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We will continue to support in these efforts as communities recover and rebuild – we want to help them come back stronger. We want to especially thank all the essential workers and health care workers who have kept
us safe and our community running through this tough time.
The company has become a member of the newly formed Queens Tech Council, which is committed
to post pandemic recovery efforts
by creating a diverse, inclusive, thriving, and self-sustaining tech economy. Along with other major tech companies and startups, as well as business, government and community leaders, we will help build the future.
Committed to Economic Development Programs and Here to Help
Our Economic Development Programs maintain a strong
focus on site development, urban revitalization, strategic marketing, and facilitating customer growth through infrastructure assistance, energy efficiency and productivity improvement. The programs reflect an increasing emphasis on sustainable development, the efficient use of existing energy infrastructure and the strategic deployment of renewable generation technologies.
In Queens, National Grid had committed over $1 million in the last five years to support economic
development projects to transform and create new spaces for businesses to grow and help create jobs.
Whether the goal is to focus your community’s economic development and business recruitment efforts, develop strategies and materials for marketing your community or
to redevelop buildings, National Grid’s Economic Development Grant Program may be able to assist.
Learn how our programs can benefit your business. Visit www. shovelready.com.
About National Grid
National Grid (NYSE: NGG) is an electricity, natural gas, and clean energy delivery company serving more than 20 million people through our networks in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. National Grid
is transforming our electricity and natural gas networks with smarter, cleaner, and more resilient energy solutions to meet the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As part
of our commitment to a clean energy future, National Grid is a Principal Partner for COP26, the UN global climate summit, which will be located in the UK in November 2021.
Opposite Page, Top: We were proud to support the Greenpoint Manufacturing Design Center’s Ozone Park Industrial Center project. This 113-year-old factory has been rehabilitated into 85,000 square feet of manufacturing space that is leased to local woodworkers, artisans, custom fabricators, and other entrepreneurs at affordable rates. The building houses more than two dozen manufacturing businesses, providing approximately 80 jobs at the facility. The rehabilitated building achieved LEED certification and roughly two- thirds of the construction workers were based in Brooklyn and Queens.
Opposite Page, Bottom: National Grid supports Vets Inc. in Hollis to provide food and supplies to veterans in need.
Top: Groundbreaking ceremony with members of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC)
in which National Grid provided a $100,000 matching grant. Funds will
be used to offset design, construction, and other costs associated with the development of the new co-working and business training space that will be built and operated by GJDC to provide business incubation services specially geared to advance innovation.
“Since becoming president of National Grid’s New
York Business in April of 2021, I’ve had the fortunate opportunity to meet with stakeholders in the borough of Queens to ensure that we understand their needs and priorities, deliver on their expectations and deliver on
our promises. We are committed to providing safe, reliable and affordable service for our customers, while transitioning to a cleaner energy delivery system for the future. We value our relationship
with the Chamber of Commerce and will do our part to help the borough of Queens continue to thrive.” —Rudy Wynter, President, National Grid New York
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