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A Message from Deputy Secretary Don Graves

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Dear Business Leaders, As Deputy Secretary of Commerce, I am writing to you and your members to underscore the importance of continuing our collective work toward advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). DEIA initiatives are not just cornerstones of corporate responsibility but are also critical for America's growth, innovation, and economic competitiveness. The Equal...

The Income Ranking of Metros Has Changed Little Since 1980

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For the most part, high-income places 40 years ago remain high-income today, and low-income places 40 years ago are still relatively low-income. This blog post looks at how little change there has been in how places rank by income over the last several decades. There are a few exceptions, and those metros that have climbed the ranks might offer lessons for economic development strategies and place...

Congratulations to the 2023 Class of Sustainability, Energy, and Environmental (SEE) Ambassadors!

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Pictured above: The 2023 Class of SEE Ambassadors. The Sustainability, Energy, and Environmental (SEE) Ambassadors program recognizes individual Departmental employees for their outstanding performance in implementing exceptional cost-saving projects and/or programs that help improve the Department’s sustainability, energy and water efficiency, climate change adaptation, resilience, and...

Commerce’s NOAA Releases New Monthly Tool to Predict High-Tide Flooding

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As high tide flooding continues to break records, the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a new monthly tool to predict high tide flooding. The new high tide flooding outlook will help coastal communities better understand when and where high tide flooding may occur and the likelihood of high tide flooding for each day in the calendar year...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $3.5 Million in Internet for All Grants to Tribal Lands

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The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced it has awarded seven grants totaling nearly $3.5 million to seven Tribal entities as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP). With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these new grants bring the total of the program to more than $1.79 billion awarded to 198 Tribal...

Secretary Raimondo Addresses Advisory Committee on U.S. Supply Chain and Competitiveness

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Earlier this week, Secretary Gina Raimondo addressed the virtual meeting of the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (ACSCC), the Secretary’s advisory body that provides recommendations to support U.S. supply chain and economic competitiveness. “The last two years of supply chain crises have revealed that the U.S. government needs to invest more in supply chain resilience,” Secretary...

We’re Bringing Affordable, High-Speed Internet to Every Single American

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"I am the Secretary of Commerce. And my job is to make sure that America can compete that our businesses and our companies can compete effectively in the world, including our small businesses, our family farms, and Americans, American workers. And I have to tell you, you cannot compete if you don't have the Internet. I just talked to a third-generation family farmer here in Wisconsin who struggles...

Commerce Celebrates First Anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act

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One year ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law – the largest investment in climate action and clean energy in history. The Inflation Reduction Act is a historic, federal government-wide investment that furthers NOAA’s efforts to build a Climate-Ready Nation. It provides $3.3 billion for NOAA to build on its commitment to help Americans – including tribes and vulnerable