Moulton, Mayor Theken Announce Major Federal Investment to Support New Jobs in Gloucester

Gloucester, MA – Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken announced a new federal investment that will expand Gloucester’s seafood processing innovation cluster and create 150 new jobs. The $550,500 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration is part of a $1.11 million project to increase water and sewer capacity at the Blackburn Industrial Park.

“This investment means one thing for Cape Ann: jobs,” said Moulton. “Economic development means playing to our strengths, improving our infrastructure, and increasing our region’s global competitiveness. This grant helps Gloucester achieve all three of these goals. Congratulations to Mayor Theken and all the stakeholders who worked so hard to make today’s announcement a reality.”

“Expanding our commercial and industrial base is critical to our success in Gloucester. I want to thank Congressman Seth Moulton for his work on this EDA Grant which will help the create jobs and provide room for growth in our infrastructure at the industrial park,” said Theken.

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