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business

Administration, NOAA Propose $575 Million to Increase Coastal Climate Resilience 

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced recently that the Department of Commerce and NOAA are recommending $575 million in funding across 1...

workforce

NM: Eleven New Mexico Companies Awarded State Job Training Funds in July

The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) approved its monthly allocations of job training funds at the July 2024 Job Training Incentive Pr...

engineering

ASME Foundation Wins Fed Grant for Apprenticeship Program in Mechanical Engineering Tech

The ASME Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, has been awarded a $3.975 million four-year grant from the...

ports

TX: Port Houston Approved for Cold Treatment

Port Houston is proud to announce its approval by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to ...

equipment

Equipment Leasing & Finance Industry Confidence Consistent Over Three Months, Survey Says

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) released the July 2024 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EF...

manufacturing

MD: State Department of Commerce Receives Federal Grant to Advance Smart Manufacturing Efforts

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore recently announced that the Maryland Department of Commerce has received a $1,010,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy...

ports

RAISE Grants Bolster Ports with Over $48.4 Million for Infrastructure Improvements

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is proud to celebrate the announcement of $48.4 million to ports through the 2024 Rebuilding Ameri...

business

NM: EDD Announces Launch of New Mexico SSBCI Technical Assistance Program  

The New Mexico Economic Development Department under its Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) Office is launching a new initiative aimed at a...

business

WI: WEDC Recognized for Excellence in Financial Transparency from GFOA

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) has again earned national recognition for outstanding financial reporting from the Government Fi...

data centers

Survey: Data Center Market to Grow by 30% and Hit Over $430 Billion Value by 2028

Over the past decade, the once-niche piece of IT infrastructure- data centers- has become the talk of the investment world and a massive revenue drive...