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WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 grant to the Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District, St. Helens, Oregon, to capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to bolster small business development and expansion.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts, to support workforce development in the region.

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $600,000 grant to PACE Finance Corporation, Los Angeles, California, to capitalize a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to bolster small business development and expansion.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Eric Smith, director of the Tech Hubs Program at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the iFAB Tech Hub in Illinois. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated the iFAB Tech Hub, a coalition led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Eric Smith, Director of the Tech Hubs Program, visited the Baltimore Tech Hub in Maryland. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), designated the Baltimore Tech Hub, a coalition led by the Greater Baltimore Committee, as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) in October 2023.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, visited the Birmingham Biotechnology Hub in Alabama. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), designated the Birmingham Biotechnology Hub, a coalition led by the Southern Research Institute, as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) in October 2023. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Eric Smith, Director of the Tech Hubs Program, visited the Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Tech Hub (APM Tech Hub) in Virginia. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), designated the APM Tech Hub, a coalition led by the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing, as a Regional Technology and Innovation Hub (Tech Hub) in October 2023. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the Cuero Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture & Visitor’s Bureau in Cuero, Texas, to support tourism and business growth in the region.

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 North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, Iowa, to expand workforce training in key industries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $10.7 million for water infrastructure improvements needed to support job growth and economic resiliency in the region.