By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.8 million grant to city of Las Vegas, Nevada, to support workforce development in the culinary and hospitality sectors. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to Fresno City College, Fresno, California, to procure supplies and training equipment for the West Fresno Advanced Training Center.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: John Abowd, the U.S. Census Bureau’s chief scientist and associate director for research and methodology, is one of five recipients of the 2022 Champion of Freedom Awards. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) award recognizes individuals and organizations for their commitment to safeguarding the right to privacy, open government and democratic values with courage and integrity.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement following President Biden’s signing of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 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 D.C. Circuit rejected a challenge to an earlier decision upholding the right of seven Committee Members to bring suit seeking information from the Executive Branch pursuant to 5 U.S.C. section 2954, a statute known as the “Seven Member Rule":
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $8.5 million in grants to support economic diversification efforts in coal communities in Northwest Colorado.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 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 million grant to the River Ridge Development Authority, Jeffersonville, Indiana, to connect two new water storage tanks to the five-county River Ridge Development Area.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to South Dakota State University (SDSU), Brookings, South Dakota, to purchase equipment needed to expand the capacity of the Dakota Bioproducts Institute to develop products for commercialization. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.4 million grant to the Randolph County Development Authority, Elkins, West Virginia, to support construction of a 16,000-square foot building to serve as a conference and events center and workforce development facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 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 million grant to Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, to boost the capacity of the university’s Technology Development Institute to assist Kansas manufacturers. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
There was activity on one bill related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on Aug. 9.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, Vermont, to expand the college’s agricultural workforce development and entrepreneurship training programs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md. - To promote the transfer of technology from laboratory to marketplace, the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has redesigned the online platform where organizations report their taxpayer-funded inventions. The new Interagency Edison system,...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the dismissal by the D.C. lower court of former President Trump’s attempt to block the release of his tax returns...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.1 million grant to the Nevada System of Higher Education, Las Vegas, Nevada, to help the University of Nevada Las Vegas develop a program to facilitate economic recovery, resilience, and diversification in the regional tourism industry. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the city of Fredericksburg, Texas, for construction of a parking facility needed to support local tourism. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the announcement of Commissioner Noah Phillip’s expected departure in the fall from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to Swift County, Minnesota, to support the recovery of the local tourism and outdoor recreation sector by making improvements at the Appleton Area Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Park. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 9, 2022
News Release: Medical Innovation Leaders: Manchin-Biden Build Back Better Destroys Investment In Life-Saving Cures.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 9, 2022
News Release: Dems’ Drug Pricing Scheme Increases Costs, CBO Confirms.
