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September 30, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3 Million for Water Infrastructure Improvements to Support Business Development in Greene County, Indiana

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to Greene County, Indiana, for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements to support business development in a region impacted by changes in the coal economy.
  • Press Release
  • Assistance to Coal Communities
September 30, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.6 Million for Roadway and Utility Infrastructure Improvements to Support the Manufacturing Sector in Worcester, Massachusetts

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.6 million grant to New Garden Park Inc., in Worcester, Massachusetts, for roadway and utility infrastructure improvements to support the manufacturing sector in the region.
  • Press Release
September 30, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements to Support Semiconductor Manufacturing in West Lafayette, Indiana

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the city of West Lafayette, Indiana, for wastewater treatment infrastructure improvements to support semiconductor manufacturing in the region.
  • Press Release
September 30, 2024

Cristina Killingsworth Named Acting Assistant Secretary Of U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Cristina Killingsworth will assume the role of Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, leading the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), effective immediately. EDA was led by Assistant Secretary Alejandra Castillo from August 2021 to August 2024.
  • Press Release
September 26, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits the Intermountain-West Nuclear Energy Corridor in Idaho Falls, Idaho

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Eric Smith, Director of National Programs, performing the duties for the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the Intermountain-West Nuclear Energy Corridor (INEC), a Tech Hub that serves Idaho and Wyoming. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated INEC, a coalition led by the Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 
  • Press Release
  • Tech Hubs