By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2022
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced six new grant awards designed to create or sustain high-quality export jobs across the U.S. in key industries. The Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP), which is administered by Commerce’s International Trade Administration, is awarding ...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against Donald Trump...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million grant to Lafayette City Parish Consolidated Government dba LUS Fiber, Lafayette, Louisiana, to establish high-speed internet connectivity in support of business and job growth in Jennings, Louisiana. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded the Senate’s move to limit emissions of HFCs, a group of highly polluting greenhouse gasses, by ratifying the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 22, 2022
News Release: Today, NOAA and the U.S. Census Bureau will mark the new U.S. center of population.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
Release: Thank you, Under Secretary Cravins, for that introduction. I’m thrilled to welcome you all to the Minority Business Development Agency’s National Minority Enterprise Development Week Conference.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.5 million grant to the Maui Academy of Performing Arts, Wailuku, Hawaii, to stimulate the diversified growth of the local tourism sector by boosting training in the creative arts. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Sept. 20.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to the Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation, Carson City, Nevada, to support the growth of the tourism sector in Boulder City. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on Sept. 20.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5 million grant to the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Kelseyville, California, to jumpstart the Tribe’s renewable energy industry through development of a sustainable fuel processing facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.2 million grant to the Venango County Economic Development Authority, Franklin, Pennsylvania, for partial renovation of the historic Oil City National Bank building to accommodate new business growth. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $792,848 grant to Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to renovate an existing aircraft hangar at the Cedar Rapids Airport into a learning facility for the Aviation Maintenance Technician program. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: DOT Will Host Business Forum to Improve Access to Capital and Resources in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Today, the USDOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development ...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Committee voted favorably to approve the District of Columbia Home Rule Expansion Act, the Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2022, and several other bills to improve government operations...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
There was activity on six bills related to the Ways and Means Committee on Sept. 20.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON-At today’s markup, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks in support of H. Res. 1243, which requires President Biden to hand over documents related to the Biden family’s international business schemes and influence peddling. The resolution...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 22.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 21, 2022
News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong in New York City. During their meeting, the Secretary emphasized the importance of the United States’ and Australia’s partnership and shared interest in a free and open Indo-Pacific region. She and ...
