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August 2009

Kansas City gets $4.8M energy-efficiency stimulus grant
Bizjournals.com
... the US Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, financed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. ...

SRP to seek $80 million in stimulus funds for energy projects
Bizjournals.com
Stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are being doled out in various ways. The grants SRP is applying for are competitive, ...

Feds award $22M to AL energy program
WTVY
... than $22.2 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Alabama. ...

Rep. Ortiz secures $625000 for farm loans
Nueces County Record Star
"We continue to see funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act reach South Texas. We have learned that the unemployment rate has decreased from ...

Colorado gets $32M from stimulus for weatherization aid
Bizjournals.com
The money is part of an overall $79 million in weatherization grants the state is expecting to get from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The ...

Va. Gets $41.3M in Federal Transportation Funds
Washington Post
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Thursday. Since February, more than $4.2 ...

Arizona gets $796000 for emergency planning on energy reliability
Bizjournals.com
... of about $38 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that will be dedicated to improving state emergency preparedness plans. ...

EPA Awards $1 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Clean Up Underground Petroleum Leaks in Puerto Rico
U.S. EPA.gov (press release)
This money is part of $200 million appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to address shovel-ready sites nationwide ...

MARC Received $412441 in Recovery Act Funding to Create and Retain ...
Kansas City infoZine
The council will use the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to reduce diesel emissions and protect air quality by implementing the state's clean ...

Almost $7 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Train Workers to Clean ...
U.S. EPA.gov (press release)
More than $6.8 million provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will be invested to train workers to clean up “brownfields” sites, ...

NY provides $74M in energy stimulus funds
Bizjournals.com
... grants administered by the New York State Research and Development Authority through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's State Energy Program. ...

Rural Nevada Gets $58.1 Million For Facilities
Mesquite Local News
... funded immediately with federal funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that President Obama signed into law in February. ...

July 2009

Rural businesses could tap $1.7B in loans
Bizjournals.com
... from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The loans are available to businesses and other groups that create jobs in rural parts of the country. ...

Sacramento police get $9.5 million in stimulus money; sheriff shut out
Sacramento Bee
The money -- part of $1 billion in grants handed out nationwide under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- will fund between 30 and 35 ...

Wisconsin getting $28M stimulus for clean manufacturing
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The funds are part of the first phase of an expected $55 million to be allocated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the state energy ...

Kentucky gets $651 million in education stimulus funds
Bizjournals.com
The funding was provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding is intended to help school districts avoid budget cuts and staff ...

California national forests reaping stimulus funding
Los Angeles Times
... will get a total of $1.15 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The $76 million is more than any other state received in this round. ...

Missouri saves $135M on highway projects
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The projects included 103 projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and a design-build contract that included 554 bridges to be ...

State approves $43 million in water-sewer projects
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
Officials said Tuesday that 23 of the projects were either fully or partially financed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, for a total of $39 ...

Arizona stimulus contracts run from eggs to solar
Bizjournals.com
Recovery.gov, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Web site, shows Hickman's Family Farms getting two orders totaling $171300 for eggs from the US ...

Arizona to get $29M in transportation stimulus funding
Bizjournals.com
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday that $29.3 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds will go toward transit upgrades and ...

Technology revolutionizes health care
Superior Telegram - Superior,MN,USA
The federal government has set aside $2 billion in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for implementing a health information technology and exchange ...

Tennessee gets $77.6 million in clean water funds
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The Environmental Protection Agency will give Tennessee $77.6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for state and local governments to ...

Stimulus boosts small-biz venture capital
Triangle Business Journal - Raleigh,NC,USA
... because of changes to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The recently implemented changes to the $787 billion federal stimulus package expand ...

Tennessee gets $4.6m to clean up underground petroleum leaks
Nashville Post (subscription) - Nashville,TN,USA
Tennessee will get $4.6 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to clean up underground petroleum leaks from storage tanks. ...

The US stimulus program: Investing in energy efficiency
McKinsey Quarterly (subscription) - New York,NY,USA
Exhibit: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) appropriates $97 billion in clean energy and energy-related funding. ...

White House: Health, green jobs growing quickly
The Associated Press
The upbeat economic report served as a supporter for President Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus plan. Critics have said it has failed to ...

Mass. to get $110m for housing
Boston Globe - United States
State officials yesterday said the money, from two awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act created by Congress in February, should add at ...

Recovery Act boosts venture capital
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
... equity or venture capital may find it easier to get funding as a result of changes made through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The changes, ...

EPA grants $4.7M to petroleum clean up in Tennessee
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The Environmental Protection Agency will disperse $4.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to assess and clean up leaks in underground ...

