EDA Receives Disaster Recovery Advocate Of The Year Award

The Economic Development Authority (EDA) was awarded with the 2018 Disaster Recovery Advocate of the Year Award by Florida's Minority Business Development Agency Export Center. The award was said to be presented to the EDA on Friday during the 36th Annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Business Matchmaker Conference & Awards Power Lunch in Miami, FL, for its performance in providing economic services and resources to small and minority businesses in the USVI. The authority was also recognized for its engagement and support of the MBDA during the post-hurricane recovery process throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands. Kamal I. Latham, chief executive officer of the EDA and Cusa Holloway, EDA incubator program manager, were scheduled to attend the event to accept the award on behalf of the EDA. In 2018, representatives from the MBDA Export Center & Disaster Assistance Programs for South Florida, Puerto Rico & the U.S. Virgin Islands provided technical assistance to the small ...