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September 27, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.7 Million for Flood Protection System to Protect Businesses in Clarksville, Missouri

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to the city of Clarksville, Missouri, to construct a demountable flood protection system along the Mississippi River to keep businesses open and operating.
  • Press Release
  • Disaster Recovery
May 26, 2022

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo Reestablishes the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (NACIE)

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the appointment of 32 leaders and experts to the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (NACIE). NACIE will be charged with developing a National Entrepreneurship Strategy that strengthens America’s ability to compete and win as the world’s leading startup nation and as the world’s leading innovator in critical emerging technologies.
  • Press Release
  • National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship
May 10, 2022

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.1 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Capitalize Revolving Loan Fund to Support Small Businesses in Southeast Texas

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Gulf Coast Economic Development District, Inc., Houston, Texas, to capitalize and administer a revolving loan fund.
  • Press Release
  • Disaster Recovery