Renewable energy: Turning dollars into shovels in four stages
Examiner.com - USA
The first stage, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act put aside funds for renewable energy generation; this is the magic part of the equation, ...

Arizona gets $3.2M in stimulus funds for environmental cleanup
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The funds are part of $197 million appropriated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to address shovel-ready sites nationwide contaminated by ...

Georgia to get stimulus funds for clean diesel projects
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
As part of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the EPA will send $164964 to the Georgia Ports Authority and $748000 to the state's natural ...

Minn. to Receive $52 Million for Weatherization Program
KSTP.com - Saint Paul,MN,USA
The Department of Energy will provide $52.7 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand weatherization assistance programs in ...

Cahokia airport to start $4.6M stimulus project
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Funding for the $4.6 million project through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was championed by US Rep. Jerry Costello, D-12th District, ...

Hawaii schools receive $129 million in federal stimulus funds
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
State officials also must report the number of jobs saved through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funding, the amount of state and local tax ...

$4.9 million in stimulus funds for Vermont health centers
Vermont Business Magazine (press release) - Burlington,VT,USA
Eight community health centers in Vermont will receive almost $4.9 million in economic stimulus funds to address immediate and pressing facility and ...

YouthBuild Louisville gets stimulus funds
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
About $47 million of the funding, which was approved under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was earmarked for YouthBuild programs, ...

Sacramento gets $900000 for construction training programs
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The funding, determined by the California Recovery Task Force from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grants, will go to the Northern California ...

State announces more stimulus projects
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Another round of economic stimulus funding is coming to Western New York for transportation and infrastructure projects. Erie, Niagara and Cattaraugus ...

June 2009

States spend most stimulus money on highways
Reuters - USA
Monday marks the 120-day "use it or lose it" deadline for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, when states must have committed at least 50 percent of ...

Recovery Act funding hopes to reduce emissions and increase efficiency
Lancaster Eagle Gazette - Lancaster,OH,USA
Ohio's proposal for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant was submitted to secure American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding and support ...

North Carolina receives $30 million in stimulus money for energy plan
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
... was authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Those states already have received 10 percent of their funding for planning purposes. ...

NY land $158M in weatherization aid
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
... Georgia and Illinois, represents 40 percent of the states' total weatherization funding authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The ...

Oregon gets nearly $17M for energy efficiency
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
A total of $3.1 billion in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are to be appropriated nationwide through the program.

DOE awards Ohio $38.4M for energy plan
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
... and accountability milestones” required by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. In other stimulus-related news, Ohio's online clearinghouse for ...

MBTA secures $26.6M in stimulus funds
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will receive $26.6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funding for transit upgrades and ...

Missouri gets $23M in stimulus for energy program
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The US Department of Energy awarded Missouri $22.9 million Thursday through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for its State Energy Program. ...

$22M in energy loans available to Arizona small businesses
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The funds are part of more than $204 million allocated to state energy programs nationwide through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Kirkpatrick ...

ARRA's $500M green job initiative announced Wednesday in Memphis ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The federal government will offer $500 million in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for competitive grants to prepare workers throughout ...

Minnesota energy program awarded $21.7M
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The award was part of more than $204 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds going to 10 states. “This funding will provide an important ...

Stimulus Money To Build Road Near Airport
Today's THV - Little Rock,AR,USA
So between Dessault and Hawker Beechcraft at our airport it's a great economic stimulus." Stodola is also putting some economic development money towards ...

EPA Announces More Than $185M In Recovery Act Funds For ...
Water Online (press release) - Horsham,PA,USA
The money is provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to help state and local governments finance many of the overdue improvements to ...

New small business lending program available
PoconoNews.net - Newburgh,New York,USA
... central Pennsylvania may soon be eligible for interest-free loans under a new program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Rep. ...

New tax breaks for small businesses and their owners, and AMT update
InvestmentNews - New York,NY,USA
Solution: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contains several provisions designed to encourage small-business owners to invest in their companies. ...

State gets $32.8 million to cut energy usage
Detroit Free Press - United States
The money will come from the federal stimulus plan known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. “This funding will provide an important boost for ...

Federal stimulus small business loans
Orangeburg Times Democrat - Orangeburg,SC,USA
The program is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. To qualify for the ARC loans, small firms must demonstrate they are experiencing ...

SCORE: Government determined to make dent in small business credit ...
Naples Daily News - Naples,FL,USA
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides the SBA with $375 million to temporarily eliminate loan fees and raise guarantee limits to 90 percent on ...

The Economic Benefits of Investing in Clean Energy
Reuters - USA
We estimate this sustained expansion in clean-energy investments triggered by the economic stimulus program and the forthcoming American Clean Energy and ...

Green Jobs and Green Prosperity
Reuters - USA
... along with the subsidies and incentives for private business investors that would result from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the February ...

