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Cortez Masto Applauds $400,000 Grant to The Western Nevada Development District for Economic Recovery

Press Release

Date: July 7, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Issues: Economy and Fiscal Government Budget and Spending

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the Department of Commerce has awarded $400,000 to the Western Nevada Development District (WNDD) to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic and drive economic development planning going forward.

"Nevada has been one of the hardest-hit states in the nation in terms of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our citizens and small business owners," said Senator Cortez Masto. "I'm glad to see these CARES Act funds get to Nevada's only Economic Development District through the EDA to help pursue strategic investments to bolster our economy and foster good paying jobs in Northern Nevada."

WNDD President Roy Edgington agreed, noting that "The Western Nevada Development District is pleased to have received these funds to support our communities in the engagement of strategies that will diversify our regional economy, support workforce training aligned to careers post-pandemic, and to build economic resiliency for the future."


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