THE EDA INVESTMENT WILL PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A NEW RLF PROGRAM FOR THE SOUTH EASTERN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION?S SEVEN (7) COUNTY LENDING REGION, FOR BUSINESS START-UPS AND EXPANSIONS, WORKING CAPITAL, AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASING, RESULTING IN 100 NEW JOBS, 50 JOBS RETAINED AND $9M IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT MADE IN MA COMMUNITIES.