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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky today announced that the Northwest Indiana Minority Business Opportunity Center has been awarded a grant in the amount of $130,000 by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency.
“In Northwest Indiana we need to create new jobs,” said Visclosky. “This funding, which supports high growth potential businesses, will help build a new economy for Northwest Indiana with many new employment opportunities for the area’s residents.”
The grant is part of the Minority Business Development Agency’s Minority Business Opportunity Center program. The funds will be used to facilitate business opportunities and coordinate local business resources to benefit minority entrepreneurs, with an emphasis on rapid growth potential companies.
The Northwest Indiana Minority Business Opportunity Committee promotes the creation, growth, and expansion of minority-owned businesses in the cities of Gary, East Chicago and Hammond by helping businesses overcome barriers and take advantage of opportunities.
“I am pleased that this federal funding is coming to Northwest Indiana so that we can create new jobs right here at home by helping entrepreneurs in some of the region’s more disadvantaged communities” said Visclosky.
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