WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.2 million grant to the Beaver Creek-Grayling Townships Utilities Authority in Grayling, Mich., to help build a new wastewater treatment system to support the needs of local businesses and allow a manufacturing company to expand.

“Ensuring that our communities have the vital infrastructure they need to support commerce is a top priority of the Economic Development Administration,” said Secretary Pritzker. “This EDA investment will provide the infrastructure the region needs to increase its development capacity.”

This EDA investment will help build a wastewater treatment system along the commercial and industrial corridor located south of Grayling to support the expansion plans of small businesses and a local manufacturer in the region. By providing access to water and sewer facilities, businesses will have the opportunity to diversify and grow, bringing more jobs to the region. According to grantee estimates, the project is expected to create 250 jobs and attract $325 million in private investment.