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 | 2009 Engineer of the Year in Government, Georgia: EDA is pleased to announce that Don Huff of EDA’s Atlanta Regional Office has been selected as the 2009 Engineer of the Year in Government in Georgia. The Georgia Engineering Alliance and the Engineer Week Committee will recognize Don for his work in government for engineering and in the community at ceremonies in late February 2009. Among the many aspects of Don's commitment to the engineering profession is his service for the last five years as chairman of a committee that plans an annual engineering camp held at Georgia Tech. This camp connects young people interested in an engineering career with engineering professionals and real world experiences.EDA proudly congratulates Don for this well deserved recognition. (Click on Photo for larger image)
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 | Washington, DC (November 26, 2008) -- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Erulkar recognizes Department of Commerce staff whose contributions led to EDA being awarded the 2008 Environmental Stewardship Award. EDA received the award for their work in Environmental Management Systems and incorporating departmental Balanced Scorecard measurements and objectives. Pictured (L-R): David Ives, Program Analyst, Economic Development Administration; Bill Kittredge, Senior Program Analyst, Economic Development Administration; Sarah Bonner, Deputy Director, Office of White House Liaison; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Erulkar. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Washington, DC (November 24, 2008) — Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Erulkar accepts the 2008 Environmental Stewardship Award on behalf of the Economic Development Administration. EDA received the award for their work in Environmental Management Systems and incorporating departmental Balanced Scorecard measurements and objectives. Pictured (L-R): Fred Fanning, Director, Office of Administrative Services; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Erulkar. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Erulkar congratulates the 2008 Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award recipients Bobby Hunter and Sam Spearman. Bobby Hunter, Economic Development Representative, received the award for providing regional economic recovery assistance to Mississippi's Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Sam Spearman, Economic Development Specialist received his award for leadership, initiative, and innovation in developing a modern performance management system to manage EDA’s RLF loan portfolio effectively. (Pictured L-R): Sam Spearman, Economic Development Specialist, EDA; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Erulkar; Bobby Hunter, Economic Development Representative, EDA. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Las Vegas, Nev. (October 23, 2008) -- Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs Dennis Alvord (second from right) and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (far right) present a $2 million EDA investment check to the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Research Foundation and Clark County, Nev. The investment will help build the UNLV Harry Reid Research & Technology Park. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | London, Ky. (October 23, 2008) -- Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz (second from right) and U.S. Representative Hal Rogers (second from left) present a $1.08 million EDA investment check to the Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation of London, Ky., to help build a business incubator that will be a catalyst for business and job growth in Eastern Kentucky and will be one of the first new energy efficient business incubator designs to be built to be certified by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building rating system. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Flagstaff, Arizona (October 14, 2008) -- Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matthew Crow speaks to community leaders at the dedication ceremony for the Northern Arizona Science Technology & Clean Energy Center. A $2.5 million EDA investment in 2003 helped build the Northern Arizona Science, Technology & Clean Energy Center, including an incubator, laboratories, and offices, located at the United States Geological Survey Campus on McMillan Mesa. The investment is helping to generate $25 million in private investment and create more than 500 new jobs. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Prescott, Arizona (October 14, 2008) - Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matthew Crow, second from right, presents a $1.9 million EDA investment check to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to help build the Applied Technology Building to house an incubator and the initial laboratories, offices, and services areas as phase one development of the Embry-Riddle Business and Research Park. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Bland, Va. -- (October 9, 2008) -- Director of Public Affairs Kelly A. O’Brien and U.S. Representative Rick Boucher present a $600,000 EDA investment check to Bland County, Va., to help build infrastructure to support the development of the Bland County Commerce Park. The investment is expected to create 135 jobs and generate $15 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): Kelly A. O’Brien, EDA Director of Public Affairs; Harold Andrews, Bland County Economic Development Authority; Joseph Carr, Bland County Economic Development Authority; U.S. Representative Rick Boucher; John Martin, Bland County Economic Development Authority; David Dillow, Chairman, Bland County Economic Development Authority; Jonathan Sweet, Bland County Administrator. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Anchorage, Alaska (October 7, 2008) - U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Benjamin Erulkar presents a $2 million EDA investment check to the Organized Village of Kake to help build a multi-purpose dock to serve commercial, fishing, and tourism needs. The investment is expected to create 100 jobs and generate $8 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): Roy Aceveda, President, Organized Village of Kake; Lincoln Beans, Vice President, Organized Village of Kake; Gary Williams, Executive Director, Organized Village of Kake; Deputy Assistant Secretary Erulkar; Bernhard Richert, EDA Economic Development Representative for Alaska. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Baton Rouge, La. (September 22, 2008) – Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Erulkar today presented $9.3 million in federal funds on behalf of Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to regions in Louisiana, including a $2.5 million check to the State. The funds will assist with the economic recovery of communities affected by Hurricane Gustav. Pictured (L-R): Fran Gladden, Louisiana Economic Development; Stephen Moret, Secretary of Louisiana Economic Development; U.S. Congressman Rodney Alexander; Benjamin Erulkar, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | New Orleans, La. (September 22, 2008) – Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Erulkar today presented $9.3 million in federal funds on behalf of Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to the State of Louisiana, including a $450,000 check to the International Economic Development Council. The funds will assist with the economic recovery of communities affected by Hurricane Gustav. Pictured (L-R): Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Erulkar; Barbara Johnson, COO of Greater New Orleans, Inc. on behalf of IEDC; Dr. Ed Blakely, Director of Recovery, City of New Orleans. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | East Alton, Ill. (September 18, 2008) – Director of Public Affairs Kelly O’Brien presents a $500,000 EDA investment check to Illinois Deputy Governor Louanner Peters to develop and implement a state-wide flood recovery strategy. Pictured (L-R): Alan Dunstan, Chairman, Madison County Board; Louanner Peters, Deputy Governor, State of Illinois; Len DeCarlo, External Affairs Officer, FEMA; Kelly O’Brien, Director of Public Affairs; Josh Weger, Managing Director, Office of Policy Development, Planning and Research, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; Don Sandidge, Mayor, City of Alton. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Washington, D.C. (September 16, 2008) -- Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz presents a $2 million EDA investment check to Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty to help the Government of the District of Columbia restore and upgrade the fire damaged, historic Eastern Market. Pictured (L-R): Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee James L. Oberstar; Washington, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty; U.S. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton; Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Bridgeport, W.Va. (September 8, 2008) - Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matthew Crow presents a $250,000 EDA investment check to West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin to help the State of West Virginia develop a natural disaster recovery strategy. The strategy will ensure that communities devastated by recent natural disasters have clearly articulated an actionable long-term disaster recovery plan that will be integrated with other region-wide economic recovery strategies. Pictured (L-R): Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matthew Crow; West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Washington, D.C. (September 9, 2008) -- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development and Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Erulkar testifies on EDA reauthorization and oversight before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Click on Photo for larger image)
