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2019 Press Release Archive

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Tags: CARES Act | Disaster | Opportunity Zones

2019

December

December 31, 2019 - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Concludes Successful 2019
December 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Business Education in New York
December 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Entrepreneurial and Start-up Growth in West Virginia
December 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $550,000 to Support Critical Infrastructure to New Industrial Park in Belchertown, Massachusetts
December 12, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Make Critical Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements Needed to Support Businesses in Fort Fairfield, Maine
December 12, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Growth of Wood Products Sector in Clarke County, Alabama
December 12, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Business Development and Disaster Resiliency Efforts in South Carolina
December 4, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce to Invest $1.2 Million to Aid Redevelopment of Historic Rail Yards in Albuquerque, New Mexico
December 3, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million to Support Business Incubation and Workforce Training Efforts in Billings, Montana, Opportunity Zone
December 3, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce to Invest $1.6 Million to Establish Business Revolving Loan Fund in Youngstown, Ohio

November

November 20, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Entrepreneurial Development in Utah
November 11, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Critical Infrastructure Improvement and Workforce Training Efforts in West Virginia

October

October 24, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Improve Deer Park Business and Industrial Park in Spokane County, Washington
October 24, 2019 - EDA, NIST and the FirstNet Authority Announce $1 Million Interagency Disaster Challenge
October 23, 2019 - U.S. Commerce Department Announces $13 Million to Support U.S. Manufacturers
October 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Diversified Business Growth in Oregon, Ohio
October 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests in Critical Railroad Infrastructure Needed to Serve Businesses in Missouri Opportunity Zone

