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This press release was originally published by the Kern Community College District.

$14 million granted to Kern for design and planning of local economic growth projects.

A years-long effort to create thousands of good-paying, sustainable local jobs took a significant step forward this week with the unveiling of a $245 million state fund that could lead to big investments in Kern County's economy.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Kern County on Monday for his second stop in a statewide tour to talk about job growth in designated regions.Newsom’s first stop last week was in Fresno County to tackle the Sierra San Joaquin Valley region.