Projects in 37th District receive $16.8 million

Grants to promote economic development, job creation

The 37th Senatorial District will receive an estimated $16.8 million in grants for economic development and job creation projects, according to state Senator John Pippy. The funds were part of $73 million in economic development grants recently released for projects in the Greater Pittsburgh Region.

"Our region will benefit in many ways from these grants," Senator Pippy said. "Most importantly, these investments are expected to boost projects that will create thousands of new jobs for our community. This is a great catalyst for renewed economic growth in the 37th Senatorial District and for Southwestern Pennsylvania."

The grants for projects in the 37th Senatorial District include:

$7.5 million to develop 100 acres of Allegheny County Airport Authority land in the Clinton Industrial Park, near the Pittsburgh International Airport.
$4 million for infrastructure improvements, including utility extensions and development of an access road, on Airport Authority owned land in the Route 30 Industrial Park.
$3.3 million toward the development of 800,000 square feet of light manufacturing and distribution space at the Leetsdale Industrial Park.
$2 million for infrastructure improvements, including utility extensions and development of roads, on 160 cares of Airport Authority owned land on Cherrington Road in Moon Township.