Congressman Don Davis visits Greene County, presents checks

GREENE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — Congressman Don Davis presented checks on Monday for the SCRC’s inaugural State Economic and Infrastructure Development Grant Program.

Ten projects received funding in North Carolina. Congressman Davis presented checks to four of them on Monday, including one to Snow Hill.

Lenoir Community College received more than $250,000 for their aviation center for excellence, in the global transpark. This funding is to help with training and certification programs to create more skilled aviation mechanics.

Roanoke-Chowan Community College received more than $470,000 to launch a weld to work pipeline project, which will create affordable short-term welding training.

“Four investments in North Carolina District One. We have 57 projects total across the six states that are participating.” SCRC Federal Co-Chair Dr. Jennifer Clyburn Reed said. “Covering 129 counties on our first time out. This was amazing.”

Frontier Warren, in partnership with the town of Warrenton and Research Triangle Park, received $80,000 to help bring resources to small businesses and grow opportunities for entrepreneurship.

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