Harkin Announces Over $240,000 for Economic Development in Iowa

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Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that four Iowa regional planning commissions and councils of government received a total of $243,000 in grants to update their comprehensive economic development strategies for Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Van Buren, Wapello, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth, Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Montgomery, Page, and Shelby counties. These funds were made available through the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Economic Development Administration. Harkin is a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee that funds the DOC.

"These grants will help to initiate private and public investment to help develop new jobs and give a needed boost to local communities," Harkin said. "Strong development strategies are imperative to increasing job and career opportunities across the state."

These grants will establish an economic development planning framework, process and strategy that supports private capital investment and job creation in local communities in Iowa.

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