Economic Development
Before my election to Congress, I spent my career working to make our community a better place, including helping to spearhead key economic development projects to revitalize downtown Greensboro. As a new Member of Congress, I’m working to ensure our taxpayer dollars go toward supporting jobs here at home. During my first month in office, I led a letter with Senator Sherrod Brown to the White House, calling for President Biden to prioritize American-made personal protective equipment (PPE). Shortly after receiving that letter, President Biden issued the Buy American Executive Order which prioritizes domestic production of goods, including PPE. This Executive Order impacted many American manufacturers, including some in North Carolina’s Sixth District. As your representative, I will continue to fight for more well-paying jobs for the Triad.
As a small business owner, I know that small businesses are the key to creating jobs and helping communities thrive. North Carolina must be an environment for small businesses to compete, grow, and thrive in a 21st century economy. To help recover from the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, I voted in favor of the American Rescue Plan, which provided additional COVID-19 relief by extending Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan ( EIDL) program to help small businesses through this difficult time. I also supported measures that ensure these loans are made available to small, minority, and female owned businesses that have been historically underbanked and may lack existing relationships with large banks. We must encourage entrepreneurship and innovation so small businesses can continue creating the jobs of the future.
As we look to the future of work, I will continue to be a strong advocate for workforce development opportunities. As a member of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee of the Education and Labor Committee, I’ll always fight for investments in workforce development, apprenticeship programs, and opportunities to bring new jobs to the Sixth District.
More on Economic Development
Greensboro, NC- Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) visited the Piedmont Community College Caswell County Campus and the Rockingham Community College to celebrate federal funding she secured for each institution through the appropriations process known as Community Project Funding.
In March, Congresswoman Manning secured:
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Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Kathy Manning (NC-06), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC) Workforce Development Task Force, and Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Chair of the NDC Immigration Task Force, led a group of 32 Members of Congress in urging the Biden Administration to improve its process around work authori
Winston-Salem, NC – Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) announced a $5 million federal grant awarded to the City of Winston-Salem to implement the Cleveland Avenue Homes Choice Neighborhood Project, known as the Newside Neighborhood.
Greensboro, NC – Today, Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) announced $3.1 million in federal funding coming to the Triad to create good-paying jobs and support local business development. The funding will go to Gateway Research Park Inc. of Greensboro and S.G. Atkins Community Development Corporation of Winston-Salem.
Greensboro, N.C. – Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06), U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced a $23.7 million American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge grant to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to create STEPs4GROWTH, a clean energy workforce training program in North Carolina.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) released the following statement after voting to pass the H.R. 7606 the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) voted to pass legislation to address the baby formula shortage and get baby formula to families in North Carolina and across the country.