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555 Dirksen Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Ph: 202.224.6342
Fax: 202.224.1100
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Raleigh Office:
310 New Bern Avenue
Suite 122
Raleigh, NC 27601
Ph: 919.856.4630
Toll Free: 866.420.6083
Fax: 919.856.4053
Salisbury Office:
225 North Main Street
Suite 304
Salisbury, NC 28144
Ph: 704.633.5011
Toll Free: 866.420.6084
Fax: 704.633.2937
Western Office:
401 North Main Street
Suite 200
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Ph: 828.698.3747
Fax: 828.698.1267
Eastern Office:
306 South Evans Street
Greenville, NC 27835
Ph: 252.329.1093
Fax: 252.329.1097
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Press Releases
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DOLE ANNOUNCES $2 MILLION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR TWO N.C. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
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September 18th, 2007 - Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole today announced that Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory and the City of Laurinburg, in collaboration with Richmond Community College, will each be awarded $1 million in Economic Development Administration (EDA) investments to build job training centers.
The $1 million will help Catawba Valley Community College construct a healthcare training facility, which will provide a simulated hospital facility on the campus. According to the EDA, this project will create 859 new jobs and generate private investment in excess of $123 million.
The City of Laurinburg will use the $1 million for a workforce training center that will be built in collaboration with Richmond Community College. This project includes the construction of laboratory, computer and classroom space to help workers displaced by the recent loss of manufacturing jobs. According to the EDA, this facility will create 230 new jobs and generate more than $27 million in private investment.
“I applaud Catawba Valley Community College and the City of Laurinburg for securing this significant funding to help build job training facilities,” said Dole. “I am a huge believer in our community colleges – they are leading the way in training workers for high-growth fields. These training centers will be tremendous assets to these North Carolina colleges and the communities they serve.”
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