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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the Tulsa Hub for Equitable & Trustworthy Autonomy (THETA Tech Hub) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated the THETA Tech Hub as a Tech Hub in October 2023. The THETA Tech Hub is a consortium led by the Tulsa Innovation Labs.

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 PROPEL Tech Hub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated the PROPEL Tech Hub as a Tech Hub in October 2023. PROPEL is a consortium led by the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA and serves Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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 Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub in Maine. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated the Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub, a coalition led by the Maine Technology 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 Minnesota MedTech Hub 3.0 (MMT3.0) in Minneapolis. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated MMT3.0, a coalition led by the Minneapolis Saint Paul Economic Development Partnership, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced an update to the FY 2023 EDA Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Program (PWEAA) funding opportunity, including an addendum to provide $5 million for indigenous communities.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $15.7 million in the state of Florida to boost workforce development efforts and make infrastructure improvements to bolster economic opportunity in the region.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $9 million in the state of Kentucky to boost the automotive manufacturing sector and promote small business development in the region.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $5.3 million in the state of Tennessee for water infrastructure improvements needed to boost business expansion and job creation in the region.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $4.7 million in the state of Kentucky to support workforce development and business expansion in the region.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.9 million grant to the Northern Plains Heritage Foundation in Bismarck, North Dakota, for infrastructure improvements to support Bismark’s Riverfront Master Plan.