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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Vice President


For Immediate Release June 28, 2000

VICE PRESIDENT GORE LAUDS SUCCESS OF COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE

Announces New Investments in Underserved Communities

Columbus, OH--Addressing the 6th Annual Community Empowerment Conference today, Vice President Al Gore announced new investments to help revitalize distressed communities and spur economic growth.

"Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities are based on a very simple idea: Local communities know what works best for them, but they need resources," Vice President Gore said. "The goal of empowerment zones is not to strangle communities with tons of new red tape and government bureaucracies. The goal is to provide tax breaks and incentives to attract private investments and create jobs."

As evidence of the Administration's continued commitment to revitalizing underserved communities, the Vice President announced the following new investments:

The private sector grants awarded today include:

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