Grant

June 8 - 12, 2015

$1.25 million in Public Works funds to Independence County, Arkansas, to support rail, road, and sewer infrastructure for the new Batesville feed mill. The project will further the region’s economic development by attracting new industry and allowing the area’s agriculture cluster to innovate and expand. This investment is part of a $2.5 million project that the grantee estimates will create 250 jobs and leverage $2.2 million in private investment.
$960,000 in Public Works funds to the City of Hondo, Texas, to provide financial assistance for the construction of an Annex to the South Texas Regional Training Center in Medina County. The project supports the City of Hondo’s strategy to increase jobs in the region by providing vocational training in the fields of aviation, construction, nursing, welding, and other basic skills. This investment is part of a $1.2 million project that the grantee estimates will create 30 jobs.
$155,000 in Economic Adjustment funds to the County of Humboldt/The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District, Eureka, California, to fund an infrastructure and reuse plan for a former pulp mill site on the Samoa Peninsula in Humboldt County. The project provides technical assistance to identify opportunities to reuse the industrial infrastructure and create an economic development roadmap to strengthen the regional economy. This investment is part of a $310,000 project.