Oxnard allocated $6.7M in stimulus bonds
Ventura County Star - Camarillo,CA,USA
... created as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Oxnard did not apply for access to the bonds but received an automatic allocation, ...

Butler County lands $1.6M in stimulus
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The Butler County Regional Transit Authority will receive $1.6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to buy vehicles and provide other ...

Recovery Act Funds for Rural Water Projects Announced
Farm Futures - Carol Stream,IL,USA
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the projects on Wednesday that are being funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. "The water and ...

Biomass as a Medicine for Recovery
Biomass Magazine - Grand Forks,ND,USA
The government is pouring millions into biomass as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The stimulus dollars are intended to ...

WA to get $4.2 million for biomass energy projects
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... million for both biomass and wood-to-energy projects within the state, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), says the USDA. ...

Loan effort targets small businesses
The Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USA
ARC, which took effect Monday, was established under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Barack Obama in February. ...

Small business stimulus plans extended to farming
Daily Democrat - Woodland,CA,USA
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included a provision to help businesses quickly recover the cost of new capital investment. ...

Report: $213M in stimulus money spent in Colorado so far
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The money spent locally from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act so far includes increased payments for Medicaid services, increased unemployment ...

Green Jobs Sector 'Poised for Explosive Growth,' Study Says
New York Times - United States
Indeed, the Pew report cites the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which President Obama signed in February, as a significant force ...

Arizona receives $23 million of promised stimulus funds for ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
... funds Arizona is expected to receive under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The state submitted its formal plan for the money on May 12. ...

Software company aims at stimulus money
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
... service to help governments better understand and explain the benefits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. CEO John Cimral said Fedarra culls ...

Local governments get ready to spend stimulus
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
The infusion of cash came to state treasuries from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act enacted by Congress earlier this year at President Barack ...

US Labor Department announces release of $220.3 million in ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York,NY,USA
Georgia qualified for the funds available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) by providing for a variety of provisions that ...

Three water projects receive funding
WatertownDailyTimes.com - Watertown,NY,USA
By JOANNA RICHARDS Three north country communities will receive funding for clean water projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Gov. ...

Bay Area looks to stimulus for 157 projects
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
They now hope those projects will get a share of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Projects in the plan cover a wide range of ...

Stimulus funds will go to energy efficiency
Maui News - Wailuku,HI,USA
HONOLULU - More than $3.7 million in federal economic stimulus money is being awarded to help make homes of low-income Hawaii residents more energy ...

Maryland given $122 million for water projects
Baltimore Sun - United States
The stimulus effort, called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, was advanced by President Barack Obama to jump-start the economy by improving the ...

Recovery Act Funds for Clean Diesel Deliver Economic ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Diesel Emissions Reduction Act in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Diesel Technology Forum has been a leading partner with US EPA, ...

Investing in energy efficiency
Consulting-Specifying Engineer - Oak Brook,IL,USA
... from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency improvements in major industrial sectors across the American economy. ...

Funding to improve US energy efficiency
United Press International - USA
Chu said the funding, from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will be targeted at reducing the energy consumption of America's manufacturing and ...

May 2009

Stimulus to fund road repairs
Marshall News Messenger - Marshall,TX,USA
By Steve Bandy, News Messenger A $111618 allocation from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will pay for the reconstruction of streets in ...

Stimulus bucks set for infrastructure
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Total American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding dedicated to the region's shovel-ready transportation projects now totals $43.3 million, the governor ...

Stimulus available for arts organizations
Arts organizations across Missouri may begin applying for economic stimulus funds to preserve jobs, the Missouri Arts Council said Tuesday. ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

Economic Stimulus for Chiropractic
Economic Stimulus is defined as "the use of spending and revenue collection to influence the demand for goods and services in the economy. ...
Dynamic Chiropractic - Huntington Beach,CA,USA

Pima County to receive $10M in stimulus funds for sewer system
Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department will receive the money through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to put toward a regional ...
Arizona Daily Star - Tucson,AZ,USA

Department of Interior to open renewable energy offices in four ...
Interior is investing $41 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into the effort, which aims to expedite applications, processing, reviews, ...
Read It Here - Prescott,AZ,USA

McCaskill: $45 Million in Recovery Act Grant funding Coming to ...
US Senator Claire McCaskill recently announced that Missouri will receive over $25 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to boost law ...
Daily Dunklin Democrat - Kennett,Missouri,USA

IRS issues reminder about tax provisions for small business
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, enacted in February, created, extended or expanded a variety of business tax deductions and credits. ...
Tallahassee.com - Tallahassee,FL,USA

EPA awards another $88M for Florida water projects
The latest round of funding brings the balance of money through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to $212 million. “With this loan funding, ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

