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U.S. Department of Commerce Awards $29.9 Million Broadband Infrastructure Grant to Serve More Than 15,000 Households in North Carolina

U.S. Department of Commerce Awards $29.9 Million Broadband Infrastructure Grant to Serve More Than 15,000 Households in North Carolina

Neuse News
Politics

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced today it has awarded $29.9 million to expand broadband in Lenoir County, North Carolina. The award will be used to fund Lenoir County’s Fiber to the Home Expansion project, which will deploy last-mile broadband to Lenoir County. This project will serve 15,256 households across the county.

U.S. Department of Commerce to Invest $2 Million to Enhance Health Sciences Sector in Kinston

U.S. Department of Commerce to Invest $2 Million to Enhance Health Sciences Sector in Kinston

Neuse News
Education

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Lenoir Community College in Kinston, North Carolina, to support the renovation of the college’s Floyd Health Sciences Building. The EDA grant, to be matched with more than $5 million in state funding and $115,439 in local investment, is expected to create over 500 jobs.