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September 30, 2024

Cristina Killingsworth Named Acting Assistant Secretary Of U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that Cristina Killingsworth will assume the role of Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, leading the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), effective immediately. EDA was led by Assistant Secretary Alejandra Castillo from August 2021 to August 2024.
  • Press Release
September 26, 2024

Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits the Intermountain-West Nuclear Energy Corridor in Idaho Falls, Idaho

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Eric Smith, Director of National Programs, performing the duties for the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), visited the Intermountain-West Nuclear Energy Corridor (INEC), a Tech Hub that serves Idaho and Wyoming. The Biden-Harris Administration, through the EDA, designated INEC, a coalition led by the Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium, as a Tech Hub in October 2023. 
  • Press Release
  • Tech Hubs
September 24, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $5 Million for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements to Boost Business Growth in Jackson, Tennessee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to the Jackson Energy Authority in Jackson, Tennessee, to make wastewater infrastructure improvements needed to attract and retain businesses to the region.
  • Press Release
  • Disaster Recovery
September 24, 2024

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4.6 Million for Water and Sewer Infrastructure Improvements to Boost Business Development and Disaster Resiliency in Yellowstone County, Montana

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.6 million grant to Yellowstone County in Montana, for water and sewer infrastructure improvements to support business development and disaster resiliency in the region.
  • Press Release
  • Disaster Recovery