State files plan to use recovery funds for 'green' jobs, energy ...
The program will be funded through the state's share of federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. “This is an important opportunity to meet ...
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA

Stimulus brings $5.6M more to NM airports
... thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, over and above $16.5 million previously provided through the US Department of Transportation. ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

LO to get $5.5 million stimulus loan for wastewater system
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was recently signed into law with Boyd's support, includes $4 billion to fund wastewater infrastructure ...
Suwannee Democrat - Live Oak,FL,USA

IHS releases $500 million to improve health care and boost economy ...
... and Human Services announced that IHS will release $500 million for improvements in Indian health in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. ...
Indian Country Today - Canastota,NY,USA

Roads and bridges being paved with federal gold
Signs of the federal economic stimulus on Maine highways are becoming harder to miss. With the launch of the northbound Interstate 295 repaving project last ...
MaineToday.com - Portland,ME,USA

SBA administrator discusses stimulus, economic recovery
... Administration in early April, putting her in charge of the sba's traditional programs as well as initiatives created through the economic stimulus. ...
SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA

Small business owners learn how to boost business
... speaks to an audience of 30 on Thursday about the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. DOBSON — Around 30 people who were either small business ...
Mount Airy News - Mount Airy,NC,USA

$3.6 million in road projects funded by economic stimulus plan
... transportation official said late last month that the distribution of transportation funds from the president's economic stimulus plan is "acceptable. ...
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA

IT Reseller Economic Stimulus Opportunity: Hospitals and Doctors
By Jessica Davis The Obama administration's economic stimulus package -- also known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -- provides more than $20 ...
Channel Insider - New York,NY,USA

$25 Million of Recovery Act Funds Awarded to Massachusetts
... $25 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to accelerate development of the state's Wind Technology Testing Center and create jobs. ...
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA

Stimulus funding for Wis. water projects
Jim Doyle announced Tuesday that the funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will go for revolving loan programs and will be distributed by ...
Chicago Tribune - United States

Northwest NM brownfields eligible for $1M in cleanup money
The program pre-dates the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but the amount it can grant has been bolstered by ARRA. Brownfields are sites where ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

750000 stimulus jobs by August - White House
... its estimates for how many jobs will be created by the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. As the administration has said previously, ...
CNNMoney.com - USA

Obama unveils three energy initiatives
Obama said $786.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be provided to help hasten advanced biofuels research and development, ...
United Press International - USA

Sacramento drives ahead with $13M for road projects
... money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Almost $2.2 million is earmarked for transportation-management systems in the four-county region, ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

Stimulus funds help Manteca cops
The Manteca City Council tonight is expected to seek its share - $147000 to be exact – of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds' ...
Manteca Bulletin - Manteca,CA,USA

Gov. Culver: Announces $31 million in city street and county road ...
... the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Acceptance of low-bid proposals and the awarding of contracts are subject to local governmental approval. ...
IowaPolitics.com (press release) - IA,USA

$382 million in recovery funds available for Oregon to save jobs ...
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced last week that $382 million is available for Oregon under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ...
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA

BLM in Colorado to get $21M from stimulus
... in Colorado are part of an allocation of $305 million to the land-management agency nationwide under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

Federal economic stimulus funds awarded for water projects
Red Lake and the Mississippi Headwaters are among recipients of federal economic stimulus funds for water projects, US Sen. ...
Bemidji Pioneer - Bemidji,MN,USA

House capital budget provides economic stimulus throughout NH
The capital budget for the state of New Hampshire, as opposed to the state's operating budget, exclusively funds state-owned buildings...
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA

Economic stimulus
We're starting to see where some of that stimulus money is going. Southern Utah is among the many beneficiaries, with government funds going to everything ...
St. George Daily Spectrum - St. George,UT,USA

Now is a good time to plan for next year's tax deadline
As for installing qualified energy efficiency products in your principal residence, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 extended the tax ...
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA

Credit crunch for small businesses may be easing
A: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed by Congress in mid-February has a number of provisions to enhance the Small Business Administration's ...
Houston Chronicle - United States

Alaska Economic Stimulus Information
GISuser Spotlight... Twitter clients for the Google G1 and Android mobile smart phones - I'm currently using the G1 as my main/only mobile device - it's a ...
GISuser.com (press release) - Frederick,MD,USA

April 2009

Carroll Co. to get $7 million from economic stimulus to improve ...
A news release from 9th District Congressman Rick Boucher (D) says $7 million will help Hillsville and Carroll County improve water and wastewater systems. ...
WSLS.com - Roanoke,VA,USA