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|  | Augusta, Maine (September 8, 2008) -- Director of Public Affairs Kelly O’Brien presented a $250,000 EDA investment check to Governor John E. Baldacci in Augusta, Maine. This investment check is in response to recent flooding which will help the State of Maine develop a business-focused disaster mitigation and recovery plan. Pictured (L-R): Governor John E. Baldacci; Director of the Office of Business Development for the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) James Nimon; DECD Commissioner John Richardson; Ginnie Ricker from the Maine Emergency Management Agency; Director of Public Affairs Kelly O’Brien. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Elizabethtown, N.C. (September 4, 2008) – Economic Development Administration (EDA) Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Division, Patty Sheetz joined U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre (D-NC-07) in presenting EDA’s Excellence in Economic Development Award 2008 in the category of Excellence in Innovation to Bladen’s Bloomin’ Agri-Industrial, Inc. Pictured (L-R): U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre; Robert Hester, President Bladen’s Bloomin Agri-Industrial, Inc.; Patty Sheetz, EDA Director Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Division; and Chuck Heustess, Executive Director Bladen’s Bloomin’ Agri-Industrial, Inc. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Calexico, Calif. (September 4, 2008) – Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Crow and U.S. Representative Bob Filner presented a $3 million EDA investment check to the city of Calexico to help build the infrastructure needed to develop the Town Center Plaza and the Portico/Kloke industrial and commercial sites. The investment is expected to generate $400 million in private investment and create more than 2,000 new jobs. (Click on Photo for larger image) Pictured in larger image (L-R): Ralph Velez, Calexico City Manager; Rosalind Guerrero, Calexico Redevelopment Agency and Economic Development Director; Assemblywoman Mary Salas; Matt Crow, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; Calexico Mayor Louis Fuentes; Will Marshall, EDA Economic Development Representative for Southern California; U.S. Representative Bob Filner; Kevin Smith, Developer for Town Center Industrial Park; Hui Lai, Grant Application Consultant. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Woodward, Okla. (August 29, 2008) -- EDA Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz and U.S. Senator James Inhofe presented a $1 million EDA investment check to the city of Woodward, Okla., to help build the Woodward Community Campus Project, a higher educational and conference center campus that will help train and educated the region’s workforce to meet the growing needs of businesses and industry. The investment is expected to help create 192 jobs and generate $1.6 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): Woodward Mayor Bill Fanning, Woodward Industrial Foundation Chairman Hugh Jones; Director Sheetz, U.S. Senator James M. Inhofe. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Gardiner, Maine (August 28, 2008) -- Deputy Assistant Secretary and Chief Operating Officer Ben Erulkar and U.S. Senator Susan Collins break ground on the expansion of the Libby Hill Business Park. In 2006, EDA invested $856,400 to build the infrastructure needed to expand the Park. Pictured (L-R): Stephen McGee, site contractor; Ben Erulkar, Deputy Assistant Secretary; Andy McLean, Mayor of Gardiner; Susan Collins, U.S. Senator; Nick Alberding, Pine State Beverage Company; Earle McCormick, Maine State Senator. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Effingham, Ill. (August 21, 2008) -- Director of Public Affairs Kelly O’Brien and U.S. Representative John Shimkus present a $1.2 million EDA investment check to the city of Effingham in Effingham, Ill. The investment will help build infrastructure needed to extend the Outer Belt West transportation corridor and is expected to create 250 jobs and generate $18.5 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): Effingham City Engineer Steve Miller; Tim Jackson, I-DOT; Grant White, I-DOT; City Commissioner Karen Flach; City Economic Development Director Todd Hull; U.S. Representative John Shimkus; City Commissioner Larry Micenheimer; Mike Drapeau, FedEx Freight; Fred Walker, South Central Illinois Regional Planning and Development Commission; Director of Public Affairs Kelly O’Brien. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Clovis, N.M. (August 20, 2008) -- Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matthew Crow and U.S. Representative Tom Udall present a $1 Million EDA investment check to the city of Clovis in Clovis, N.M.. The investment will help build infrastructure improvements to serve the Clovis Industrial Park and is expected to generate $118 million in private investment and create 267 new jobs. Pictured (L-R): Mayor of Clovis, Gayla Brumfield; U.S. Representative Tom Udall; Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matthew Crow. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Salem, Oregon (August 14, 2008) -- Assistant Secretary Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Senator Gordon H. Smith present a $1.9 million EDA investment check to the city of Salem and the State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services in Salem, Oregon. The investment will help build wtland mitigation and storm water improvements at the Mill Creek Industrial Park site. The project is expected to create 490 jobs and generate $49 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): Assistant Secretary Sandy K. Baruah; Nancy Hamilton, Senior Policy Advisor for Economic and Workforce Development, Office of the Governor of Oregon; U.S. Senator Gordon H. Smith; Janet Taylor, Mayor of Salem. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Silver City, NM (August 13, 2008) – Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz and U.S. Representative Steve Pearce present the 2008 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation-led Economic Development to Silver City, New Mexico. Pictured (L-R): Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz, Evangeline Zamora, President, MainStreet Board of Directors, Frank Milan, Manager, MainStreet, U.S. Representative Steve Pearce. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Cortland, N.Y. (August 6, 2008) - Assistant Secretary Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Representative Michael Arcuri present a $2 million EDA investment check to the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency and the Town of Cortlandville in Cortlandville, NY. The investment will help build the Finger Lakes East Business Park. The investment is expected to create 1,250 jobs and generate $62 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): Assistant Secretary Sandy K. Baruah, U.S. Representative Michael Arcuri, Chairman of the Cortland County Legislature John Daniels, Chairman of the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency Paul Slowey. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | East Baltimore, Md. (August 7, 2008) - Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz presents the 2008 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Urban or Suburban Economic Development to East Baltimore Development, Inc., in Baltimore, MD. Pictured (L-R): Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz, EBDI President and CEO Jack Shannon. Photo by Mikal Veale. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | East Baltimore, Md. (August 7, 2008) - Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz and U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings present the 2008 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Urban or Suburban Economic Development to East Baltimore Development, Inc., in Baltimore, MD. Pictured (L-R): U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings, Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz, EBDI President and CEO Jack Shannon. Photo by Mikal Veale. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Lima, Ohio (July 29, 2008) - Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matthew Crow and U.S. Representative Jim Jordan present the 2008 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Excellence in Regional Competitiveness to the City of Lima, Ohio. Pictured (L-R): State Representative Matt Huffman, U.S. Representative Jim Jordan, Lima Mayor David Berger, Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matthew Crow, Greg Kruger, President, Greater Ohio Ethanol. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Harrisburg, Pa. (July 28, 2008) – EDA Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz and U.S. Representative Charles W. Dent present the 2008 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Excellence in Technology-led Economic Development to Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Pictured (L-R): Mr. R. Chadwick Paul, Jr., President and CEO, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, U.S. Representative Charles W. Dent, EDA Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz. (Click on Photo for larger image)
|  | Marianna, Fla. (July 21, 2008) — EDA Director of Public Affairs Kelly O’Brien and Representative F. Allen Boyd, Jr. (D-Fla.) present the 2008 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award Excellence in Rural Economic Development to Jackson County Development Council, Inc. for Green Circle BioEnergy, Inc.’s Pellet Plant Project in Marianna. Pictured (L-R) are: Chuck Lockey, Chairman, Jackson County Board of County Commission; Kelly O'Brien, Director or Public Affairs, U.S. Economic Development Administration; Congressman Allen Boyd (D-Fla.); and James Elmore, Mayor of Cottondale, Fla. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee James Oberstar (D-MN) Present Prestigious Economic Development Award to Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment
