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Kentucky’s Promise Zone generated $174 million
APRIL 30, 2015 | [CEO Jerry]Rickett said since receiving the designation Kentucky Highland Promise Zone, approximately $174 million has been committed to be invested by Kentucky, the federal government and private sector. “We have written 91 letters of support for projects applying for federal funds.”
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New Promise Zone includes Colleton
The six counties in the SouthernCarolina Regional Development Alliance became the second rural area in the United States to be designated a Promise Zone by the federal government. Promise Zones are high poverty communities where the federal government partners with local leaders to increase economic activity, improve educational opportunities, leverage private investment, reduce violent crime,…
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Bamberg among Promise Zone counties
APRIL 29, 2015 | Bamberg County is one of several counties in the South Carolina Low Country expected to benefit from designation as a federal Promise Zone. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tim Vilsack and Julian Castro, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on Tuesday announced eight new Promise Zones, including…
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Six S.C. counties win Promise Zone designation
APRIL 29, 2015 | The 90,000 residents who live in selected portions of Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Colleton, Hampton and Jasper counties have been chosen for a federal program that is expected to add jobs, investment and grant funding to the area.