$1.4M grant from EDA leverages $3.9 million in private investment and retains 2,370 jobs 

Washington, DC – Today Congressman John D. Dingell (D-MI15) commended the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for announcing $1.4 million in public works funds for the City of Taylor.  This funding will create 531 jobs, retain 2,370 jobs and leverage $3.9 million in private investment and will be used to construct road and water infrastructure at the Trolley East Industrial Park

“This critical investment will bring much-needed construction jobs to the region and help the City to improve its infrastructure in order to attract new businesses to the area,” Dingell said. “We know that infrastructure investments, such as the project at Trolley East Industrial Park, have proven to be one of the fastest ways to create jobs and stimulate local economies.  I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress to bring increased infrastructure investment to the 15th District in the future surface transportation bill.”

The City of Taylor, like much of Michigan, has been hit hard by the loss automotive supplier industries in the region and deteriorating industrial infrastructure.  This award will improve the infrastructure at Trolley East industrial Park to help recruit and retain businesses in the City of Taylor.  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the most recent infrastructure investment passed by Congress, has invested $982 million in infrastructure improvements in Michigan thus far, funding 992 projects, and creating or saving 9,387 jobs.  

For further questions regarding this grant announcement, please contact EDA at (202) 482-2900 or the Department of Commerce's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at (202) 482-3663.