Grant

July 19 - 26, 2018

  • $1,143,012 in three Public Works projects as follows:
    • $500,000 to the City of Corsicana, Texas, to support sanitary sewer main and lift station improvements for a light industrial park along I-45 in Corsicana, Texas. The park is a prime site for businesses in the regional manufacturing and logistics cluster and with these improvements, the park is expected to accommodate new industrial and distribution/ warehousing facilities. This investment will assist the region with providing new job opportunities to diversify and strengthen the regional economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help leverage $7 million in private investment.
    • $393,812 to the Metropolitan Community College, Omaha, Nebraska, to support the Metropolitan Community College in Omaha with establishing an education and training hub for digital design, prototyping and sustainable technology. The project includes the remodel and retrofit of an existing facility to expand and enhance hands-on, experimental learning, which will result in job opportunities and economic development for the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 450 jobs.
    • $249,200 to Mount Pleasant City, Utah, to support the expansion of an existing airport industrial park in Mount Pleasant, Utah. The improvements include roadway surface upgrades and a culinary waterline and sanitary sewer extension, which will enable companies to expand their existing manufacturing businesses. Completion of the project will support job creation and leverage private investment in the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 100 jobs and leverage $1.15 million in private investment.
  • $861,944 in two Economic Adjustment Assistance projects as follows:
    • $661,944 to the Independent School District No. 1 of Nez Perce County and the Clearwater Economic Development Association, Lewiston, Idaho, to fund the acquisition of equipment and technology to support the career and technical education programs including engineering technology, precision machining, auto mechanics, construction, and health occupations to school districts in Lewiston. The new resources will address the region’s demand for more high-skilled workers, which will result in the creation and retention of jobs. The grantees estimate that this investment will help create 243 jobs, save 144 jobs, and leverage $9.1 million in private investment.
    • $200,000 to the Economic Vitality Corporation of San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo, California, to fund a feasibility study to determine the economic impact of recent severe storms and flooding and the closure of a nuclear power plant in San Luis Obispo County, California. The Disaster Resiliency and Recovery Strategy will provide information that will help the county focus its economic efforts widely and be a roadmap to providing long-term benefits for county residents and businesses, which will strengthen the regional economy.
  • $630,000 in three Partnership Planning projects to support the development and implementation of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) process. The CEDS process is designed to bring together the public and private sectors in the creation of an economic development roadmap to diversify and strengthen the regional economy.