Philpott Lake, Kerr Reservior projects to get $11 million from ...
... with Congressmen Tom Perriello (D-5th) and Rick Boucher (D-9th) say projects at two Southside lakes will receive $11 million from the economic stimulus. ...
WSLS.com - Roanoke,VA,USA

Town of Fries gets $300000 from economic stimulus
The Town of Fries in Grayson County will get $300,000 from the economic stimulus to help improve the town’s wastewater system...
WSLS.com - Roanoke,VA,USA

Economic Stimulus Dollars in San Clemente
... projects to Washington, DC, in hopes of landing some of the billions of economic stimulus dollars made available by President Barack Obama. ...
San Clemente Times - San Clemente,CA,USA

Council OKs $5M economic plan
The Santa Clarita City Council unanimously signed off Tuesday on a sweeping 21-point plan to stimulate the local economy. ...
Signal - Santa Clarita,CA,USA

Hawaii to get $59M more in stimulus for military projects
More than 850 facility improvements will receive $835 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The money is in addition to the approximately ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

Oregon to receive $382M for schools
Oregon will receive $382 million from the US Department of Education under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the State Fiscal Stabilization ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

Recovery Act gives SBA tools it needs
The Obama administration is determined to employ the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Small Business Administration to make a big dent in the ...
The Mississippi Press - gulflive.com - Pascagoula,MS,USA

Tax talk: Recovery act a boon for businesses
A: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which was signed into law on Feb. 17, makes a number of beneficial changes for business. ...
The Coloradoan - Fort Collins,CO,USA

Montana wildlife refuges to receive $3 million
... US Fish and Wildlife Service in more than 770 projects nationwide through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to build visitor centers, ...
Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA

Recovery funds awarded to 30 counties
... projects from the first-round distribution of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act monies by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. ...
North Carolina News Network - raleigh,nc,USA

Temecula expects to net $400000 federal stimulus dollars
By JEFF HORSEMAN Temecula is slated to get $400000 in federal economic stimulus dollars for a summer youth employment program, marking the first time the ...
Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA

State launches Green Communities Program
Federal funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $42 million in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants to fund efficiency ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

Walnut Creek gets slice of stimulus pie
Walnut Creek will receive $1.46 million as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The city is spending its slice of the stimulus pie on ...
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA

$97 million awarded to state's national parks
... Pharmacy made mistake in horse drug 04.23.09 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes money for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, ...
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA

Yellowstone gets $14 million in economic stimulus
(AP) - Yellowstone National Park will use most of its $14.7 million in economic stimulus money to replace an aged wastewater treatment plant and install a ...
LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA - APR 22

Government Allots $76 Million for Repairs in District
... parks that comes from this year's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The money is going to 750 different park projects across the country, he said. ...
Washington Post - United States - APR 23

Colorado gets $20.5M from stimulus program for national parks projects
The projects funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 include $11.5 million to replace more than five miles of water lines at Mesa ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - APR 22

Stimulus funds go to housing, development projects
About $3.8 million of that comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA. New Mexico is among the first states in the country to allocate ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - APR 22

Stimulus $ will help clean local toxic site
New Jersey is slated to receive $160 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (federal stimulus) that was signed into law by President Barack ...
News Transcript - Farmingdale,NJ,USA - ARP 22

Recovery act lends tools to help small businesses
The Obama administration is determined to employ the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Small Business ...
Janesville Gazette - Janesville,WI,USA - APR 20

Governor Rendell Announces $74 Million in Recovery Funds for Job ...
To learn more about American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding and initiatives in the commonwealth, visit: www.recovery.pa.gov...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA - APR 20

California Awarded Most Recovery Funding Of Any State
According to the federal government's tally of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) dollars that have been made available to states, ...
TurnTo23.com - Bakersfield,CA,USA - APR 20

Stimulus contains $28.7 million for BNSF bridge
Dave Loebsack, both Democrats, announced Friday that $28.7 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be used to convert the bridge's ...
Burlington Hawk Eye - IA, United States - APR 18

Sprint Receives $7.3 Million US Department of Energy Grant to Expand Hydrogen Fuel Cell Deployment
The company is well-positioned to provide the innovative telecommunications services envisioned by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. ...
MarketWatch (press release) - USA - APR 17

Medical EMR Software To Be Subdized In Pres. Obama's Economic ...
Electronic Medical Records Software (EMR Software) will be subsidized in the recently passed Economic Stimulus plan. One of the serendipitous benefits of ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA - APR 18

Dodge County airport receives stimulus money
The funds are part of the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). "Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ...
The Reporter - Fond du Lac,WI,USA - APR 17

Recovering rural bridges
By STANLEY DUNLAP TRENTON- The state's first road project funded by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was celebrated Thursday in Gibson ...
Jackson Sun - Jackson,TN,USA - APR 17

