Impact that starts locally and spans nationally (Data for September 2024)
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Grants Awarded
$228M
Amount Awarded
14,254
Jobs Created or Saved
October 15, 2024

EDA’s Good Jobs Challenge Helps Miami Students Design New Careers

Kathleen Finch has always had a knack for design and enjoyed creating clothing and home good items for public consumption.  This led her to many years as a textile designer with a major department store chain. As technology continued to evolve, so too did Kathleen’s interest in applying emerging tech to her creative skills.
Photo of Kathleen Finch of Miami.
September 10, 2024

EDA Supports Aviation and Aerospace Education on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

Pearl River is just a short drive from the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi. Operated by NASA, it is America’s largest and most productive test site for rocket propulsion systems, serving both the nation and the commercial sector. As early as 2005, school officials saw the need to develop a steady pipeline of skilled workers capable of supporting the growing aviation and aerospace fields on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and other local officials welcomed faculty and students to the new facility in a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 5, 2024
August 13, 2024

EDA Helps the Wood Products Industry Branch Out in the Northern Forest

Timber markets are one of America’s most valuable, yet unpredictable, natural resource industries. It is no stranger to volatility, going from boon to bust and back again. As recently as 2019, paper mills and biomass electric plants were closing in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont, a four-state region collectively referred to as the Northern Forest. As the plants continued to close, the demand for wood harvested in the region began to decline.
Old black and white photo of the Great Northern Paper Company opened for business in 1899, employing multiple generations for more than a century. (Photo courtesy of the Maine Historical Society.)
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November 12, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Heartland BioWorks Tech Hub in Indianapolis, Indiana

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary of Economic Development at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited Heartland BioWorks, a Tech Hub that serves Indiana. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Heartland BioWorks, a coalition led by Applied Research Institute, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 
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October 28, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub in Akron, Ohio

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 Sustainable Polymers Tech Hub, a Tech Hub that serves Ohio. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Sustainable Polymers, a coalition led by the Greater Akron Chamber, as a Tech Hub in October 2023.  
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October 28, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin Biohealth, a Tech Hub that serves Wisconsin. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated Wisconsin Biohealth, a coalition led by BioForward Wisconsin, as a Tech Hub in October 2023.  
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October 24, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits NY SMART I-Corridor Tech Hub in New York

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. 
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October 21, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits SC Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy in South Carolina

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. 
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October 16, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits The Bloch Tech Hub in Chicago

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. 
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October 7, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Tulsa Hub for Equitable & Trustworthy Autonomy (THETA Tech Hub) in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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.
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October 7, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits PROPEL Tech Hub in Philadelphia, 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 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.
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October 3, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Forest Bioproducts Advanced Manufacturing Tech Hub in Maine

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.
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