Rep. Costa Announces $2.68 Million Investment Award To The City Of Parlier For Infrastructure Improvements

WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) announced that an investment award of $2,680,000 has been awarded to the City of Parlier to support the construction of infrastructure improvements to the second phase of Parlier Bio-Agricultural Industrial Park. These funds are being awarded through the United States Department of Commerce Economic Develop Administration. It is anticipated that 125 jobs will be created through this investment. Costa wrote several letters to the Economic Development Administration in support of the investment award.

"This is great news for Parlier and for the new industrial park," said Costa. "The park will provide Parlier with a chance to enter new horizons in the economic development world, as they establish new businesses and open up new job opportunities for its residents."

The industrial park is set on a 297-acre site and is being built to be used for light and heavy industrial use with electronic assembly, food processing and warehouse distribution. It will be located on Manning Avenue. The Economic Development Administration serves as a venture capital resource to meet the economic development needs of communities throughout the United States, and to promote innovation and competitiveness in America.

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