Funds Flow To Florida As Shuttle Winds Down

By Irene Klotz

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Space Florida, a state-backed economic development agency, has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Commerce Department to help beef up the economies of Brevard County and nearby regions affected by the shutdown of the space shuttle program.

The grant is part of a $40 million pool of federal funds the ...

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