Grant

July 20 - 24, 2015

  • $2,017,501 in Economic Adjustment Assistance to the Isothermal Community College/The Trustees of Isothermal Community College, Spindale, North Carolina, to support construction of the Isothermal Comprehensive Applied Sciences and Workforce Development Center on the campus of Isothermal Community College. This new state-of-the-art workforce training facility will house multiple work skills classrooms, including training in the advanced manufacturing and industrial technologies necessary to meet the demands of the region’s emerging industries using advanced industrial technologies. This investment is part of a $6,113,639 project that the grantees estimate will create 594 jobs and leverage $207.5 million in private investment.
  • $1.5 million in Public Works funds to the City of Williamstown, Kentucky, to fund construction of a new water treatment plant to replace an outdated water plant in Williamstown. The new plant will provide sufficient water capacity to serve existing businesses and accommodate new commercial/industrial development and job creation in the region’s growing health care, manufacturing, and professional sectors. This investment is part of a $3.26 million project that the grantee estimates will create 240 jobs, save 181 jobs, and leverage $30.24 million in private investment.