Kevin Pease of West Falmouth, owner of Kevin Pease School of Tennis, is proposing to build a sports facility in Falmouth Technology Park. Mr. Pease brought his proposal to the Falmouth Economic Development and Industrial Corporation on Tuesday, April 13.
Read MoreA feasibility study of a fiber optic community network for Falmouth will be reviewed by its author, telecommunications expert Doug Dawson, at a Zoom meeting organized by Falmouth Public Library on Wednesday, April 7, at 7 PM.
The public is welcome to attend the Zoom meeting. Registration is required. To register, go to http://tinyurl.com/falmouthnet-library
Mr. Dawson will summarize his findings and be available to answer questions. This will be the first Falmouth review of the study conducted by its author. FalmouthNet board member Daniel Gessen will begin the meeting with an overview of FalmouthNet, while fellow FalmouthNet board member David Isenberg will moderate the meeting. Other members of the nonprofit will also be available to address public comments and questions.
Read MoreI was a director of the Falmouth Economic Development & Industrial Corporation (EDIC) for many years and I worked each day to ensure that our community be afforded every possible economic opportunity. In my last year at the agency, I finalized negotiations on an extremely valuable project that I think everyone should know about.
We transformed the old landfill on Thomas B. Landers Road into a large-scale solar farm designed to provide discount green energy to Falmouth families in need. Our partner in this project, Citizens Energy Corporation, was founded by Joseph P. Kennedy II to make life’s basic needs more affordable through creative energy ventures. Their innovative program, JOE-4-SUN, is already saving some local households $300 every year on their energy bills.
In the past year our residents have faced unprecedented need and I am very proud of how hard the EDIC has worked to address the financial hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only do the hardworking folks there seek out opportunities for the town government and hard-hit businesses, but also for Falmouth families.
The JOE-4-SUN program puts money back into the pockets of our residents while making the green energy revolution accessible for all. I strongly urge anyone who needs a hand to apply today at www.citizensenergy.com/joe4sun-falmouth or call (855) JOE-4-SUN.
James E. Fox
Read MoreThe Falmouth Economic Development and Industrial Corporation has begun reviewing applications from small business owners seeking funding through the Community Development Block Grant program.
"The last time I looked, we had about four completed applications and we had maybe about 13 in progress," EDIC executive director Michael DiGiano said on Tuesday, March 9. "That was pretty good for the first week of it being open."
Mr. DiGiano and administrator Lynne Broderick are reviewing the applications to make sure they are complete. Completed applications will then be reviewed by a grant committee. Serving on the committee are EDIC board member Michael B. Galasso, Falmouth Chamber of Commerce president Michael D. Kasparian and Mark Lowenstein from SCORE Cape Cod.
Grants of up to $10,000 are available to qualified small business owners. To be eligible for a grant, a business must have five or fewer employees, with the owner making no more than 80 percent of the area median income. Eighty percent of the area median income is $54,150 for an individual, $61,850 for a couple, $69,600 for a family of three and $77,300 for a family of four.
Read MoreThe Economic Development and Industrial Corporation wants to be involved in the process of developing a host community agreement between Mayflower Wind and the Town of Falmouth.
“I want to make sure our small businesses and our residents get a good shot at benefitting from this by having them make sure they contract with local businesses for supplies, contractors and employees,” committee member Michael B. Galasso said on Tuesday, March 9. “That is what this host agreement, to me, is all about: to make sure our folks here in this community, who are going be impacted by this, benefit.”
Chairman Christopher Land asked EDIC executive director Michael DiGiano to draft a letter to the select board requesting the committee provide comment prior to the execution of a host community agreement.
Read MoreFalmouth businesses will be able to apply for grants from the Community Development Block Grant program starting Monday, March 1.
Administered by the Economic Development & Industrial Corporation, grants of up to $10,000 are available to qualified small business owners.
"They can go to the portal and apply on Monday, and paper applications will be available as well," EDIC executive director Michael DiGiano said.
The web portal will be available on the EDIC website, falmouthedic.org.
Read MoreThe Falmouth Economic Development and Industrial Corporation and Citizens Energy Corporation are urging income-eligible families in Falmouth to sign up for discounted green energy generated by their locally built, ground-mounted solar array.
Citizens Energy is working with community leaders like the Falmouth EDIC and the Falmouth Housing Authority to ensure that clean energy is accessible and affordable for all.
“We have an enormous responsibility to our community and to our planet to not only make green choices, but to make those choices available to our most vulnerable populations,” said former Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II, who founded Citizens Energy Corporation more than 40 years ago to find innovative ways to help poor families meet their energy needs.
Read MorePending a vote by the Seaport Economic Council on Wednesday, February 24, the Falmouth Economic Development and Industrial Corporation will receive a $197,063 grant to upgrade the ocean sensor test bed at its Bourne Tidal Test Stand near the railroad bridge on the Cape Cod Canal.
The EDIC partnered with the Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative on the project, which seeks to bring power and an internet connection to the tidal test stand. Originally designed to test tidal energy systems, the upgrade will enable research and device to test marine sensor devices.
“Without it, the capability of it is a little bit limited and a little bit hard,” EDIC director Michael DiGiano said at the EDIC’s meeting on Tuesday, February 9. “I think this will be very helpful for our blue economy and our marine tech economy here in Falmouth. We are very [fortunate] to get the grant.”
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