September

September 30, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Natural Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Efforts in Texas
September 30, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Growth of the Medical Sector in the U.S. Virgin Islands Following 2017 Hurricanes
September 30, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests in Infrastructure and Workforce Training Efforts in California Opportunity Zones
September 30, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Establish New Workforce Training Center in Houston, Texas Opportunity Zone
September 30, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Boost Workforce Training Opportunities in San Bernardino, California, Opportunity Zone
September 30, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Establish Workforce Training Facility in Gray, Kentucky Opportunity Zone
September 30, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Boost Coal Community in Greenup, Kentucky
September 30, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Provide Critical Roadway Infrastructure in Newton, Texas Opportunity Zone
September 30, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Help Establish Welding Technology Training Center at Oklahoma Panhandle State University
September 30, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Help Establish Career Technology Center to Serve Fort Smith, Arkansas Opportunity Zone
September 30, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Provide Infrastructure to An Existing Industrial Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas Opportunity Zone
September 30, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Provide Critical Relocation of an Electric Utility in Sumner, Iowa
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Advance Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Efforts in Puerto Rico Opportunity Zones
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Help Rebuild Following Natural Disasters in Lancaster, South Carolina Opportunity Zone
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Business-focused Disaster Recovery and Resilience Efforts in Seneca, South Carolina
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Business Attraction and Disaster Resiliency Efforts in Florence, South Carolina
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Aid Communities Impacted by Natural Disasters in Missouri
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Help Establish New Workforce Training Facility at State Technical College of Missouri
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Growth of Aviation and Aerospace Workforce in Mississippi
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests in Critical Road Infrastructure for Industrial Hub in Longview, Washington, Opportunity Zone
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Make Critical Infrastructure Improvements to Technology Park near Las Vegas, Nevada, Opportunity Zone
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Provide Critical Water Infrastructure at Sawmill Site in Abbeville Opportunity Zone
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Expand Digital Literacy Services for Job Seekers near Machias, Maine, Opportunity Zone
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support the Growth of Manufacturing Businesses in Clinton County, New York Opportunity Zone
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Implement Plan to Expand Forest Economy in Maine Opportunity Zone
September 27, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Help Build Maker Space for Native American Entrepreneurs in New Mexico
September 26, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Disaster Resiliency Efforts and Boost Tourism Opportunities for the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians
September 26, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Provide Critical Infrastructure to Serve Tribal Businesses in Grand Portage, Minnesota Opportunity Zone
September 26, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Make Critical Water Infrastructure Improvements Needed to Protect Businesses from Flooding in Hartwell, Georgia
September 26, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Make Critical Water Infrastructure Improvements in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, Opportunity Zone
September 26, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests in Critical Infrastructure Upgrades in Cave City, Kentucky Opportunity Zone
September 26, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Provide Critical Water Infrastructure in Mount Pleasant, Iowa
September 25, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Provide Critical Infrastructure Upgrades to Serve Alaska Opportunity Zones
September 25, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Repurpose Former Coal Plant as Multitenant Space for Growing Companies in Berks County, Pennsylvania
September 25, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Boost Manufacturing and Entrepreneurial Development in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, Opportunity Zone
September 25, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Provide Critical Infrastructure to Eastern Slope Airport in Fryeburg, Maine
September 25, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Workforce Training Efforts in Gallup, New Mexico Opportunity Zone
September 24, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Make Critical Water Infrastructure Upgrades Needed to Protect Businesses from Natural Disasters in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
September 24, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Help Expand Victoria College Industrial Workforce Training Program
September 24, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million to Fund Critical Infrastructure Upgrades in Darlington, South Carolina
September 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Boost Business Growth in Newtown, Connecticut, Opportunity Zone
September 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Advanced Manufacturing Businesses in Brownsville, Texas Opportunity Zone
September 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $850,000 to Make Infrastructure Improvements in Weslaco, Texas
September 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Help Protect Businesses from Flooding in Lawrence, Arkansas
September 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Commercial Fishing Fleet and Nuclear Power Station in Seabrook, New Hampshire
September 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Boost Workforce Training Efforts in Wilmington, North Carolina
September 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Develop Comprehensive Smart Growth Strategy for Philadelphia Opportunity Zones
September 23, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Make Critical Water Infrastructure Improvements in Albany, Louisiana
September 20, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Boost Fishing and Seafood Industries in Virginia Opportunity Zone
September 20, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $750,000 to Support Growth of Maine’s Manufacturing Sector
September 20, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Replacement of the West Bridge Street Bridge in Blackfoot, Idaho
September 19, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Help Fortify the West Calcasieu Port Facility
September 19, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Manufacturing Growth in Greensburg, Kentucky, Opportunity Zone
September 19, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Advance Broadband-focused Disaster Resiliency Efforts in Jasper, Texas
September 18, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Entrepreneurial Growth in Russell, Pennsylvania
September 18, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Workforce Development at the Midwest Energy Research Consortium of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 17, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Support Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems Test Range in Pendleton, Oregon
September 12, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million to Support Business Development in Swainsboro, Georgia Opportunity Zone
September 10, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Provide Critical Stormwater Detention Infrastructure in West Plains, Missouri
September 9, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Make Critical Infrastructure Improvements Needed to Serve a Growing Industry in Grenada County, Mississippi
September 5, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million to Help Improve Critical Commercial Roadway in Pulaski County, Arkansas
September 5, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Establish a Business Center in East Montgomery County, Texas
September 4, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Provide Critical Water Infrastructure to Prevent Future Floods and Boost Business Development in East Palo Alto, California Opportunity Zone

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February

February 20, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $800,000 to Establish a Business Incubator in the Town of Tabor City, North Carolina
February 19, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3 Million to Improve Access to the Philadelphia Navy Yards Business Campus
February 14, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.8 Million to Expand the Peachtree Corners Technology Incubator in Peachtree Corners, Georgia
February 14, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $982,800 to Establish Food Entrepreneurship Incubator Facility in Downtown Rochester, New York
February 13, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.3 Million to Provide Critical Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Bourne, Massachusetts
February 13, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million to Support Workforce Development in Kannapolis, North Carolina
February 12, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million to Spur Manufacturing Growth in Houlton, Maine
February 12, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million to Make Critical Infrastructure Upgrades in Bardstown, Kentucky
February 11, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million to Support Manufacturing Growth in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
February 1, 2019 - U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $800,000 to Support Disaster Economic Recovery Efforts in Houston, Texas

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