Fuel Cells Win $42.9 Million from Stimulus
On Wednesday, Steven Chu, Secretary of the US Department of Energy, announced that $41.9 million of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will go ...
PC Magazine - USA - APR 17

California receives $3.1B in Recovery Act funding
The Golden State has been approved for a share of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund dollars within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - APR 17

Stimulus Makes Positive Difference
Economic stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is making a positive difference for economically disadvantaged Kansans, ...
Louisburg Herald - Louisburg,KS,USA - APR 15

Greening the economic stimulus
When most people think of President Obama's economic stimulus package, they think of new federal investments for infrastructure projects like building roads ...
People's Weekly World - USA - APR 15

Missouri’s largest wind project to create 2500 jobs
“The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act gave Wind Capital Group and our investors the confidence to proceed with what will be the largest wind farm in ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - APR 15

US readies plans for high-speed rail development
In February, Congress included $8 billion for rail development in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Obama has included another $5 billion for ...
Reuters - USA - APR 14

Stimulus funds target arts jobs
... of Cultural Affairs, received $297000 in funds from the National Endowment for the Arts under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - APR 14

Gov’t funds support clean diesel projects
“With wise use of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Wisconsin will continue to build upon the successes of our clean energy efforts,” ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - APR 14

Stimulus promises Vermont $700 million
As the story discusses, it is the state of Vermont that received the stimulus package from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) through the ...
Vermont Cynic (subscription) - Burlington,VT,USA - APR 13

Stimulus tallies 2000 transportation projects
"Just 41 days ago we announced funding for the first transportation project under (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) and today we're approving the ...
The Associated Press - APR 13

Stimulus Helps Schools
And now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has provided nearly $100 billion for education, schools could get the funding so many say ...
Chipley Florida Online Newspaper - Foster Folly News - Chipley,fl,USA - APR 13

SBA to lend a hand, and $35K, to struggling ventures
... the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Backed with a 100 percent guarantee, the America's Recovery Capital loan program will offer loans of up to ...
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA - APR 13

Millions in economic stimulus funds will go toward Iron Mountain ...
By Dylan Darling (Contact) From $10 to $25 million in federal economic stimulus money will be used to speed the cleanup and create jobs, at Iron Mountain ...
Record-Searchlight - Redding,CA,USA - APR 13

Report: Economic Stimulus Bill to Boost Smart Grid Business
... stand to get about $4.5 billion in matching funds under the economic stimulus package that President Barack Obama signed into law two months ago, ...
TMCnet - USA - APR 13

Tennessee to get $42M from stimulus package for child care subsidies
The funds are part of a $2.3 billion allotment from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. $2 billion of the funds will be used by states to provide ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - APR 10

Obama Boosts Tech Spending And Enthusiasm, Report Says
Washington's increased focus on technology is boosting spending and enthusiasm, according to a new report. Compass Intelligence released a report Wednesday, saying that private IT spending will get a boost from increased...
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA - APR 8

Orlando Sanford gets $3M from stimulus
According to a release, the funding comes from more than $8.3 million sent to Florida from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and is ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - APR 8

3 land ports in Texas benefit from federal funds
US Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday announced the funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, with $720 million for upgrading port ...
Houston Chronicle - United States - APR 8

DFW Airport awarded more stimulus funding
The airport said Wednesday that a second $2 million grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will pay for the second phase of a project ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - APR 8

Economic stimulus package means cash for you
The recently enacted $787 billion economic stimulus plan appears to have something for nearly everyone, ...
Roseville Press Tribune - Roseville,CA,USA - APR 8

Americans show more optimism about economy, poll shows
And in another bit of good news, 72 percent of poll respondents expected the $787 billion economic stimulus package to show results in a period beyond six ...
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA - APR 8

Diversity sought in economic-stimulus construction jobs
The economic stimulus package offers a rare opportunity to do so while providing jobs to people who need them most, said Laura Barrett, the national policy ...
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA - APR 8

California gets $415M for job retraining
... Development Department on Tuesday said is has been granted appropriation authority for two-phases of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars. ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

What Does the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Mean to You?
By Deborah Wilder The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will pump billions of dollars into public construction within the next year. ...
ForConstructionPros.com - College Park,MD,USA

Recovery act gives SBA tools to boost businesses
The Obama Administration is determined to employ the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Small Business Administration to make a ...
Daily Camera - CO,USA - APR 5

$17.4 million to help schools in Arizona go high tech
Most of the money for next school year, $12.4 million, is federal stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The other $5 million will ...
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA - APR 5

Berkeley Lab to see $115.8 million from American Recovery and ...
... 2009--Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (www.lbl.gov) will receive $115.8 million from President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The ...
Laser Focus World Magazine - Nashua,NH,USA - APR 3