Duluth, Minnesota (July 18, 2008) - Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee James Oberstar (D-MN) present the 2008 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Excellence in Economic Adjustment Strategies to the City of Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) in Duluth, Minnesota on Friday, July 18, 2008. Pictured (L-R): James Oberstar, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Roger Reinhert, President, Duluth City Council; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; and Tom Cotruvo, Executive Director, The Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA). (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Senior Bush Administration Officials to Present Prestigious Economic Development Award to The Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment
Coachella, Calif. (Saturday, July 12, 2008) - U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah, and U.S. Representative Mary Bono Mack will present the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) Excellence in Economic Development Award for Community and Faith-Based Social Entrepreneurship to The Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment. Pictured (L-R): Max Schoenrock, board president of The Desert Alliance for Community Empowerment; U.S. Representative Mary Bono Mack; and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Commerce Secretary Gutierrez Announces Immediate $3 Million in Initial Support to Help Iowa Plan Economic Recovery
Cedar Rapids (July 1)—Twenty-four hours after President Bush signed a multi-billion dollar disaster supplemental spending bill that provides $100 million in targeted economic planning funding in the Midwest region, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez traveled today to Iowa and announced the Commerce Department will immediately provide an initial $3 million in federal funds to quickly help Iowa develop a state-wide economic recovery strategy. Gutierrez is pictured participating in a FEMA briefing on floods and recovery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Click on Photo for larger image.) More
|  | Wilmington, Ohio (Sunday, June 29, 2008) – U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah discussed how EDA can help Montgomery and Clinton Counties in Ohio respond to recent significant job losses at meetings hosted by U.S. Representative Michael Turner. Montgomery County is being impacted by the closing of a GM SUV production facility and related automotive supply businesses and Clinton County is being impacted by the closure of a DHL-contracted freight handling facility. Pictured (L-R): U.S. Representative Michael Turner; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; Wilmington Mayor David Raizk. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Albuquerque, N.M. (June 24, 2008) – Economic Development Administration (EDA) Director of Public Affairs Kelly O’Brien delivers remarks on the steps necessary to bolster the New Mexico and U.S. business climate at the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce 2008 New Mexico Summit on American Competitiveness. Pictured (L-R): Dr. David Schmidly, President of the University of New Mexico; Jeff Sterba, President and CEO of PNM; Kelly O’Brien, EDA Director of Public Affairs; and Mike McConnell (Panel Moderator), Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Eclipse Aviation. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | North Little Rock, Ark. (Monday, June 23, 2008) – Economic Development Administration (EDA) Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz and U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln present a $1 million EDA investment check to the city of North Little Rock and Pulaski Technical College. The investment will help build a new 18,000 square foot Aviation Technology Center at the North Little Rock Airport. Pictured: (L-R) Honorable Patrick Hays, Mayor of City of North Little Rock; U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln; Mr. Ronald Dedman, Chair of North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; Dr. Dan F. Bakke, President of Pulaski Technical College; Ms. Patty Sheetz, (EDA) Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs; and Mr. John Barnes, Chair of Pulaski Technical College Board of Trustees. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | South Lake Tahoe, Nev. (Wednesday, June 18, 2008) EDA Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matthew Crow delivered remarks on the importance of Free Trade Agreements and building long-term, coordinated, and collaborative regional economic development strategies at the Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Your Town Forum “State of the Economy and What’s Next.” Photo by Dan Thrift, Tahoe Daily Tribune. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | San Diego, Calif. (Monday, June 16, 2008) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah met with Economic Development authorities from Spain at the Saulk Institute. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | San Diego, Calif. (Monday, June 16, 2008) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah delivered remarks on the importance of innovation to American competitiveness and the role of the biosciences in economic development at the Association of University Research Parks and the Biotechnology Industry Organization-sponsored BioParks 2008 Conference “Translating Discovery into Innovation.” (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Bozeman, Mont. (Monday, June 2, 2008) – After delivering welcoming remarks to the 2008 New Frontiers Conference “Propelling Montana Research,” U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah (right) and U.S. Senator Max Baucus (left) present a $1.6 million EDA investment check to Julie Foster, Executive Director, Ravalli County Economic Development Authority. The EDA investment will help build the Ravalli Entrepreneurship Center in Hamilton, Mont., a 10,000 square foot facility that will help local businesses get started and grow the emerging regional technology and bio-medical cluster. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Center Hill, Fla. (Friday, May 30, 2008) – EDA Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matt Crow and U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite present a $684,177 EDA investment check to the city of Center Hill and Sumter County, Florida. The investment will help build water and roadway infrastructure to serve a cement production facility and rock quarry and is expected to spur $229 million in private investment and create 118 jobs for local citizens. Pictured (L-R): EDA Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matt Crow; Dan Fritz, CEO for Sumter Cement; Bubba Hodge, Councilman; City of Center Hill Mayor, Ralph Barry; U.S. Representative Ginny Brown-Waite; Jimmy Smith, Chairman of Council; Diane Lamb, City Clerk. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Chicago, Illinois (Thursday, May 22, 2008). At the 2008 National Summit on American Competitiveness Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presented the Lifetime Achievement in Economic Development award to Dr. Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor , Harvard Business School. The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration’s Lifetime Achievement in Economic Development Award is presented to a non-government individual who has had a singularly important impact on the policy and practice of federal economic development. Pictured (L-R): Commerce Secretary Gutierrez; Dr. Michael E. Porter, Bishop William Lawrence University Professor, Harvard Business School; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Corcoran, Calif. (Friday, May 16, 2008) - EDA Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matt Crow and U.S. Representative Jim Costa presented a $3.2 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment to the Corcoran Joint Unified School District and city of Corcoran, Calif. The investment will help build the Technology Learning Center adjacent to Corcoran High School and is expected to create 750 jobs within six years and generate more than $62 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): U.S. Congressman Jim Costa; Ron Hoggard (hidden), Corcoran City Manager; Ameen Khan, (hidden) Director of Central and Eastern California, Office of United States Senator Barbara Boxer; Dick Haile, Corcoran City Mayor; Dina Scambray, Technology Learning Center Coordinator; Sid Palmerin, President of the Corcoran Unified School District Board of Trustees; Shelly Abajian, Director for Central California, Office of United States Senator Dianne Feinstein; Rich Merlo, Superintendent of Corcoran Unified School District; EDA Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matt Crow. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Visalia, Calif. (Friday, May 16, 2008) – EDA Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matt Crow met with local representatives regarding the city’s winning of a $394,000 EDA Performance Award and visited the West Acequia parking structure. Visalia was named a winner of an EDA Performance Award for the effective management it demonstrated in its implementation of EDA’s approximately $3.94 million investment that helped build the parking structure located at the Kaweah Delta Health Care District Hospital. Pictured (L-R): EDA Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Communications Matt Crow; Visalia Vice Mayor, Bob Link; Visalia Assistant City Manager, Carol Cairns; Clifford Dunbar, CEO, Buckman-Mitchell, Inc.; Visalia Mayor, Jesus Gamboa. