The Good Jobs Challenge (GJC) is the first large-scale worker training program in the history of the Department of Commerce.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary of Economic Development at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited Heartland BioWorks, a Tech Hub that serves Indiana. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Heartland BioWorks, a coalition led by Applied Research Institute, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Eric Smith, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub, a Tech Hub that serves Ohio. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Sustainable Polymers, a coalition led by the Greater Akron Chamber, as a Tech Hub in October 2023.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the Wisconsin Biohealth, a Tech Hub that serves Wisconsin. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Wisconsin Biohealth, a coalition led by BioForward Wisconsin, as a Tech Hub in October 2023.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the NY SMART I-Corridor, a Tech Hub that serves New York. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated NY SMART I-Corridor, a coalition led by the CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the SC Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy (SC Nexus), a Tech Hub that serves South Carolina and Georgia. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated SC Nexus, a coalition led by the South Carolina Department of Commerce, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 

Washington, D.C. —U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has appointed Julie Kitka as the incoming Federal Co-Chair of the Denali Commission. She will join her co-chair from the Alaskan state government, Micaela Fowler.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Maryam Janani-Flores, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited The Bloch Tech Hub, a Tech Hub that serves Illinois. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated The Bloch Tech Hub, a coalition led by Chicago Quantum Exchange, as a Tech Hub in October 2023.