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SBA Covid-19 Disaster Loans for Small Businesses
March 18, 2020 - The U.S. Small Business Administration is making low-interest federal disaster loans available to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). This relief loan assistiance is provided by the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act signed by the President.
The U.S....
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Covid-19 News, Updates & Resource Links
March 16, 2020 - We realize that Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has impacted businesses and the economy worldwide. The Economic Development Alliance (EDA) understands that situations like these can have a huge impact on everything from supply chains to workforce talent. If there is anything we can do to help with resources to...
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EDA and CVB Working Together to Attract Great Lakes Cruise Ships
March 6, 2020 -
The Economic Development Alliance team has partnered with the Blue Water Area Convention & Visitors Bureau to pursue the Great Lakes Cruising industry in the hopes of making the “Port of Port Huron” a near-future cruise port.
There is a growing HOT demand for Great Lakes Cruising ...
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St. Clair County, Michigan, celebrates over $1 billion in economic impact, 526 jobs and nearly 300 housing starts in 2019
February 12, 2020 - The Economic Development Alliance celebrated the region's economic results and impact from 2019 with a crowd of stakeholders, economic partners and community leaders at its 2020 economic growth luncheon on Tuesday, February 11th at CityFlats.
In 2019, the local economy benefited from 526 news jobs, 282 housing starts and investments over...
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Lake Huron Medical Center Achieves Highest Five-Star Rating from CMS
February 3, 2020 - Federal Agency Rates Hospital Among Top Nine Percent in Nation
Lake Huron Medical Center Achieves Highest Five-Star Rating from CMS Federal Agency Rates Hospital Among Top Nine Percent in Nation PORT HURON, MI – Lake Huron Medical Center earned the highest five-star overall hospital rating by the Centers for...
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SC4 nursing program recognized for excellence in two recent rankings
February 3, 2020 -
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BLUE WATER AREA SUPPORT FUELS LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS TO WORLD STAGE
January 17, 2020 - St. Clair entrepreneur Dan Cass, shares his entrepreneurial journey, perseverance and how help from the local community has helped them keep reaching new milestones, including winning a product "Mark of Excellence" at the 2020 CES Technology show in Las Vegas.
Watch EBWTV interview:
https://ebw.tv/danedcassintelashelfjan20/
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Eckhart Hosting Job Fair Due to Customer Growth
November 21, 2019 -
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2,000 Tour St. Clair Inn Hotel
October 28, 2019 - Over 2,000 participants toured the St. Clair Inn at the official ribbon cutting on Saturday, October 26, 2019. The historic hotel has undergone a four-year and nearly $40 million dollar renovation.
Watch live interviews and the ribbon cutting with EBWTV: https://ebw.tv/publictoursstclairinnoct19/
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The Intern Who Became a Mill Manager
September 24, 2019 - Tim Wight remembers how excited he was to start work as an engineering intern at our Port Huron Mill in Michigan in 1991. Today, as the mill’s general manager, his passion for the work hasn’t changed.
“Ultimately, interns today are looking for the same...
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