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Anaheim, Calif. (Monday, April 28, 2008) – U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Ben Erulkar (third from left) delivered remarks on the importance of corporate investment in economic development and participated in a discussion as a panelist on the “How Will Tomorrow Be Different than Today?” opening plenary panel of the Business Civic Leadership Center’s National Conference on Corporate Community Investment at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa. Pictured (L-R): Arthur Rothkopf, Executive Vice President, Business Civic Leadership Center, Senior Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Akhtar Badshah, Senior Director, Community Affairs, Microsoft Corporation; Ben Erulkar, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; and Margaret A. McKenna, President, Wal-Mart Foundation. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | New Orleans, LA (April 17, 2008) – U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah delivers the luncheon keynote address to the EDA economic development conference “Sustaining American Prosperity: The 21st Century Challenge” in New Orleans, LA. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Hood River, Oregon (April 21, 2008) -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Representative Greg Walden present a $500,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the city of Hood River and the Port of Hood River, Oregon. The investment will help build roadway improvements to the Port of Hood River that will improve the flow of commercial traffic, allowing existing businesses to expand and attract new businesses and jobs to the region. Pictured L-R: U.S. Representative Greg Walden; Hood River Mayor Linda Streich; Hood River City Manager Bob Francis; Port Commission President Fred Duckwall; Port Executive Director Michael McElwee; and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Hagerman, NM (April 11, 2008) – U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Mathew Crow and U.S. Representative Steve Pearce present a $700,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the Town of Hagerman, NM, to help build the Hagerman municipal industrial park. The investment is expected to attract $3.2 million in private investment and create 39 jobs for local citizens. Pictured (L-R): Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Crow, Hagerman Mayor Cliff Waide, and U.S. Representative Steve Pearce. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Espanola, NM (March 28, 2008) – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman and EDA Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Crow present a $1.2 million EDA investment check to Northern New Mexico College in Espanola, NM. The investment will help build an automotive technology facility on the NNMC Española campus, and is expected to create 50 additional jobs and generate $800,000 in private investment. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Union, S.C. (March 27, 2008) – Economic Development Administration (EDA) Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham today presented a $1 million EDA investment check to Union County, Spartanburg Community College, and the city of Union, S.C. The investment will help build the Union Robotics Training Center and is expected to create 100 jobs and generate $54 million in private investment. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | DeLand, Fla. (March 10, 2008) – U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah (fifth from right) and U.S. Representative John Mica (fifth from left) participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for specialty auto parts manufacturer BBK Performance, Inc.’s Volusia County production and distribution facility. An FY 2004 EDA investment in the State of Florida Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development helped this organization invest in regions throughout Florida that were impacted by Hurricane Charley and Tropical Storm Bonnie. Pictured (L-R): Councilman Art Giles, District 2; Volusia County Chair, Frank Bruno; Richard Michael, Director, Volusia County Department of Economic Development; Brian Murphy, President of BBK Performance; U.S. Representative John L. Mica; Ken Murphy, Vice President, BBK Performance; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; Councilman Andy Kelly, District 1; Joie Alexander, Vice Chair, At-Large; Councilwoman Patricia Northey, District 5; Leigh Matusick, DeLand City Commission. Photo by Jeff Crumbley, Volusia County Community Information (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | New Orleans, LA (February 8, 2008) - U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, Sandy K. Baruah and the EDA leadership team participated in a one-day community service project with Habitat for Humanity. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | New Orleans, LA (February 7, 2008) - U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, Sandy K. Baruah and the EDA leadership team toured the newly expanded World War II Museum, formally known as the D-day Museum. The museum is an EDA investment recipient. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Washington, DC (February 5, 2008) - At the Commerce Department, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) and the Department's Office of Civil Rights hosted a screening of Ambassador Andrew Young's film, RWANDA RISING, in celebration of Black History Month. The documentary tells the inspiring story of the African nation's reconciliation and rebuilding after violent conflict. More than 250 people attended the screening. Pictured (L-R): John Hope Bryant, Founder and Chairman of Operation HOPE; Willie Taylor, EDA's Philadelphia Regional Director; Sherry Matthews, EDA employee and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, Sandy K. Baruah. Commerce Department photo by D. Palmer Gleason (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Santa Clarita, Calif. (Friday, January 4, 2008) – U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon presented a $1.38 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the Santa Clarita Community College District for the College of the Canyons. The investment will help purchase high-tech training equipment for College’s new Emerging Technologies Program that will teach students the specific skills being requested by regional employers. The project is expected to create 300 jobs and generate $6 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): U.S. Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, Sandy K. Baruah; Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees President, Ernest L. Tichenor; Assistant Superintendent/Vice President, Institutional Development, Technology and Online Services, Dr. Barry Gribbons; Santa Clarita City Councilmember, Marsha McLean; Mayor, City of Santa Clarita, Bob Kellar. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | New Orleans, La. (Tuesday, December 11, 2007) – U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary and Director of Outreach Suzie Terrell presented the Regional Planning Commission of New Orleans with the 2007 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Economic Adjustment Strategies. The award recognizes the Regional Planning Commission of New Orleans’ commitment to sound, research-based, market driven economic development in helping grow the local economy. Pictured (L-R): Steve Stefancik, St. Tammany Parish Councilmember, and RPC Commission Member; Charles Ponstein, RPC Citizen Commission Member of St. Bernard Parish; James Smith, Commission Member of St. St. Tammany Parish; Wes Kungel, Deputy Regional Manager, New Orleans Office, Office of Senator Mary Landrieu; Suzie Terrell, U.S. Economic Development Administration Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary and Director of Outreach; Caitlin Cain, Economic Development Director of the Regional Planning Commission; Tom Capella, Council Chairman of Jefferson Parish and Commission Member; David Doss, Deputy State Director, Office of Senator David Vitter; and Walter Brooks, Executive Director, Regional Planning Commission. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Pensacola, Fla. (Friday, November 30, 2007) -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presented the 2007 Economic Development Administration (EDA) Excellence in Economic Development award for technology-led economic development to the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition of Pensacola, Fla. The award recognizes The Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition’s commitment to sound, research-based, market driven economic development in helping grow the local economy. Pictured (L-R): Florida Lieutenant Governor, Jeff Kottkamp; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, Sandy K. Baruah; James J. Reeves, Esq., IHMC Board of Directors; Dr. Ken Ford, IHMC CEO. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Worcester, Mass. (Thursday, November 29, 2007) -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Congressman James McGovern today presented the 2007 Economic Development Administration (EDA) Excellence in Economic Development award for Urban or Suburban Economic Development to Gateway Park, LLC in Worcester, Mass. The award recognizes Gateway Park, LLC’s commitment to sound, research-based, market driven economic development in helping grow the local economy. Pictured (L-R): Michael O’Brien, Worcester City Manager; U.S. Congressman James McGovern; David P. Forsberg, President, WBDC; Dennis D. Berkey, Ph.D., President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Houston, Texas (Friday, November 16, 2007) – U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Ben Erulkar and Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Jay F. Hein presented the 2007 Economic Development Administration (EDA) Excellence in Economic Development award for Community and Faith-based Social Entrepreneurship to Pyramid Community Development Corporation of Houston, Texas. The award recognizes Pyramid Community Development Corporation’s commitment to sound, research-based, market driven economic development in helping grow the local economy. Pictured (L-R): Jay Hein, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives; Kirbyjon H. Caldwell, Senior Pastor, Windsor Village United Methodist Church; Genora Boykins, Chairperson, Pyramid Community Development Corporation; Ben Erulkar, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Rutledge, Tenn. (Tuesday, November 13, 2007) -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and EDA Atlanta Regional Director Phil Paradice presented a $1.5 million EDA investment check to Grainger County, Tenn. The investment will help expand the East Grainger County Regional Wastewater System to support industrial and commerical growth and development. The investment is expected to create 395 jobs and generate $83.2 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; Grainger County Mayor Mark Hipsher; Bean Station City Mayor Rick Brewer, and EDA Atlanta Regional Director Phil Paradice. