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MBDA National Director Presented $1.25 Million to the Waipahu Community Association
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Posted On: Tuesday February 3rd, 2004 at 12:00am EST
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The National Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority
Business Development Agency (MBDA), Ron N. Langston, presented $1.25
million to the Waipahu Community Association on Thursday, Jan. 29, at Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona's office in the State Capitol. The funds will be used to construct a business incubator and job training center in Waipahu at the site formerly occupied by Big Way supermarket. The new center is expected to create 240 jobs within the first two years of completion.
Congressman Neil Abercrombie helped secure the grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration by assisting the Waipahu Community Association with its application and urging the EDA to approve it.
"This new and exciting venture will honor the old time tradition and feeling of living and working in a close-knit community," Abercrombie said. "It will combine that heritage with new and innovative ideas to help the Waipahu community thrive and meet the needs of its families well into the 21st Century ...
"We are pleased that this award will help stimulate economic growth in
Waipahu," said Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona said in a written
statement. Aiona received the federal award from Langston yesterday in
the Lt. Governor's office.
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Langston and his delegation are in Honolulu for two days to discuss
minority business issues and opportunities with federal officials,
minority business leaders, and local service providers.
MBDA is a federal agency created specifically to foster the growth of
minority-owned businesses in America. MBDA provides business
counseling and program services to assist minority-owned companies to
grow and expand. |
SOURCES
Hawaii Business Daily , The Advertizer
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