WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the NY SMART I-Corridor, a Tech Hub that serves New York. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated NY SMART I-Corridor, a coalition led by the CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the SC Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy (SC Nexus), a Tech Hub that serves South Carolina and Georgia. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated SC Nexus, a coalition led by the South Carolina Department of Commerce, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 

Washington, D.C. —U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has appointed Julie Kitka as the incoming Federal Co-Chair of the Denali Commission. She will join her co-chair from the Alaskan state government, Micaela Fowler.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Maryam Janani-Flores, Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited The Bloch Tech Hub, a Tech Hub that serves Illinois. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated The Bloch Tech Hub, a coalition led by Chicago Quantum Exchange, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 

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.