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Washington, DC (Wednesday, October 24, 2007) -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presented a $600,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to Operation Hope to support the continuation and expansion of the HOPE Center Small Business Technical Assistance program. The HOPE Center assists small business owners and entrepreneurs in the Anacostia section of the District of Columbia. Pictured (L-R): U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah, and John Hope Bryant, Chairman Operation HOPE. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Huntingdon, PA (Friday, October 19, 2007) - U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Director of Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz and U.S. Representative Bill Shuster presented a $752,000 EDA investment check to Juniata College of Huntingdon, Penn. The investment will help expand the Sill Business Incubator, a catalyst for entrepreneurial development in the regional economy. The investment is expected to create 100 new jobs and spur $3 million in private investment. PPictured (L-R): U.S. Representative Bill Shuster, EDA Director of Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz, Thomas R. Kepple, President, Juniata College. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Columbus, Ohio (Thursday, October 11, 2007) – U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Ben Erulkar presented The Ohio State University Endeavor Center of Piketon, Ohio with the 2007 Excellence in Economic Development Award for rural economic development. The award recognizes The Ohio state University Endeavor Center’s commitment to sound, research-based, market driven economic development in helping grow the local economy. Pictured (L-R): The Ohio State University Endeavor Center Director Jerry Driggs; U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Ben Erulkar; The Ohio State University South Centers Director Tom Worley; U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich; The Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Marina, Calif. (Tuesday, October 9, 2007) – U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presented a $250,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to The Sacramento Financial Conference of Chico, Calif. The investment will help the Conference organize a regional venture and angel capital equity financing system, known as Golden Capital Ventures, to support start-up entrepreneurs in northwestern Nevada and northern California. Pictured: (far left) Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue; (second from left) Marina Mayor Pro Tem Gary Wilmot; (center) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; (second from right) Dan Nguyen-Tan, co-founder and vice president of Golden Capitol Network; and (far right) Monterey Mayor Chuck Della Sala. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Watsonville, Calif. (Tuesday, October 9, 2007) – U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presented a $2.5 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to Cabrillo Community College District of Aptos, Calif. The investment will help build the Pajaro Valley Regional Training Center in Watsonville and is expected to create 430 new jobs and generate $83 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): Howard Sherer, President, Workforce Investment Board, Hutton Sherer Advertising; Bruce Woolpert, CEO, Graniterock; Dr. Brian King, President/ Superintendent, Cabrillo College; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; Tony Campos, Fourth District Supervisor, Santa Cruz County; Manuel Quintero Bersamin, Mayor, Watsonville, California; Bill Dorey, CEO, Granite Construction. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Pulaski, Va. (Friday, October 5, 2007) U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Benjamin Erulkar presented a $232,500 Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the town of Pulaski, Va. The investment will support the development of an economic adjustment strategy in preparation for the development of a nanotechnology cluster business park facility in the Pulaski area and the development of an organizational structure to support the nanotechnology cluster. Pictured (L-R): Tim Hopkins, President of NanoChemonics; Charles Wade, Mayor of Pulaski; Dave Nutter, Virginia Delegate; Annie B. Crockett-Stark, Virginia Delegate; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Ben Erulkar. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Newport, Oregon. (Thursday, October 4, 2007) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presented a $175,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the Oregon Costal Zone Management Association of Newport, Ore. The investment will help develop a rural telecommunications strategy and prepare an ocean wave energy proposal, bringing broadband and improved telecommunications infrastructure to rural Oregon and exploring ways to harness the ocean’s power for energy generation. Pictured (L-R): Bill Bain, Mayor, City of Newport, Oregon; Onno Husing, Director, Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association (OCZMA); Sandy K. Baruah, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; Councilman Jack Brown, City of Depoe Bay and Vice Chair of OCZMA. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Astoria, Oregon. (Wednesday, October 3, 2007) The U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presented a $350,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the Seafood Consumer Center in Astoria, Ore. This investment in the coastal region of Oregon and Washington will introduce genetic marker technology for use by small vessel operators, lead to more efficient port infrastructure for the fleets and fish processors, result in new and high-quality seafood products, and widen market access for small and mid-size businesses. L-R: John Berdes, President, ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia; Mark Whitham, Product Development Specialist, Oregon Sea Grant; Joe Easley, Advisory Board Chairman, OSU-Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station; Sandy K. Baruah, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; Diane Moody, Director, Seafood Consumer Center and the Community Seafood Initiative. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | McHenry, Md. - (Thursday, September 13, 2007) U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Ben Erulkar and U.S. Representative Roscoe Bartlett presented a $2.2 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the Board of County Commissioners of Garrett County. The investment will help design and build the McHenry Business Park. The investment is expected to create 435 jobs and generate $25 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): Robin Summerfield, Western Maryland Representative for U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin; Ernest Gregg, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners of Garrett County; Dennis Glotfelty, Garrett County Commissioner; Fred Holliday, Garrett County Commissioner; U.S. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett; and U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Ben Erulkar. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Stanton, Tenn. - (Wednesday, September 12, 2007) EDA Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz and U.S. Congressman John Tanner presented a $100,000 EDA investment check to Haywood County in Stanton, Tenn. The investment will support the development of a regional strategic economic development plan that will outline how the I-40 Advantage Auto Industrial Park can be developed and marketed. The investment is expected to generate more than 8,000 new jobs. Pictured (L-R): Haywood County Mayor Franklin Smith; EDA Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz; and U.S. Congressman John Tanner. