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Delta Regional Authority Makes $1M Available for Grant Applicants

The Associated Press and Todd Hatton — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:15:30 +0000

The Delta Regional Authority is sweetening the pot for cross-state applications for federal grants to strengthen training partnerships between community colleges and employers.

Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Seth Harris said Friday that $474.5 million is available nationwide under the third round of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training grants program.

Small Businesses Key to Job Creation in Delta Region

Whitney Jones and The Paducah Sun — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:50:18 +0000

New data shows small businesses have led the Mississippi Delta region in job creation. The Delta Regional Authority released private-sector data Monday showing 90 percent of all new jobs in the area over the last 20 years have come from businesses with nine or fewer employees.

DRA Grants Murray Industrial Park Money for Improvements

Angela Hatton — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:05:54 +0000

The Delta Regional Authority has granted the Murray West Business Park a little over 200-thousand dollars for an improvement project. Murray-Calloway Economic Development Council Director Mark Manning says the money goes to increasing highway accessibility to a section of the park.