Greater St Louis Inc

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE ST. LOUIS TECH TRIANGLE COALITION, LED BY GREATER ST. LOUIS, INC., WITH BOOSTING BIOSCIENCES, GEOSPATIAL, AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES BY CONVERGING THIS REGION'S THREE LEADING INDUSTRY CLUSTERS, AND BUILDING A NATIONAL MODEL FOR INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH. COALITION PROJECTS INCLUDE EXPANDING RUNG FOR WOMEN, A WORKFORCE INTERMEDIARY FOCUSED ON WOMEN IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CAREERS, SUPPORTING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, SUPPLYING EQUIPMENT FOR WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND INVESTING IN CUTTING EDGE ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT RESEARCH. ONCE IMPLEMENTED, THE INVESTMENT WILL HELP DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN REGIONAL INDUSTRY CLUSTERS - ALL WHILE EMBRACING ECONOMIC EQUITY, CREATING GOOD-PAYING JOBS, AND ENHANCING U.S. COMPETITIVENESS GLOBALLY.

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE COALITION, LED BY GREATER ST. LOUIS, INC., WITH THEIR PROPOSAL TO CREATE A TECHNOLOGY TRIANGLE THAT WOULD BENEFIT NUMEROUS INDUSTRIES AND REVITALIZE THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA. THE COALITION STRIVES TO DRIVE INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH, RESILIENCE, AND JOB CREATION IN HISTORICALLY DISINVESTED COMMUNITIES, AND BETTER POSITION THE ENTIRE ST. LOUIS METRO AS A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE ECONOMY BY HARNESSING COMPLEMENTARY STRENGTHS IN THREE DISTINCT-BUT-RELATED LEADING INDUSTRY CLUSTERS IN THE REGION: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, BIOSCIENCES (MEDICAL AND AGRICULTURE) AND GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY. THE COALITION IS GUIDED BY ST. LOUIS COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (CEDS) AND THE CLUSTER ANALYSIS AND STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE RECENTLY RELEASED STL 2030 JOBS PLAN. IF PROVIDED AN IMPLEMENTATION GRANT, THE GREATER ST. LOUIS REGIONAL TECH TRIANGLE PROPOSES TO BUILD AND OPERATE A NEW ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INNOVATION CENTER ST. LOUIS (AMICSTL). FUNCTIONI

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