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Orangeburg, S.C. - (Wednesday, August 29, 2007) EDA Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham presented a $1.5 Million EDA Investment Check to Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College in Orangeburg, S.C. The investment will help build the Transportation Training Facility for workforce development. The investment is expected to create 544 jobs and generate $420 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): Dr. Anne S. Crook, President of OC Tech; EDA Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz; U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham; State Senator John W. Matthews, Jr.; and Rebecca Battle-Bryant, Associate VP of Career Training & Development, OC Tech. Photo taken by Rachel Ficek, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Valdosta, Ga. - (Monday, August, 27, 2007) EDA Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Patty Sheetz presented a $745,500 EDA investment check to Lowndes County and the City of Valdosta. The investment will help make infrastructure improvements to support the expansion of Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc. The investment is expected to attract $50 million in private investment and create 107 new jobs. Pictured (L-R): John Peeples, Chairman of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority; Rod Casey, Lowndes County Commission Chairman; Patty Sheetz, EDA Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs; and Valdosta Mayor John J. Fretti. Photo Courtesy of The Valdosta Daily Times (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Jaffrey, N.H. – (August 22, 2007) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Senator John Sununu presented a $2 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the Town of Jaffrey, N.H. The investment will help build a new wastewater treatment facility, allowing manufacturing and other existing businesses to expand their operations and attracting new commercial ventures and jobs to the area. The investment is expected to help create or retain more than 700 jobs and generate $5.2 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; Jaffrey Town Manager Randy Heglin: Jaffrey Selectmen Richard Lambert and Frank Sterling; and U.S. Senator John Sununu.(Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Manchester, N.H. – (August 22, 2007) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah (right) and U.S. Senator John Sununu (left) presented a $300,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the Northern Community Investment Corporation (NCIC) in Manchester, N.H. The investment will fund a technical study that will help NCIC build an open-access wireless distribution system in the economic development district encompassing the three northern counties of Grafton, Coos and Carroll, N.H. The project is expected to transform the region’s economic future by strengthening existing business and attracting the next generation of entrepreneurs. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Trenton, Mo. – (August 20, 2007) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Representative Sam Graves presented a $385,000 EDA investment check to Carroll County Commissioners to support the construction of an access road to a proposed ethanol plant. Pictured (L to R): Jim Stewart, Associate Commissioner, Carroll County; Nelson Heil, Presiding Commissioner, Carroll County; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah, and U.S. Representative Sam Graves. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Villa Rica, Ga. – (August 15, 2007) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah, U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson and U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey presented the EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Innovation in Economic Development to the Paulding County Board of Commissioners in Villa Rica, Ga. Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson received the award. Pictured (L to R): U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss; U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; Georgia House Speaker Glenn Richardson; and U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Kansas City, Mo. – (August 13, 2007) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver presented the EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Enhancing Regional Competitiveness to KCSourceLink in Kansas City, MO. Pictured (L-R): U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; U.S. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver; and Maria Meyers, KCSourceLink, Network Builder. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Freeport, Ill. – (August 9, 2007) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Congressman Donald Manzullo presented a $1.725 million EDA investment check to Stephenson County in Freeport, Illinois. The investment will help build the Mill Race Crossing Wet Industrial Park. The investment is expected to create 300 jobs and generate $18 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): Brian Stewart, Chairman of the Freeport Area Economic Development Foundation; John Blum, Chairman of the Stephenson County Board; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; and U.S. Congressman Donald Manzullo. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Grand Forks, North Dakota – (August 3, 2007) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and North Dakota Governor John Hoeven presented a $1.5 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the University of North Dakota Research Foundation. The investment supports construction of infrastructure necessary for development of a new technology research park. Pictured (L-R): Jim Petell, Executive Director, University of North Dakota Research Foundation; Jim Melland, Chairman, Board of Directors, University of North Dakota Research Foundation; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; and John Hoeven, Governor of North Dakota. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Albuquerque, NM – (Friday, July 20, 2007) U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Benjamin Erulkar, and U.S. Congresswoman Heather Wilson presented a $1 million EDA investment check to the All Indian Pueblo Council (AIPC) in Albuquerque, NM. The investment will help install infrastructure at a 48-acre site that will be home to major commercial, hotel, and retail investments in an underdeveloped area of Albuquerque. The project is expected to attract $3 million in private investment to the Albuquerque area and create 200 new jobs. Pictured (L-R): Congresswoman Heather Wilson; Joe Trujillo from Senator Pete Domenici’s office; U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, Benjamin Erulkar; Joe Garcia, Chair, All Indian Pueblo Council (AIPC); Everett Chavez, Chair, Indian Pueblo Federal Development Corporation (IPFDC); and Bruce Sanchez, President, IPFDC. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Great Falls, MT - (Friday, July 6, 2007) Patty Sheetz, Economic Development Administration's Director of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, and U.S. Senator Max Baucus presented a $1.2 million EDA investment check to the Great Falls International Airport Authority in Great Falls, MT. The investment will help renovate an existing airport hangar. The renovated hangar will support the expansion of the Av Max Corporation and will support the expansion of a growing regional transportation cluster. The project is expected to attract $500,000 in private investment and create 120 new jobs. Pictured (L-R): Airport Authority Chairman Ben Ives; U.S. Senator Max Baucus; Patty Sheetz, EDA Director of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs; Great Falls Mayor Donna Stebbins. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | New Limerick, Maine - (July 5, 2007) U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Benjamin Erulkar joined U.S. Representative Michael Michaud in presenting a $1.1 million EDA investment check to the Houlton Maine Water Company. The investment will help build a new electrical sub-station and secondary distribution system to support the expansion of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation and is expected to create 39 jobs and generate $104 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): U.S. Representative Michael Michaud; Galen Hogan, President & Director, Houlton Water Company; Ben Erulkar, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; Robert Clark, Executive Director, Northern Maine Development Commission; Sharon Campbell, District Representative, U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe; Michelle Michaud, Staff Assistant, U.S. Senator Susan Collins. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Stockton, Calif. – (June 21, 2007) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presented a $450,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the Stockton Port District, Stockton, Calif. The investment will help complete a master utility plan needed to redevelop Rough and Ready Island, a former naval facility, for commercial use. Pictured (L-R): Port of Stockton Director Richard Aschieris; Gary Prost representing U.S. Congressman Jerry McNerney; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; Ellen Powell representing U.S. Congressman Dennis Cardoza; Port of Stockton Commissioner Steve Herum; San Joaquin County Supervisor Larry Ruhstaller; Stockton Deputy City Manager Johnny Ford.(Click on Photo for larger image.) Read Assistant Secretary Baruah's remarks.
|  | Bloomingburg, Ohio – (June 18, 2007) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Senator George Voinovich today presented a $2.4 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to Fayette County, Ohio. The investment will help build water infrastructure to supply a new ethanol plant. The investment is expected to create 58 jobs and generate $142 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): Fayette County Commissioner Bob Peterson; Joel Stone, ASAlliances Biofuels; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; Fayette County Commissioner Jack Deweese; U.S. Senator George Voinovich; Fayette County Commissioner Tony Anderson; Fayette County Engineer Steve Luebbbe. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) held a development symposium focusing on “Disasters and Economic Dislocations; Building a Disaster-Resistant Economy” in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, June 14, 2007. The symposium brought public and private sector representatives together who have faced, or are preparing for, severe economic dislocations and found ways to build a stronger and safer economy. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah (second from right) spoke at the event and The Honorable Michael J. Olivier, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development Department and Susan Story, CEO of Gulf Power Keynoted.