Stimulus money going to six Amtrak rail stations in Kansas
This is a portion of the $1.3 billion Amtrak received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Southwest Chief line, which runs from Chicago to ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - APR 3

First 100 Days: Working for an American Recovery
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s job‐creating investments are starting to pay off – hatching entrepreneurial ideas for home weatherization and ...
Imperial Valley News - Holtville,CA,USA - APR 3

Heartland Heartbeat: Long-Term Economic Plan Begins With Growing Jobs
By Dan Nieman
Long-Term Economic Plan Begins With Growing Jobs. Congressman Carnahan speaks in favor of President Obamas budget to transform the economy for future prosperity with targeted investments in health care, energy, and education. ...

Colorado farmers, ranchers, homebuyers to get $81M under stimulus plan
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds -- administered through the US Department of Agriculture -- will include operating loans to farmers and ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - APR 2

Millions for road work allocated to SLO County through economic ...
San Luis Obispo County will receive $11.6 million for surface transportation under the federal government’s economic stimulus program.
San Luis Obispo Tribune - San Luis Obispo,CA,USA - APR 2

Coming soon: Your little piece of the economic stimulus pie
Employers have been asked to implement the president's economic stimulus plan by today, the beginning of the nation's second economic quarter. ...
KTBS - Shreveport,LA,USA - APR 1

Schools to begin receiving economic stimulus money
Education Secretary Arne Duncan released the first $44 billion in economic stimulus money directed to schools Wednesday but said strings ...
The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) - APR 1

March 2009

The Stimulus Plan and your business
Our newly elected President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on February 17, 2009. The goal of signing this into law was to stimulate ...
Examiner.com - USA

Michigan communites to receive $76.6 million for energy efficiency ...
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm Monday announced that communities across Michigan will benefit from $76.6 million recently announced under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
Niles Daily Star - MI, USA

Florida to receive $168M to go green
Florida will receive $168 million in federal stimulus money to pay for projects that reduce energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA

Taxpayers benefit from recovery act
This year, taxpayers could be entitled to extra benefits from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act recently signed by President Obama. ...
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA

Bay area health clinics in line for $3.7 million in stimulus funding
Eight organizations in the Tampa Bay area were awarded a total of $3.7 million in funding for community health centers...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - Mar 30

Bay Area to receive millions for energy efficiency projects
Congressman George Miller has announced that the Bay Area will be receiving millions from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to be used on energy ...
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA - Mar 29

Economic Stimulus Money For Health Clinics
The money is part of the President's economic stimulus package. Yakima Valley Farmworkers Clinic in Toppenish is getting the biggest chunk. ...
KAPP - Yakima,WA,USA - Mar 27

California to get $17.5 billion in federal aid
Arnold Schwarzenegger signed five bills Friday that will allow California to receive more than $17.5 billion in federal economic stimulus aid. ...
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA - Mar 28

Recovery act to fund rural loans for beginning farmers, ranchers
The funding is through the stimulus bill titled the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. David Gunderson, Farm Loan Chief for USDA's Farm Service ...
The Prairie Star - Great Falls,MT,USA - Mar 28

Vermont Governor Douglas Announces SmartVermont: Economic Recovery ...
By admin - Posted on March 27th, 2009 March 26, 2009 -- Williston, Vt. - Vermont Governor Douglas today announced a bold new economic plan to build ...
All American Patriots (press release) - Mar 27

State to receive $37 million in US energy efficiency grants
The block grant money, which is part of $3.2 billion being made available nationwide through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will be distributed ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA

St. Louis area gets $17M for green stimulus projects
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act offers formula grants for projects that cut energy use and fossil fuel emissions and improve energy efficiency...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - Mar 26

Region gets $12.6M for energy projects
The federal government set aside some $3.2 billion of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for US Department of Energy grants...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - Mar 26

Research Funding Available through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Note to faculty: dust off that research proposal you've needed funding for and prepare to tap into the billions of dollars recently made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
UVM News - Burlington,VT - Mar 25

Deval Patrick gives $764M in fed money to health-care centers
By taking $764 million from the state’s share of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money and giving it to embattled hospitals, ...
Boston Herald - Mar 26

State asks group to rank Bay Area stimulus projects
The Bay Area Council Economic Institute said on Thursday it has been asked by the state to rank area plans for use of as much as $51 billion in federal economic stimulus funds...
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal - Mar 26

County receiving road improvements
Habersham County has "shovel-ready" projects and should see federal government economic stimulus-funded highway projects under way soon. ...
Northeast Georgian - Cornelia,GA,USA - Mar 24

