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 | Hutchinson, Kan. (August 25, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez tours the EDA-funded Salt City Business Park in Hutchinson, Kansas; home to Siemens' nacelle manufacturing plant. Fernandez visited the region to discuss alternative energy strategies with local officials and announce a $2.4 million grant to Newton, Kansas. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
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 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa (August 18, 2010) – EDA Denver Regional Office's Mary Kathryn Alspach and Cindy Edwards participate in the ribbon-cutting of the EDA-funded Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Biddeford, Maine (August 16, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez participates in a roundtable discussion with U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and local Biddeford, Maine business and community leaders to discuss regional economic development issues. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Tampa, Fla. (August 5, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez joins Richard Wainio, Port of Tampa, Florida's Director and CEO for the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Port of Tampa's newly renovated Berth 230, which was supported by EDA Recovery Act funds.(Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Atlanta, Ga. (July 15, 2010) – Commerce Secretary Locke meets with EDA's Atlanta Regional Office while in town for the Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship’s Innovation Forum held at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Photo taken by: Asa Williams |
 | Washington, DC (July 14, 2010) – Bryan Borlik, EDA Director of Trade Adjustment Assistance, participates in a Congressional briefing on EDA’s Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) program. The briefing was jointly hosted by the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees. The TAAF program supports a national network of eleven Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers (TAACs) to help strengthen the competitiveness of American companies that have lost domestic sales and employment because of increased imports of similar goods and services. Click Here for more information on the TAAF program. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Ft. Collins, Colo. (July 12, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez partcipates in U.S. Representative Betsy Markey's Innovation Summit at Colorado State University. |
 | Los Angeles, Calif. (July 8, 2010) – Esther Lee, Director of the Commerce Dept's Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship participates in a panel discussion at the DOC University Innovation Forum at the Univ of Southern California led by Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer of the United States. Photo Credit: Steve Cohn/ Steve Cohn Photography |
 | Danville, Va. (June 28, 2010) – Rick Siger, Department of Commerce Senior Adviser and Deputy Chief of Staff (bottom row, far left) joins Congressman Tom Perriello (bottom row, middle) for the groundbreaking and $2.27 million EDA grant announcement for the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Authority to expand the Cane Creek Center industrial park. Photo courtesy of Corrie Teague, City of Danville, Office of Economic Development(Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Brooklyn, N.Y. (June 23, 2010) – Deputy Assistant Secretary McGowan tours the Brooklyn Navy Yard after announcing a $2.5 million EDA grant to renovate a Navy Yard building for use by green manufacturers. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | New York, N.Y. (June 22, 2010) – Deputy Assistant Secretary McGowan leads a roundtable discussion at Operation Hope, Inc., which received EDA technical assistance funding in January of this year. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Gainesville, Fla. (June 14, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez participates in the groundbreaking of the EDA-funded University of Florida Gainesville's Innovation Hub in Gainesville, Florida. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Orlando, Fla. (June 4, 2010) – Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development John Fernandez (middle), along with Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke (right) and Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida (left), listen to presentations from business and community leaders during a town hall meeting at the Orlando Airport Hyatt Hotel as part of the Presidential Task Force on Space Industry Work Force and Economic Development. The task force heard from local leaders about ways to strengthen the work force as NASA moves toward retirement of the Space Shuttle Program. The task force is a $40 million, multi-agency initiative for regional and economic growth to assist the Space Coast as the country’s space exploration efforts expand and transform. Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Wilmington, Del. (June 4, 2010) – Deputy Assistant Secretary McGowan joins Governor Jack Markell for the second annual Governor's Entrepreneurial Business Conference. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Little Rock, Ark. (May 28, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez joins President Clinton for the groundbreaking of the EDA-funded Old Rock Island Railroad Bridge at the Clinton Center. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Orlando, Fla. (May 27, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez tours the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute at Lake Nona with Scientific Director Dr. Daniel Kelly. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, DC (May 26, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez Testifies Before U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Recovery Act. |
 | Washington, D.C. (May 18, 2010) – Assistant Secretary of Commerce Fernandez testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the "Federal Response to the Oil Spill in the Gulf Coast". View Webcast (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, D.C. (May 18, 2010) – Deputy Assistant Secretary McGowan participates in the "Auto Communities and the Next Economy" conference sponsored by the White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers and Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. |
