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Health Secretary Dennis R. Schrader at City of Praise Ministries in Landover. (Courtesy Maryland Department of Health) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Finally ensconced as the permanent secretary at the Maryland Department of Health, Dennis R. Schrader on Thursday announced several appointments to his senior leadership team including former Anne Arundel County executive Steve Schuh (R) as a deputy secretary. In all, Schrader, who won confirmation earlier this month, named half a dozen officials to new roles, either promoting from within or hiring from the outside. ....
IDA Announces Second Round of Federal EDA Funding for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 A group of local, state and federal officials gathered in September 2020 to announce the County IDA had received $10.5 million from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to provide funding for low interest loans to assist businesses and organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. From left to right: Assemblyman Andrew Goodell; Joel Frushone, EDA Director – Office of External Affairs; Anthony Foti, Intergovernmental Affairs Director – U.S. Department of Commerce; Richard Dixon, CFO – County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency; Congressman Tom Reed; Senator George Borrello; County Executive Paul Wendel; Mayor Wilfred Rosas; Crystal Surdyk, Interim Director of Development for the City of Jamestown; Michael Metzger, Chairman of the Board for the CCIDA and VP for Finance and Administration at SUNY Fredonia. ....
Dr. Ben Carson announces $2.9 million federal grant to study civil rights ‘gateway’ Updated Dec 16, 2020; Posted Dec 15, 2020 Dr. Ben Carson, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the Trump administration, speaks in Linn Park on Dec. 15, 2020, about a federal grant of $2.9 million to study where to put a proposed Global Forum for Freedom and Justice campus in Birmingham. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com) Facebook Share Dr. Ben Carson stood in front of Birmingham’s Linn Park Christmas tree on Tuesday morning and announced a $2.9 million federal grant to study the best location for a proposed Global Forum for Freedom and Justice campus in Birmingham that will be a “gateway to the civil rights trail.” ....
More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. U.S. Commerce awards $2 million to expand GS Boro City Center Project will grow Business Incubator and add training, conference space Anthony Foti, U.S. Department of Commerce acting assistant secretary for legislative and intergovernmental affairs, announces the $2 million grant for the expansion of the Georgia Southern University City Center on the grounds of 64 East Main St., Statesboro. (AL HACKLE/staff) Two U.S. Department of Commerce officials came to downtown Statesboro on Thursday and ceremonially presented local officials the $2 million grant for an expansion of Georgia Southern University s downtown City Center, including its Business Incubator. ....
Multi-million dollar grant given to Innovation Incubator in Statesboro to help with entrepreneurships Multi-million dollar grant given to Innovation Incubator in Statesboro to help with entrepreneurships By Amanda Aguilar | December 10, 2020 at 5:18 PM EST - Updated December 10 at 7:29 PM STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - Back in January, we told you how the City of Statesboro and Georgia Southern University were relying on a federal grant to expand the Innovation Incubator in downtown a space where fledgling businesses can grow. Thursday, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded a multi-million dollar grant to the facility. The U.S. Economic Development Administration said the Innovation Incubator is a prime example of what happens when a city and a university meld together to bring entrepreneurs to the community. ....