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$1,508,850, matched by $1,483,552 in local investment, to the City of Tonganoxie, Tonganoxie/Leavenworth County, Kansas, to fund construction of an elevated 750,000-gallon water tower to increase water storage capacity in Tonganoxie, Kansas, which will aid in the expansion of a growing industrial park located nearby the project site. The City is addressing the local and regional need for essential Personal Protective Equipment and agricultural commodities that are in high demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic by helping with planned development within the City’s industrial park in a concrete paving stone manufacturing facility. Once completed, the project will advance the region’s manufacturing industry, bolster job creation, spur private investment, and strengthen the regional economy. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 110 jobs and leverage $355,000,000 in private investment.
In collaboration with the local indigenous ranchers of the Tinian Cattlemen Association, the Commonwealth Economic Development Authority will help address the local and regional need to strengthen and sustain the Tinian Beef Cattle Industry by developing a framework to maximize local food production and marketing strategies. Once completed, the project will help provide a roadmap to attract private investment and advance economic resiliency throughout the Island, which will help stabilize the regional economy. $299,302, matched by $299,302 in local investment, to the Cleveland Water Alliance, Cleveland/Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to fund the Freshwater Economy Seed Fund project, to form and launch the Freshwater Economy Seed Fund in support of growing a robust freshwater innovation ecosystem in the Lake Erie Basin.
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$941,383, matched by $1,468,024 in local investment, to the City of New Buffalo, New Buffalo/Berrien County, Michigan, to support the expansion of the municipal marina to support the region’s recovery with critical new economic infrastructure in Michigan. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted business activity in the region’s economy throughout the past two years resulting in devastating layoffs and business closures. Once completed, the project will diversify the local economy, promote economic sustainability, expand job opportunities, and promote growth throughout the area.
In addition, this project will provide opportunity and access to community members who may benefit economically from the burgeoning growth of the local travel and tourism industry, which will advance economic resiliency to an area that has been impacted by the decline in the coal industry. $2,400,000, matched by $600,000 in local investment, to Snow College, Ephrain/Sanpete County, Utah, to support construction of an Innovative Agricultural Center that will help meet Central Utah's need for job training and creation in the city of Ephraim. The Center will house an indoor arena, and two classroom wings to provide training and educational resources for displaced employees, many of whom already have small agriculture-related businesses.
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Blackfoot School District serves the northern portion of the Fort Hall Reservation and the technical education programs will help build a relationship with the Shoshone Bannock Tribe by growing the hospitality industry in the area. In addition, the project will help the region with recovery efforts from the COVID-19 pandemic by bolstering job creation, which will increase economic resiliency throughout the region. $1,500,000, matched by $2,249,554 in local investment, to the Multi-Assistance Center at Morgan’s Wonderland, San Antonio/Bexar County, Texas, to support the construction of the Ambulatory Surgical Center designed to serve the special needs population in San Antonio, Texas. The 11,460 square foot building will house a minimum of five operating rooms and a minimum of ten recovery rooms, along with an installation of computerized tomography scan, X-ray, and ultrasound equipment. Once completed, the project will help improve access to healthcare in the area, which will strengthen and diversify the regional economy, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region.
$800,000, matched by $200,000 in local investment, to the Mountainland Economic Development District, Orem/Utah County, Utah, to support the Mountainland Economic Development District with establishing a revolving loan fund to provide short term, gap financing assistance to businesses within Utah, Summit, and Wasatch counties of Utah. The new RLF will provide the region with a local source of capital for new, existing, and expanding businesses, which will promote growth and development by increasing investment, employment, and economic diversity. The RLF will consist of $100,000 in funds allocated to cover the cost of administering the loan fund and $900,000 allocated toward loan capital with a $100,000 maximum loan amount. Once established, the RLF will help the region recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, support resiliency efforts against future economic disruptions, spur private investment, bolster job creation, and strengthen the regional economy. The project work will include demolition, remediation of existing walls, new interior partition walls, new roofing, new doors and windows, updated flooring, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, fire suppression, communications, and site work. The project will help the city respond to the economic injury as result of the coronavirus by providing a more diverse workforce in the area, which will diversify the economy and give the area's entrepreneurs the place and the resources to create high-paying, technology-related jobs, and advance economic resiliency to an area that has been impacted by the decline in the coal industry.