 | Dubuque, Iowa (May 10, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez presents a $1.5 million grant to Mayor of Dubuque, Iowa Roy Buol to construct a multi-level parking garage which will service IBM’s Global Technology Services facility recently located in Dubuque. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Vermont (May 5, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez announces $11.2 million Vermont grant to improve electrical distribution network and promote broadband and Smart Grid connectivity in the Northeast Kingdome. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Hermitage, PA (April 28, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez, second from left, participates in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Technology Center of Excellence at the Lindpoint Innovative Business Campus in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. The Technology Center of Excellence project exemplifies the focus on collaboration, region strategies, and innovation that the Obama administration is advancing to build a stronger, sustainable nation economy. Also pictured are EDA Philadelphia Regional Office Director Willie Taylor, third from left, and Youngstown, Ohio Mayor Jay Williams, fourth from left. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Newark, DE (April 23, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez delivers the keynote address at the University of Delaware President’s Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship. (Click on Photo for larger image) (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, DC (April 21, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez addresses Regional Innovation Clusters at the Technology Transfer Society's Washington, DC Chapter meeting. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Alexandria, Va. (April 19, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez joins Commerce Secretary Locke as he Addresses Economic Development Professionals at the International Economic Development Council’s (IEDC) Federal Economic Development Forum. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Bethlehem, Pa. (April 15, 2010) – Deputy Assistant Secretary McGowan joins Vice President Joe Biden for the groundbreaking of Ben Franklin TechVentures, a business incubator funded by the EDA Recovery Act . (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Bethlehem, Pa. (April 15, 2010) – Deputy Secretary of Commerce Dennis Hightower joins EDA for the groundbreaking of the Ben Franklin TechVentures business incubator in Pennsylvania. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | New Orleans, La. (April 13, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez presents a $3 million EDA grant to Tulane University to establish the RiverSphere Center of Excellence for Sustainable Energy Systems business incubator. The facility will promote development, testing, demonstration and commercialization of renewable “green” energy resources including hydrokinetic power from the Mississippi River. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Newark, Calif. (April 9, 2010) – Deputy Assistant Secretary McGowan presents a $333,000 EDA grant to the city of Fremont, California for a comprehensive recovery strategy in the wake of the NUMMI automobile plant closure during the ITA's Manufacturing, Exports and Job Creation in the New Economy Forum. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Iowa City, Iowa (April 9, 2010) – Secretary Gary Locke today announced $30 million in EDA grants in the State of Iowa to assist economic development efforts and help in the ongoing recovery after the 2008 floods. View News Footage (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | San Antonio, Texas (March 31, 2010) – EDA’s Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms (TAAF) program, led by Program Director Bryan Borlik (upper right), held a Best Practices Conference at the University of Texas at San Antonio on March 30 - April 1, 2010. The program supports a national network of eleven Trade Adjustment Assistance Centers (TAACs) to help strengthen the competitiveness of American companies that have lost domestic sales and employment because of increased imports of similar goods and services. |
 | Flint, Mich. (March 31, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez participates in a roundtable discussion with City of Flint Mayor Dayne Walling at Kettering University. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Detroit, Mich. (March 30, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez participates in a roundtable discussion with local leaders at Detroit's TechTown research and technology park. Pictured (L-R): Barry Johnson, EDA Senior Advisor and Director of Strategic Initiatives; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development John Fernandez; Randal Charlton, Executive Director, TechTown. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Philadelphia, Pa. (March 23, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter lead an economic development roundtable discussion with local leaders at the EDA Philadelphia Regional Conference. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Camden, N.J. (March 23, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez visits Respond, Inc., an EDA-funded workforce development center in Camden. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, DC (March 10, 2010) – Assistant Secretary Fernandez testifies before the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on EDA’s 2011 Budget. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Martinsville, Va. (February 26, 2010) – Assistant Secretary John Fernandez participates in an economic development roundtable discussion hosted by U.S. Representative Tom Perriello. Pictured (L-R): Former Virginia Governor Gerald Baliles; Assistant Secretary John Fernandez; Ron Bloom, President Obama’s Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, DC (February 25, 2010) – Assistant Secretary John Fernandez testifies on EDA reauthorization before the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Emergency Management, and Public Buildings. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, DC (February 25, 2010) – Assistant Secretary John Fernandez participates in a National Academy of Sciences’ panel entitled "Clustering for Growth - the Administration's New Initiative". (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Moraine, Ohio (February 24, 2010) – Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian McGowan meets with Ed Montgomery, Executive Director of the White House Council on Automotive Communities and Workers, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, and City of Moraine, Ohio officials to discuss recovery of the automotive community. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, DC (February 23 , 2010) – Assistant Secretary John Fernandez testifies before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure regarding progress on implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, DC (February 23, 2010) – Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian McGowan addresses EDA’s strategic priorities at the National Association of Regional Councils’ 2010 National Conference of Regions. NARC advocates for and provides services to its member councils of government and metropolitan planning organizations. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Nashwauk, Minn. (February 19, 2010) – Assistant Secretary John Fernandez and Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee James Oberstar present a $1.4 million EDA grant check to the city of Nashwauk, Minnesota to build infrastructure to serve the new Essar Steel Minnesota plant. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | St. Louis, MO (February 18, 2010) – Assist Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development John Fernandez & White House Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers Dr. Edward Montgomery Promote Collaborative Efforts to Spur Economic Growth in St. Louis Region After Chrysler Plant Closure. EDA Announces $1.5 Million Grant for Strategic Plan for Reuse of the Facility in Fenton. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Philadelphia, Pa. (February 3, 2010) – U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Dennis F. Hightower joins EDA and other Mid-Atlantic regional representatives at the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia’s “Preparing for the Rebound: Strategies for Success in the Global Markets” conference. Pictured (L-R): Anthony Bartolomeo, Chairman, World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia; Dr. George Tsetsekos, Dean, Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business; Honorable Dennis F. Hightower, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce; Linda Mysliwy Conlin, President, World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia; Willie C. Taylor, Philadelphia Regional Director, EDA; Tony Ceballos, Director, Philadelphia U.S. Export Assistance Center, U.S. Commercial Service, US Dept. of Commerce; Joseph Hanley, Director, US Commercial Service Mid-Atlantic Network, US Dept. of Commerce. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Assistant Secretary John Fernandez and U.S. Representative Suzanne Kosmas receive a briefing on the work of the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) College of Optics & Photonics (CREOL) following an economic development roundtable discussion held with regional economic development and business leaders. A $1.5 million EDA grant to the University of Central Florida helped to build the CREOL facility housing the lab being toured. Pictured (L-R): John Fernandez, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; Suzanne Kosmas, U.S. Representative (FL-24); Peter J. Delfyett, Ph. D., University Trustee Chair Professor of Optics, ECE & Physics. UCF Today article. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Titusville, Fla. (January 28, 2010) – Assistant Secretary John Fernandez and U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas participate in a roundtable discussion with regional economic development and business leaders to discuss potential solutions to minimize job losses from the impending spaceflight gap in Brevard County, Florida. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | St. Louis, Mo. (December 18, 2009) – St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay listens as Commerce Secretary Gary Locke discusses how EDA grant to reconstruct the St. Louis Municipal Terminal’s South Dock will save existing jobs, create new ones, and strengthen the region’s connection to the global marketplace. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Pella, Iowa (December 16, 2009) – Bryan Borlik, Director of EDA’s Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program (center) and David Ross, International Trade Counsel, Senate Finance Committee (right), tour Precision Pulley & Idler – a client of the Trade Adjustment for Firms Program – with the company’s Chief Engineer, Tim Wolf (left). (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | San Jose, Calif. (December 10, 2009) – Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian McGowan presents the 2009 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Community and Faith-Based Social Entrepreneurship to the Center for Employment Training. Pictured (L-R): Ed Ramirez, CET Alumni and Board Member; Hermelinda Sapien, CET President/CEO; Asbjorn Osland, CET Board Vice Chair; Dianne Church, EDA Northern and Coastal California Economic Development Representative; Brian McGowan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Indianapolis, Ind. (December 10, 2009) – Assistant Secretary John Fernandez outlines his strategic priorities for EDA in remarks before the Indiana Economic Development Association annual meeting. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | December 9, 2009 – Assistant Secretary Fernandez testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on how EDA works with science and technology parks to promote innovation and entrepreneurship to create jobs. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Saginaw, Mich. (December 7, 2009) – Senior Advisor and Director of Outreach Angela Martinez and U.S. Representative Dave Camp present the 2009 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Excellence in Environmental or Energy Economic Development to Saginaw Future, Inc., the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and the Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce. (L-R): Angela Martinez, Senior Advisor and Director of Outreach, Economic Development Administration; U.S. Representative Dave Camp; JoAnn Crary, President, Saginaw Future, Inc.; Doug Parks, Senior Vice President Business Development & Attraction, Michigan Economic Development Corporation; Bob VanDeventer, President and CEO, Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | St. Louis, Mo. (November 20, 2009) – Assistant Secretary John Fernandez presents a $250,000 Performance Award to St. Patrick Center for outstanding project implementation and outcomes related to EDA’s investment in the BEGIN New Venture Center small business incubator. The award will fund the new Culinary Suite and provide enhanced educational and professional training in various sectors for incubator companies. St. Patrick Center anticipates that by 2011, 22 incubator companies will be working within the New Venture Center, with annualized revenues of $1.9 million and 44 employees, many of whom will be former St. Patrick Center clients. Picture (L-R): EDA Assistant Secretary John Fernandez; Dan Buck, CEO, St. Patrick Center; St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Aurora, Colo. (November 17, 2009) – During a visit to the Colorado Bioscience Park Center, Assistant Secretary John Fernandez (center right) and Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian McGowan (center left) received a briefing from Dr. Ivan Vesely, founder and chief scientific officer, of ValveXchange, Inc. The company, which started its operations in an incubator office/lab suite at Fitzsimons, hopes to bring its new heart valve replacement technology into the marketplace by 2013. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Denver, Colo. (November 17, 2009) – Assistant Secretary John Fernandez and Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian McGowan visit with EDA Denver Regional Office staff to discuss their priorities and goals for the bureau. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Austin, Texas (November 16, 2009) – Assistant Secretary John Fernandez and Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian McGowan visit with EDA Austin Regional Office staff to discuss their priorities and goals for the bureau. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Chemung County, N.Y. – Construction has begun at the EDA-funded project site along Interstate 86. EDA recently invested $1.454 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to Chemung County Industrial Development Association and Chemung County, New York for the construction of infrastructure to service undeveloped industrial-zoned land along the Interstate 86 corridor in Chemung County. The construction will allow business development and the creation of much-needed higher-wage jobs. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Rochester, N.Y. (November 9, 2009) – EDA Senior Advisor and Director of Strategic Initiatives Barry Johnson presents a $500,000 grant to the Rochester Institute of Technology Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies to fund development of a Knowledge Clearinghouse and Innovation Test Bed to provide knowledge and innovation support to smaller companies so they can expand their markets. EDA also presented RIT with the 2009 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for University-led Strategies. (L-R): EDA Senior Advisor and Director of Strategic Initiatives Barry Johnson; Assistant Provost and Director of CIMS Dr. Nabil Nasr; RIT President Dr. William Destler. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Baton Rouge, La. (November 4, 2009) – EDA Senior Advisor and Director of Strategic Initiatives Barry Johnson presents the 2009 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Rural Economic Development to Louisiana State University’s Louisiana Business & Technology Center. (L-R): LSU E. J. Ourso College Dean Eli Jones; EDA Senior Advisor and Director of Strategic Initiatives Barry Johnson; LBTC Executive Director Charles D’Agostino; LSU System President John Lombardi. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, D.C. (October 29, 2009) – Director of Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Bryan Borlik participates in the panel discussion “The Role of Universities in the Innovation Economy: Transformational or Incremental?” at a meeting of the Council on Governmental Relations. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Morgantown, West Virginia (October 22, 2009) – EDA’s Dr. William P. Kittredge (right) and Dr. Jerry Conover of the Indiana Business Research Center (left) confer at EDA’s 1st Annual Economic Development Research Symposium, “Charting the Course for Regional Development.” Dr. Conover leads a team of researchers who have developed an innovation index that practitioners and policy makers can utilize to assess the innovation potential of their region. Links to presentations from the symposium can be accessed at: http://www.rri.wvu.edu/EDA/EDApresentations.html . (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, D.C. (October 20, 2009) – Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Deputy Commerce Secretary Dennis Hightower present the 2009 Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award to Jack Price of EDA’s Chicago Regional Office for his outstanding work in helping Wisconsin communities rebound economically following 2008 flood events. Pictured (L-R): U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Dennis Hightower; U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke; Jack Price, EDA Area Director for Michigan and Wisconsin Jack Price; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development John Fernandez. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Atlanta, Georgia (October 20, 2009) – Assistant Secretary John Fernandez (center left) and Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian McGowan (center right) visit with EDA Atlanta Regional Office Director Phil Paradice (fourth from left) and EDA Atlanta Regional Office staff to discuss their priorities and goals for the bureau. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (October 16, 2009) – Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian McGowan (center) and Confidential Assistant Darryl Scott (third from right) visit with Philadelphia Regional Office Director Willie C. Taylor (left) and Philadelphia Regional Office staff following a discussion on the administration’s priorities and goals for EDA. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Akron, Ohio (October 9, 2009) – EDA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Executive Secretariat and External Affairs Dennis Alvord presents the 2009 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Excellence in Urban or Suburban Economic Development to JumpStart, Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Anaheim, California (October 8, 2009) – U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Brian McGowan presented a $7.2 million EDA grant to the city of Anaheim, Calif., to create jobs in the Anaheim Canyon Corridor by helping to design and build a pedestrian connection to link the area directly to the Anaheim Metrolink Station via East La Palma Avenue. The improvements will ease pedestrian access to the new Kaiser Permanente hospital complex and the Pacificenter retail center and will help open new industrial sites to create a viable transit-oriented industrial and retail district. Pictured (L-R): Todd Ament, President & CEO, Anaheim Chamber of Commerce; Harry Sidhu, City of Anaheim Council Member; Brian McGowan, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; Curt Pringle, Mayor, City of Anaheim; Lucille Kring, City of Anaheim Council Member; Edward Ellison, MD, Area Medical Director for Kaiser Permanente; Kate Klimow, Vice President of Government and Community Affairs for the Orange County Business Council. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Reno, Nevada (October 6, 2009) – Assistant Secretary for Economic Development John Fernandez delivers the keynote address at the 2009 International Economic Development Council Annual Conference. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Seattle, Washington (October 5, 2009) – Assistant Secretary John Fernandez and Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian McGowan (center) visit with Seattle Regional Office Director A. Leonard Smith (left) and Seattle Regional Office staff to discuss their priorities and goals for EDA (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Renton, Washington (October 5, 2009) – Assistant Secretary for Economic Development John R. Fernandez and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development Brian P. McGowan tour “The Landing” in Renton, Washington to see how a $2 million EDA grant to the city is helping to diversify the regional economy and create new jobs following the closure of a major Boeing production facility. The project was completed in February 2009 and the city of Renton estimates that the project will help create 1,750 jobs and generate $300 million in private investment. Earlier in the day, Fernandez and McGowan met with staff of EDA’s Seattle Regional Office to discuss their goals and priorities for the bureau. Pictured (L-R): Suzanne Dale Estey, Director of Economic Development, City of Renton; Alexander Pietsch, Community and Economic Development Administrator, City of Renton; John R. Fernandez, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; Jacob Macias, EDA Economic Development Representative for Washington and Arizona; Brian P. McGowan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, and A. Leonard Smith, Regional Director, EDA Seattle Regional Office. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Bethlehem, Pa. (September 25, 2009) – Commerce Secretary Locke, White House Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, and Assistant Secretary for Economic Development John Fernandez, announced a $6 million EDA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant to Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania to help build a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certified addition to the existing Ben Franklin TechVentures business incubator facility at Lehigh University’s Mountaintop Campus. As of September 25, 2009, EDA obligated all $147 million in Recovery Act project funds-one full year ahead of the funding expiration. Pictured (L-R): Top row: R. Chadwick Paul, President and CEO, BFTP/NEA; Gary Locke, U.S. Secretary of Commerce; Aneesh Chopra, White House Chief Technology Officer. Bottom row: Willie Taylor, Philadelphia Regional Director, EDA; John Fernandez, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. (Click on Photo for larger image) Photograph by: Kenny EK |
 | Pulaski, Ark. (September 2, 2009) – EDA Austin Regional Office Operations Director, Camille Osborne, and U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln participate in the grand opening of the Pulaski Aerospace Technology Center. In 2008, EDA awarded the city of North Little Rock and Pulaski Technical College a $1 million grant to help build the Aviation Technology Center at the North Little Rock Airport. The aircraft hangar-style facility encompasses classrooms, laboratories and support services for Pulaski Technical College. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Concord, N.C. (August 25, 2009) – EDA Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer Sandra R. Walters and U.S. Representative Larry Kissell present the EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Excellence in Economic Diversification Strategies to the city of Kannapolis, N.C. Pictured (L-R): Robert Misenheimer, Mayor of Kannapolis; U.S. Representative Larry Kissell; EDA Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer Sandra R. Walters. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Blacksburg, Va. (August 10, 2009) – EDA Acting Director of Public Affairs Bryan Borlik and U.S. Representative Rick Boucher present a $1.9 million EDA grant check to the Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc., and the town of Blacksburg, Va., to help expand the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. The project is expected to create 2,000 jobs and generate $140 million in private investment, according to grantee estimates. Picture (L-R): Joe W. Meredith, President, Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.; EDA Acting Director of Public Affairs Bryan Borlik; U.S. Representative Rick Boucher; Raymond D. Smoot, COO, Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, DC (June 26, 2009) – Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Dennis Alvord and District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the re-opening of Eastern Market. In 2008, EDA invested $2 million in the Government of the District of Columbia to support the restoration and improvement of the historic, fire-damaged Eastern Market building. Photo taken by Vikrum D. Aiyer (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, DC (June 26, 2009) – Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Dennis Alvord participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the re-opening of Eastern Market. In 2008, EDA invested $2 million in the Government of the District of Columbia to support the restoration and improvement of the historic, fire-damaged Eastern Market building. Pictured (L-R): Eleanor Holmes Norton, Delegate for the District of Columbia and Chairwoman of House Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Dennis Alvord, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Blackshear, Georgia (May 27, 2009) – EDA Atlanta Regional Office Director Phil Paradice (5th from left) and U.S. Congressman Jack Kingston (7th from left) present a $750,000 EDA investment check to the City of Blackshear and the Pierce County Industrial Development and Building Authority to support water and sewer improvements to serve two existing businesses and one new industry. A recent fire at the park destroyed a business and raised the awareness of fire suppression needs at the Park to retain tenants and make it marketable to new tenants. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, DC (May 21, 2009) – EDA Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer Sandra R. Walters and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer Dennis Alvord testify on EDA reauthorization before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works [Click here for a copy of the testimony] (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2009) – Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Dennis Alvord delivers opening statement on the status of the implementation of EDA’s funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Secretary Locke Announces $5.25 Million Investment in Arkansas Job Creation, Economic Development Little Rock, Ark. (April 17) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, on his first official trip since taking office, presented $5.25 million in Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to create jobs and strengthen the Arkansas economy in the wake of the severe storms, flooding and tornados that occurred in 2008. Locke was joined by Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe and Sen. Mark Pryor. "The Obama Administration is committed to creating jobs, encouraging innovation and improving our nation’s competitiveness,” Locke said. ( Remarks ). U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke with Arkansas State University delegation: (from left) President and CEO of Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce Mark Young, director of Arkansas Biosciences Institute Dr. Carole Cramer, Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin, Commercial Innovation Director at ABI Dr. David Radin, executive director for the Delta Center for Economic Development Alan McVey, Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, ASU Chancellor Robert L. Potts, dean of ASU College of Business Dr. Len Frey. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, DC (March 25, 2009) – EDA Program Analyst Maureen Klovers graduates from the Presidential Management Fellows Program. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Alexandria, VA (March 17, 2009) – EDA Acting Director of Public Affairs Bryan Borlik delivers remarks during a “Dialogue with Federal Agencies” town hall session at the 2009 IEDC Federal Economic Development Forum. Pictured (L-R): Mark Troppe, Manager of Strategic Partnerships, NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership; Bryan Borlik, Acting Director of Public Affairs, Economic Development Administration; James C. Alsop, Acting Administrator, USDA Rural Housing Service. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | Washington, DC (March 10, 2009) – EDA Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer Sandra R. Walters and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer Dennis Alvord testify on EDA reauthorization before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (Click on Photo for larger image) Click here for a copy of the testimony . |
 | Washington, DC (March 3, 2009) – Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer Dennis Alvord presents at the 2009 NADO Washington Policy Conference. He spoke to regional development professionals, local elected officials and economic development stakeholders about EDA’s programs and funding. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
 | 2009 Engineer of the Year in Government, Georgia: EDA is pleased to announce that Don Huff of EDA’s Atlanta Regional Office has been selected as the 2009 Engineer of the Year in Government in Georgia. The Georgia Engineering Alliance and the Engineer Week Committee will recognize Don for his work in government for engineering and in the community at ceremonies in late February 2009. Among the many aspects of Don's commitment to the engineering profession is his service for the last five years as chairman of a committee that plans an annual engineering camp held at Georgia Tech. This camp connects young people interested in an engineering career with engineering professionals and real world experiences. EDA proudly congratulates Don for this well deserved recognition. (Click on Photo for larger image) |