Pictured (L to R): Charles McSwain, CID, Associate Vice President, Regional Development, CSX Transportation (rail); Stephen J. Kolski, Senior Vice President of Operations, AirTran Airways; Pamella J. Dana, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, Strategic Initiatives, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC); Honorable Michael J. Olivier, CEcD, Secretary, Louisiana Economic Development Department; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; David Murphy, Vice President Southern Group, Disaster Logistical Support Waste Management. (Click on Photo for larger image.) Photo by Asa Williams
|  | U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Ben Erulkar (left), presented an $810,000 EDA investment check to Davidson County Community College (DCCC) in Thomasville, N.C. The investment will help build a Transportation Technology Center for workforce training on the college’s main campus in Thomasville. The investment is expected to help create 535 new jobs and generate $24.45 million in private investment. Pictured (L to R): U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Ben Erulkar, DCCC Board of Trustees Chair Thom Hege, DCCC President Dr. Mary Rittling, and U.S. Representative Howard Coble. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah (left) and U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva (right) present a $142,406 Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to Dr. Steven Cornell, Director of the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at The University of Arizona (center). Dr. Cornell accepted the check on behalf of the Native Nations Institute which will help expand executive education curricula in digital and other distance learning formats that can be utilized by Indian Nations, tribal colleges, and other institutions. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah (left) and U.S. Representative Charles W. Dent (center) present a $1 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to R. Chadwick Paul, Jr., President and CEO of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania (right) for engineering and design of the fiber optic network for the WIRED Wall Street West Project. A critical part of Wall Street West is the construction and deployment of high-speed fiber optic connectivity from Wall Street to northeastern Pennsylvania. This connectivity will provide the necessary infrastructure for synchronous data transmittal. Ben Franklin is leading the creation of this fiber network, and this grant is the first federal grant funding of the fiber network. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Madison, Wis. (May 4) U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presented a $1.1 million EDA investment check to La Crosse County, the La Crosse County Economic Development Fund, Inc., and the Village of West Salem in the State Capitol building in Madison, Wis. The investment will help to fund the expansion of the Lakeview Business Park and is expected to create 110 jobs and generate $30.9 million in private investment. (Pictured L to R): Steve O'Malley, La Crosse County Administrator, Dennis Manthei, West Salem Village President, Mark Seitz, Congressman Kind's office, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah, Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch and State Senator Dan Kapanke. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Laredo, Texas (May 1) - U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah (far left) joined U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza (far right) at a ground breaking ceremony for the Eagle Copper Tube Plant in Laredo, Texas. This private capital company, with over thirty manufacturing plants in the United States, Latin America and Europe announced that it will invest an estimated $100 million in capital improvements and create 200 new jobs in Laredo. There is only one other such facility of its kind in the world. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah (center) poses with John Atwood (left) and Palmer Gleason (right) in front of the Department of Commerce's Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) tally board. The mission of the CFC is to promote and support philanthropy through a program that is employee focused, cost–efficient, and effective in providing all federal employees the opportunity to improve the quality of life for all. EDA/CFC Co-chairs Atwood and Gleason helped EDA reached 160% of its CFC monetary goal, the highest in the Department. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Congressman David Davis presented a $1 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the Johnson City Power Board in Johnson City, TN and a $652,000 investment check to Mountain City, TN on Friday, February 2, 2007. The Johnson City investment will help build a new substation and upgrade transmission lines to serve industrial customers located within the Washington County Industrial Park and surrounding areas, and is expected to create 166 jobs and generate $39.3 million in private investment. The Mountain City investment will help upgrade and improve the Silver Lake Water Treatment Plant to ensure an adequate and reliable water supply for the town. The investment is expected to attract $635,500 in private investment and create 64 jobs. Pictured (L to R): Robert White, Johnson City Power Board JCPB); Wendell Messimer, Washington County Commissioner; Mark Eades, JCPB; Jonesborough Mayor Tobie Bledsoe; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; Homer G'Fellers, JCPB; State Senator Rusty Crowe; U.S. Congressman David Davis; Rodney Metcalf, JCPB; State Representative Mathew Hill; Susan Reid, FTDD; Mountain City Mayor Harvey Burniston; Johnson City Mayor Steve Darden; East Tennessee State University President, Paul Stanton. Photo courtesy of Larry Dale Smith, ETSU. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar presented a $1.25 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the city of Cotulla, Texas, Monday, January 8, 2007. The investment will help build infrastructure in support of the Las Palmas commercial development project and will bolster economic development activity in the Middle Rio Grande Region, creating more than 150 jobs and generate $8.5 million in private investment. Photo by Mike Hall of the Laredo Morning Times. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Constance A. Morella (2nd from right) celebrates Dr. Mark Drabenstott’s (far right) election as Chair of the OECD’s Territorial Development Policy Committee.The U.S. State Department assigned EDA as the head of the American delegation to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Territorial Development Policy Committee (TDPC) in 2002. At the TDPC’s November 2006 meeting, EDA supported Dr. Mark Drabenstott’s successful candidacy for the Chairmanship of the TDPC. Dr. Drabenstott serves as the Director of the Center for Regional Competitiveness at the University of Missouri and is the first American to serve in this prestigious role. Pictured (L to R): EDA Acting Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Dennis Alvord, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah, Ambassador Constance Morella, and Mark Drabenstott. November 30, 2006. Photo taken in Ambassador Morella’s office in Paris, France. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah, U.S. Congressman William Clay, and U.S. Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond present a $3.5 million EDA investment check to St. Patrick Center for renovations to accommodate a small business incubator and a trades training center, in St. Louis, Missouri, on Tuesday December 19, 2006. Pictured (L-R): St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah, U.S. Congressman William Clay, U.S. Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond, Most Reverend Raymond Leo Burke, Archbishop of St. Louis, St. Patrick Center CEO Dan Buck and (hidden) Raymond T. Wagner, Board President, St. Patrick Center. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presents a $1.5 million EDA investment check to the City of Lakewood and Pierce County on Friday, December 8, 2006 in Lakewood, Wash. The City of Lakewood and Pierce County investment will help build a sanitary sewer system in the City of Lakewood to serve the American Lake Gardens industrial area and Tillicum retail district. Pictured (L - R): Lakewood’s Public Works Director Don Wickstrom, Deputy Mayor John Arbeeny, Pierce County’s Public Works and Utility Director Brian Ziegle, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah, Pierce County Councilman Dick Muri. Back Row (L - R): Lakewood’s Redevelopment Advisory Board (REDAB) member Jim Charboneau, REDAB member Dan Durr, REDAB’s Chair Linn Larsen. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presents a $200,000 EDA investment check to the Puget Sound Regional Council on Friday, December 8, 2006 in Lakewood, Wash. The Puget Sound Regional Council investment will support two high technology clusters, clean technology and aerospace that are emerging in response to new market trends and global demand. Pictured (L - R): Puget Sound Regional Council Associate Planner Joan Chen, Puget Sound Regional Council Director of Economic Development Bill McSherry, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Congressman Tom Latham present a $2 million EDA investment check to Fort Dodge, Iowa City Manager David Fierke, in the City of Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Monday, November 6, 2006. The investment will help make infrastructure improvements to serve the North Central Agriculture Park. The project is expected to help create 50 new jobs and generate $37 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah, U.S. Congressman Tom Latham and Fort Dodge, Iowa City Manager David Fierke. (Click on Photo for larger image. Photo courtesy of The Messenger, Fort Doge, IA.)