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Once completed, the project will create job opportunities, save jobs, attract private investment, and advance economic resiliency throughout the region. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 35 jobs, save 50 jobs, and leverage $2,000,000 in private investment. $3,578,642, matched by $894,661 in local investment, to the Capital Region Airport Authority/Lansing Board of Water and Light, Lansing/Clinton County, Michigan, to support the Capital Region Airport Authority with implementation of the industrial expansion project at the airport, creating new business opportunities in a region impacted by the declining use of coal. The project work includes making water, sewer, and utility infrastructure upgrades needed to spur economic growth at the airport, which will create job opportunities, save jobs, attract private investment, and advance economic resiliency to strengthen the local economy. The grantees estimate that this investment will help create 250 jobs, save 10 jobs, and leverage $100,000,000 in private investment.
$1,681,161, matched by $2,500,017 in local investment, to the Woodlands Development Group, Inc., Elkins/Randolph County, West Virginia, to support Woodlands Development Group, Inc. with increasing internet connectivity to boost business and job growth in Elkins, West Virginia. The project will support the deployment of 58 miles of aerial fiber to underserved communities in Randolph and Tucker counties, a region impacted by the declining use of coal. The grantee estimates that this investment will help create 75 jobs, save 82 jobs, and leverage $13,800,000 in private investment. $400,000, matched by $74,650 in local investment, to Exponential Impact, Colorado Springs/El Paso County, Colorado, to support Exponential Impact with launching Survive and Thrive (S&T) to advance El Paso County’s economic recovery and future stability following the COVID-19 pandemic in Colorado. The mission of the S&T initiative is to achieve equitable outcomes for recovering small businesses by providing holistic support with an emphasis on underrepresented founders who were disproportionately affected by the pandemic. In addition, the S&T initiative combines community, capacity building, and access to capital to offer immediate relief to organizations and enhance future resilience.
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Work collaboratively with primary health service providers and specialist health service providers across the range of settings for effective continuity of care. Actively pursue improved outcomes for clients in need of palliative care by participating in postgraduate teaching, clinical audits and evaluation. McLeod Health is seeking to hire an experienced BC Hospice and Palliative Care physician to grow our South Carolina Coastal hospice program in N. Myrtle Beach, SC. Our McLeod Seacoast and McLeod Loris hospitals are growing Hospice and Palliative Care programs for Horry County. McLeod has a long-established Hospice Program in Florence, SC at the main campus and is looking to grow and expand McLeod's hospice and palliative care services in McLeod Loris Seacoast hospitals in Horry County, located in N. Steve is an active member in telemedicine associations and organizations around the globe and has presented at numerous telemedicine forums throughout North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.
$2,086,674, matched by $2,086,673 in local investment, to Columbus County, Whiteville/Columbus County, North Carolina, to fund water improvements to serve the International Logistics Park mega site located in Columbus County, North Carolina. The project includes water supply improvements that will increase water capacity and extend water infrastructure to serve the 1,100 acres ILP. Once completed, the project will assist a region highly impacted by recent negative impacts from downturns in the coal economy and help boost emerging business opportunities in the area. $1,660,000, matched by $415,878 in local investment, to the City of Fort Smith, Fort Smith/ Sebastian County, Arkansas, to support the city of Fort Smith with constructing roadway infrastructure to support growth at Stephens Industrial Park and the surrounding area in Sebastian County, Arkansas. The project will provide the access needed for manufacturing businesses to develop and grow, creating new job opportunities in the area.
$598,050 to the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, Washington, District of Columbia, to support the establishment of the Research Assistance for Outdoor Recreation project. This two-year award to the NGA Center and its sub-award, Oregon State University's Center for Outdoor Economy , will collect and analyze data from the American Rescue Plan Act Travel, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation grant program. This research will result in the development of best practices, case studies, and policy recommendations for innovative economic development approaches in travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation economies.
An NSA-designated National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, Miami Dade College will support the region’s growing role as a technology hub and catalyze economic mobility for underserved workers through Miami Tech Works. With support from over 30 employers – including Blackstone Technology and Innovations, Assurant, 8base Inc, and Microsoft – Miami Dade College will develop pathways that meet local employer demand for skilled talent. As a large Hispanic-serving, four-year institution in the country, and in partnership with local education providers, Miami Tech Works will expand opportunities for underserved communities to engage in high quality cybersecurity training and to gain industry certifications. Persevere will support local technology firms and provide good job opportunities by scaling its model for training justice-impacted Americans through intensive skills training and work-based learning. The Tennessee Technology Workforce Alliance’s system is employer-driven, with employers including Banyan Labs, Epic Games, and ProTech committing to design curriculum, train instructors, provide on-the-job training opportunities and hire graduates. Persevere has also secured partnerships with the Tennessee Department of Correction to start training individuals who are currently incarcerated and with community-based organizations such as Ladies of Hope Ministries which has a history working with Google to foster tech pathways for formerly incarcerated women.
