WASHINGTON – United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced Wednesday that the Department’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the city of Corsicana to construct an industrial rail spur to serve the Highway 31 Industrial Park.

The EDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Zone, will be matched with $833,333 in local funds and is expected to create 100 jobs and generate $60 million in private investment.

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