• Economic Development Administration Supports Vacant Land Development at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Site in Massachusetts

    Economic Development Administration Supports Vacant Land Development at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Site in Massachusetts

    The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, first opened its doors in 1972.
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    12,000 American Workers Placed into Jobs Through Good Jobs Challenge

    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.
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    Recompete Awards $184 Million in Funding

    EDA names six Recompete Awardees to implement innovative strategies to create good-paying jobs and economic growth, focusing on some of the most economically distressed places in the country.
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December 5, 2024

Economic Development Administration Supports Vacant Land Development at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Site in Massachusetts

The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, first opened its doors in 1972. For nearly 50 years, it provided electricity to communities across New England, including Boston and Providence. Changes in the market, compounded by increased operating expenses, led to its closure in 2019. Today, the plant is being decommissioned, a process that will span the next 30 years.
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Photo of the former Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts, which closed its doors in 2019. EDA funding is supporting efforts to develop more than 1,500 acres of vacant land on the site. (Photo courtesy of Holtec International).
October 15, 2024

EDA’s Good Jobs Challenge Helps Miami Students Design New Careers

Kathleen Finch has always had a knack for design and enjoyed creating clothing and home good items for public consumption.  This led her to many years as a textile designer with a major department store chain. As technology continued to evolve, so too did Kathleen’s interest in applying emerging tech to her creative skills.
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September 10, 2024

EDA Supports Aviation and Aerospace Education on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Pearl River is just a short drive from the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi. Operated by NASA, it is America’s largest and most productive test site for rocket propulsion systems, serving both the nation and the commercial sector. As early as 2005, school officials saw the need to develop a steady pipeline of skilled workers capable of supporting the growing aviation and aerospace fields on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
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Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and other local officials welcomed faculty and students to the new facility in a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 5, 2024

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December 23, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5.5 Million to Support the Agriculture Industry and Provide Electrical Infrastructure Improvements in Kansas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $5.5 million in the state of Kansas to support the agriculture industry and make electrical infrastructure improvements needed to bolster economic opportunity in the region.
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December 23, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.1 Million for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Needed to Support Job Creation in Neah Bay, Washington

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.1 million grant to the Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation in Neah Bay, Washington, for wastewater infrastructure improvements to support job creation.
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December 19, 2024

U.S. Economic Development Administration Reauthorized by Congress for First Time in 20 Years

Washington—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) celebrates its historic reauthorization by Congress, allowing it to continue its legacy of promoting American innovation and competitiveness by providing grants and support to communities across the country. Since 1965, EDA has led some of the nation’s most impactful programs to strengthen public works and infrastructure, job creation and workforce development, disaster recovery, and technology and industry advancement. EDA has not been formally reauthorized since 2004.
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December 5, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.3 Million for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements to Support Industrial Development and Job Growth in Rice Lake, Minnesota

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.3 million grant to the city of Rice Lake, Minnesota, for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements to boost industrial development and job growth in the region.
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November 19, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3.1 Million for Electrical and Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrades to Support Economic Growth in Warren, Rhode Island

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million grant to the town of Warren, Rhode Island, for electrical and wastewater infrastructure upgrades needed to boost economic growth in the region.
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