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Quarterly economic development update: $2.5 million grant for Bristol South park and hiring expo drew 500 job seekers
Summary
NETWORKS director Clay Walker reported continued grant success, including a $2.5 million investment in Bristol South Industrial Park and a $100,000 due-diligence grant; he also described a hiring expo that attracted about 500 job seekers and several industrial prospects for county sites.
Clay Walker, director of NETWORKS, told commissioners the county continues to secure state and other grants to ready sites for industry, citing a recent $2.5 million award for Bristol South Industrial Park and a $100,000 grant tied to a property the county purchased on Airport Parkway.
Walker said the county and partners pursue a repeatable playbook — applying for…
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