Project Name/Summary:
St. Louis Minority Business Council/ Focused Growth Program and Loan Fund—This program provides support for a three-year intensive business mentoring program designed to assist minority-owned business enterprises to the next level of business growth. The accompanying loan program is expected to leverage state and federal funding sources to assist with growth plans.
Project Location: St. Louis
Award: $250,000
Project Name/Summary:
Pike County Development Authority Louisiana—This industrial park business expansion project is designed to assist with infrastructure construction to retain and expand two business operations in the City of Louisiana with expected new employment of 40-45 and the retention of 98 employees.
Project Location: Louisiana
Award: $200,000
Project Name/Summary:
St. Louis Regional Automotive Partnership—This innovative partnership between St. Louis County, St. Charles County and the cities of Fenton, Hazelwood and Wentzville is designed to address long-term competitive strategies to help stabilize and grow the automotive sector in Missouri.
Project Location: St. Louis Metro Area
Award: $90,000
Project Name/Summary:
Warrenton Cooper, LLC—This facility upgrade/reopening project is designed to continue efforts to modernize the copper refining operation to increase output and return the facility to full production.
Project Location: Truesdale
Award: $200,000
Project Name/Summary:
City of Mexico-Advanced Technology Center Expansion Project—This facility expansion will include laboratories and classrooms to support the Life Sciences Technology and the Medical Laboratory Technician programs—two emerging occupations for Missouri’s growth in the Life Sciences industry.
Project Location: Mexico
Award: $180,000
Project Name/Summary:
Center For Emerging Technologies/CET Building III—A nationally recognized enterprise devoted to creating technology-based commercial enterprises, the center will use grant proceeds to assist in the planning for a third phase in the center’s growth and development.
Project Location: St. Louis
Award: $100,000
Project Name/Summary:
Regional Center for Education & Work/Career Readiness Certification—These funds will go to implement a job certification pilot, matching target businesses with job seekers in North St. Louis City, St. Louis County and St. Charles County.
Project Location: North St. Louis City & County, St. Charles County, Fenton
Award: $100,000
Project Name/Summary:
St. Louis University Expansion of Biomedical Research Facilities—The grant will support the renovation and expansion of an $80 million biomedical research facility.
Project Location: St. Louis
Award: $100,000
Project Name/Summary:
St. Louis Black Leadership Roundtable Center for the Acceleration of African American Business—The grant will help initiate a business support clearinghouse for African American-owned businesses through a collaborative relationship between the Black Leadership Roundtable and the St. Louis County Economic Council.
Project Location: Wellston area of St. Louis
Award: $35,000
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