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presents the Star of the South Award to Executive Director of the Capitol Area Council of Governments Betty Voights, at the Southwest Regional Conference, in South Padre Island, Texas, on Thursday, October 26, 2006. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Congressman John T. Salazar present the 2006 Excellence in Economic Development Award for Economic Adjustment to Pueblo City Council President Mike Occhiato and Assistant City Manager for Planning and Community Development Jim Munch, in the City of Pueblo, Colorado on Tuesday October 10, 2006. Pictured (L-R): Pueblo City Council President Mike Occhiato, U.S. Congressman John T. Salazar, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and Assistant City Manager for Planning and Community Development Jim Munch. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presents the 2006 Excellence in Economic Development Award for Rural Economic Development to Yuba-Sutter Economic Development Corporation (YSEDC), at the California State Capitol Steps, Sacramento, CA on Friday, October 6, 2006. Pictured (L-R): State Senator Sam Aanestad, YSEDC Secretary Tim Johnson, U.S. Congressman Wally Herger, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and Dan Flores, CEO of Cambridge Career College and President of the Board of Directors of YSEDC. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Ben Erulkar today presented a $1 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment to Glynn County, Ga. The investment will help expand and upgrade the Southport Wastewater Treatment Plant to serve the Colonel’s Island port facility and the I-95 Exit 29 interchange area. The investment is expected to help create 336 jobs and generate $113.5 million in private investment. U.S. Congressman Jack Kingston also participated in the event. Pictured here, Vernon Martin presents a book on Coastal Georgia to Deputy Assistant Secretary Erulkar. Pictured (L-R): Glynn County Commissioner Jerome Clark, Glynn County Commissioner Howard Lynn, EDA Staff Member Tonia Williams, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Benjamin Erulkar, Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center Executive Director Vernon Martin, City of Brunswick Councilman Jonathan Williams, Glynn County Commission Chairman Don Hogan. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Ben Erulkar presents a $2 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to The Youngstown Central Area Community Improvement Corporation and The Youngstown Edison Incubator Corporation of Youngstown, Ohio. The investment will help build the Youngstown Technology Center. The investment is expected to help create 220 new jobs and generate more than $50 million in private investment. Pictured (L-R): U.S. Senator Mike DeWine, City of Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams, U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Benjamin Erulkar. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah meets with Economic Development District directors from Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Tuesday, September 5, 2006. Pictured (L-R): James Hall, Executive Director, Region VI Planning and Development Council, West Virginia; Lea Wolfe, Assistant Director, Region VI Planning and Development Council, West Virginia; Denise McCloskey, Executive Director, Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission; Lewis Villotti, Planning and Development Director, Southwestern Planning Commission; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; A. Ray Griffin, Executive Director, Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, Virginia; Michele Adams, Director, Planning Division, Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission, Pennsylvania; Dr. John Brown, Executive Director, Brooke-Hancock Regional Planning and Development Council, West Virginia; William Phipps, Executive Director, Belomar Regional Council, West Virginia. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presents the 2006 U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration Excellence in Economic Development Award for Enhancing Regional Competitiveness to Catalyst Connection in Pittsburgh, Penn., on Tuesday, September 5, 2006. Pictured L-R: Charles A. Thomas, President and CEO of Solid State Measurements and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Catalyst Connection; U.S. Senator Rick Santorum; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; Steven G. Zylstra, President and CEO of Catalyst Connection; U.S. Congresswoman Melissa Hart; Petra Mitchell, Vice President of Operations at Catalyst Connection. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presents the 2006 U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration Excellence in Economic Development Award for Innovation to ConnectKentucky in Bowling Green, Ky., on Wednesday, August 30, 2006. Pictured L-R: Kentucky House Speaker Jody Richardson, State Senator Guthrie, U.S. Congressman Ron Lewis, ConnectKentucky CEO Brian Mefford, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah, Kentucky Executive Cabinet Secretary Robbie Rudolph, and Warren County Judge Executive Mike Buckanan. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Ben Erulkar presents a $1.2 million EDA investment check to Northampton Community College of Bethlehem, Penn. The investment will help expand the Workforce Development Training Center. Pictured (L-R) - Paul Pierpoint, NCC's dean of community education, Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Benjamin Erulkar, Northampton County Executive John Stoffa, NCC President Arthur Scott, U.S. Congressman Charles Dent, Helene Whitaker, NCC's vice president of administrative affairs, Linny Fowler, and Jerome Wallace, community planner of the U.S. Department of Commerce. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presents the 2006 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Technology-led Economic Development to North Dakota State University’s Research & Technology Park. Picture (L-R) North Dakota Governor John Hoeven, President of NDSU Joseph Chapman, and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah presents the 2006 EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Urban or Suburban Economic Development to Tinley Park Economic Development of Tinley Park, Illinois. The winners of EDA’s Excellence Awards represent the best and brightest economic development methods and practices in use today. Their commitment to sound, research-based, market driven economic development is helping America’s communities grow their economies and create jobs. Pictured (L-R): Tinley Park Trustee Patrick Rea; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki and U.S. Congressman Bobby L. Rush. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Benjamin Erulkar presents U.S. Senator Lincoln Chaffee with a $2 million EDA investment check for the city of East Providence, R.I. and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. The investment will help build roadway infrastructure for the Bold Point Harbor Development Area project. The investment is expected to create 354 new jobs and generate $74 million in private investment. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Suzanne Haik Terrell (pictured far left) announces the award of a $2.4 million EDA investment to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority of Ketchikan to help build a floating dry dock that will enable the movement of vessels to uplands work areas. The investment is expected to create 300 jobs and generate $30 million in private investment. Pictured holding check (L-R): Bill Noll, Alaska Commissioner of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; Mike Barry, Board Chairman of the Alaska Industrial Development Authority and Export Authority; Lisa Murkowski, United States Senator - Alaska; Ron Miller, Executive Director, Alaska Industrial Development Authority and Export Authority; and EDA Alaska Economic Development Representative Berney Richert. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Congressman Virgil H. Goode, Jr. present a $1 million EDA investment check to Franklin County, Va., to help build the Franklin County Workforce Development Center. Pictured L-R: U.S. Congressman Virgil H. Goode, Jr.; Franklin County Administrator Richard E. Huff II; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | EDA invested $2 million in the Town of Santa Claus, Ind., to build water system infrastructure needed to help local businesses expand operations. The investment will help create more than 300 jobs and generate $70 million in private capital investment. Pictured at the investment check presentation ceremony on May 5, 2006 are (L-R): Mike Kamp, Town of Santa Claus, Town Council Member & Chairman of Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission; U.S. Congressman Mike Sodrel; U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; Lisa Gehlhausen, Executive Director, Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission; Theresa Criss-Hartwig, Project Administrator Specialist, Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission; Kim Christensen, Town of Santa Claus Clerk Treasurer; Ron Smith, Town of Santa Claus, Town Council President; and Kevin Burke, Town of Santa Claus, Town Council Member. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah, U.S. Congressman Norm Dicks and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell present a $3 million EDA investment check to the city of Bremerton to help build a breakwater as part of the Bremerton Port Inner Harbor Protection Project. The project is expected to create more than 430 jobs. Pictured R-L: U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah; U.S. Congressman Norm Dicks; Sheryl Kincer, Port of Bremerton Commissioner; Mary Ann Huntington, Port of Bremerton Chairperson; U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell; Bremerton Mayor Cary Bozeman; and Bill Mahan, Port of Bremerton Commissioner. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
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 | U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Benjamin Erulkar presents a $500,000 Economic Development Administration (EDA) investment check to the Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District of Gulfport, Miss. The investment will support local governments’ implementation of economic recovery strategies in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Picture L-R are: Johnny Burnett (Jones Co. supervisor and SMPDD board member), Les Newcomb (SMPDD, Executive Director), U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Benjamin Erulkar, Lynn Cartlidge (Forrest Co. supervisor and SMPDD president). (Click on Photo for larger image.)
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 | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah and U.S. Congressman Bob Beauprez (center) present a $2.375 million Economic Development Administration investment check to the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Fitzsimons Campus (UCDHSC) in Aurora, Colorado to help UCDHSC complete the renovation for occupancy of Building 500 at its Fitzsimons campus. The investment is expected to retain 80 jobs, create 100 new jobs, and generate $54.3 million in private investment. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah congratulates EDA recipients of the 2005 Department of Commerce Silver Medal Award, which recognizes their exceptional performance in providing timely and high-quality assistance to Florida communities in the wake of the 2004 hurricanes. Pictured L-R: Jedd Vertman; Donald Huff; Lola Smith; Phil Paradice; Ben Erulkar; Assistant Secretary Baruah; Mary Pleffner; Willie Taylor; Thomas Pellegrino; Asa Williams. Not pictured: Jerry Foster. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
|  | Representatives of the Florida Small Business Development Center Network of Pensacola, Florida receive the EDA Excellence in Economic Development Award for Economic Adjustment from U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Sandy K. Baruah (fourth from left). The EDA national awards program winners represent the best and brightest economic development methods and practices in use today. (Click on Photo for larger image.)
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