Gainesville Region Receives Support for Allied Health and Biotechnology Jobs from Department of Commerce

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Commerce on June 15, 2010. It is reproduced in full below.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced a $1.670 million U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to Santa Fe College and the District Board of Trustees of Santa Fe College of Gainesville, Florida to build a biotechnology laboratory and classroom addition to the new Emerging Technologies Center. The project is expected to create 270 jobs and generate $380 million in private investment, according to grantee estimates.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce