By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $7.7 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Texas prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and U.S. House Ways and Means Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-Texas) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, ahead of a meeting of finance ministers from the G-20, outlining concerns with the high-level agreement reached at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to the city of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to extend water and sewer infrastructure to attract new industry and support the expansion...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $2.5 million in the state of Oklahoma to diversify the regional economy and create new job opportunities.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a staff report analyzing financial data from 14 of the largest drug companies in the world to evaluate the amount they spend to enrich investors and executives, the amount they invest to research and develop new treatments, and the potential impact of direct Medicare price negotiations.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $864,550 grant to TexAmericas Center, New Boston, Texas, to construct new rail facilities and refurbish those currently in operation at the mixed use economic development site. This EDA grant, to be matched with $216,138 in local investment, is expected to create 157 jobs, retain 5 jobs, and generate $250,000 in private investment.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.1 million grant to Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, to support the growth of the aviation sector by purchasing and installing equipment...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today hailed the Army Corps of Engineers suspension of a permit for the controversial Villages at Vigneto property development proposal in Southern Arizona, where former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt was reportedly involved in pressuring federal...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the village of Grantsburg, Wisconsin, to construct road, water and sewer infrastructure to support expansion of the North Industrial...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and senior Committee Member Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, issued this statement following news that additional state Attorneys General reached an agreement with Purdue Pharma on a bankruptcy settlement...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the New Orleans Business Alliance, New Orleans, Louisiana, to support the development of wet lab space and a clean room as a key...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $604,405 grant to Rocky Mountain World Trade Center Institute, Denver, Colorado, to provide technical assistance, planning, and coaching for Colorado small- and medium-sized businesses to increase international sales, job creation, and job retention. This EDA grant will be matched with $604,405 in local investment.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the fifth phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS). Data collection began May 17. Results will be released weekly May 27 to July 22. The SBPS includes questions on small business operations and finances, requests and receipt of assistance, COVID-19 vaccinations and testing, measures of overall well-being, and expectations for recovery.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, senior Committee Member and Co-Chair of the Democratic Women’s Caucus Rep. Jackie Speier, and Rep. Mikie Sherrill sent a letter to Mark Emmert, President of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA), ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2021
News Release: NOAA today released for public comment its draft analysis for a national marine sanctuary in eastern Lake Ontario and the Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River that would celebrate the area’s unique history and heritage, and provide a national stage for promoting tourism and recreation.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2021
News Release: BOULDER, Colo. - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a new prize competition to advance the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in first responder search and rescue operations.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced today that the two subcommittees will hold a joint hearing on oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2021
News Release: House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Expanding Housing Access to All Americans" on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM EDT.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to bring the Department of Education’s attention a new Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation report indicating that some postsecondary vocational schools are allegedly being used as cover for illegal practices.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 6, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay June 20 - June 26, 2021. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.
