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Officials Announce $5 Billion in Loans to Help LA Ports With Cargo Overload

Officials Announce $5 Billion in Loans to Help LA Ports With Cargo Overload
Cargo containers are stacked at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 27, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Jill McLaughlin
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California is banking on $5 billion in federal infrastructure loans to help supply chain overloads at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced on Oct. 28 the “Emerging Projects Agreement” that they expect will improve the capability of the ports to move goods and improve the environment at the same time.

Jill McLaughlin
Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.
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