Newspapers Examine Economic Stimulus Package Funding for Health IT, Safety Net Hospitals
Summaries of recent news about health care provisions of the recently enacted economic stimulus package appear below. Health IT: The stimulus bill included ...
Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA - Mar 23

Carriers: Keep Broadband Stimulus Rules to Minimum
A U.S. government agency overseeing about US$4.7 billion in broadband deployment incentives will slow down the process of bringing access to new areas of the country ...
PC World - USA - Mar 23

Jefferson Lab to get $75 million in economic-stimulus money
The government will channel $75 million in economic-stimulus money to Jefferson Lab. The funding was announced Monday as part of $1.2 billion allocated to the Department of Energy's Office of Science...
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA - Mar 23

New Stimulus Package Helps Small Businesses
Titled the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the goal of this plan is to lift our nation out of recession and help propel it toward a more responsible, financially stable future. Visit www.recovery.org to learn more about ...
All Covered - Mar 23

Obama Offers Guidance On Stimulus Spending
"President Obama on Friday issued a directive to federal agencies outlining appropriate spending under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.The ...
Washington Post - Mar 23

Berkeley Lab to Receive $115.8 Million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will receive $115.8 million from President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
AScribe (press release) - Mar 23

TIA to receive $8 million in stimulus funding
Tampa International Airport will get $8 million in airport improvement funds from the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Rep. ...
Bizjournals.com - Mar 23

Analysis: President Obama's present and future tax plans
The first stage was the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 signed into law on February 17. This stimulus plan attempts to deliver on the ...
DVM 360 - Mar 23

Educators present stimulus wish list
Arizona received $4.4 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. More than a quarter of that, or $1.4 billion, is set aside for education....
Arizona Republic - Mar 23

Funding for California Since Signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Medical Care: Nearly $2 billion of Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) funding has been made available to California, helping provide medical care ...
American Chronicle - Mar 22

Fort McCoy Getting A Facelift
US Senator Russ Feingold says Wisconsin is getting more than $37000000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. More than $30000000 of that money is ...
WEAU-TV 13 - Mar 22

Local governments apply for stimulus projects
Preliminary estimates for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act states North Carolina is set to receive billions and roughly $140 million will go to ...
Shelby Star - Mar 21

Local experts: Stimulus package to play role in area job creation
As national unemployment rates continue to climb, many people are looking to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for a helping hand. ...
Dayton Business Journal - Mar 20

Missouri approves $577M in transportation projects funded by stimulus
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved $577 million worth of transportation projects to be funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
Bizjournals.com - Mar 20

DoD Announces Recovery Act Construction and Repair Projects
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today details of approximately 3,000 military construction and facility improvement projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)...
US Department of Defense (press release) - Mar 20

HHS Makes $286M in Recovery Act Funds Available to Hospitals
The Department of Health and Human Services announced that states can access an additional $286 million authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a HHS news release...
Becker's ASC Review - Mar 20

Economic stimulus will create thousands of California construction jobs:
California construction projects funded by federal economic-stimulus funds will create more than 11000 construction jobs in the state, Gov. ...
SmartBrief - Mar 20

State lawmakers start planning for stimulus money
Bill Ritter State lawmakers are beginning to grapple with the flood of money that will arrive soon from the economic stimulus bill President Barack Obama ...
The Durango Herald - Mar 20

Enable IPC Issues Update on Company's Renewable Energy Technologies Focusing on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and President Obama's New Energy for America Plan
Enable IPC Corporation (PINKSHEETS: EIPC) today released an update detailing its activities relating to the emerging opportunities in renewable energy expansion...
MarketWatch (press release) - Mar 19

State of Florida launches stimulus spending Web site
Gov. Charlie Crist unveiled a Web site that allows Floridians to review state and local governments’ use of federal funds coming to Florida as a result of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009...
Tampa Bay Business Journal - Mar 19

IDC: Stimulus Package Means $100b in Tech Spending
The economic stimulus package should generate an estimated $101.2 billion in technology spending over the next five years, according to an estimate from IDC ...
Boston Globe - Mar 17

Urban Health Plan Receives $1.3M from Economic Stimulus Package to Increase Health Care Access in Corona, Queens
Paloma Izquierdo-Hernandez , President and CEO of Urban Health Plan said, "We are pleased to receive Economic Stimulus Package funding from the federal ...
PR Newswire - Mar 17

Road Funds to Get $10 Million Boost
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Pennsylvania snared $1.4 billion for projects throughout the state. In breaking it down further...
Sharon Herald - Mar 16

Stimulus Means Jobs Now and in the Future
If you're looking for work, the first thing you want to know about the economic stimulus plan is whether a job will be shovel-ready for you.
HispanicBusiness.com - Mar 16

Tax Credits Abound In Stimulus Bill
How much will the economic stimulus bill boost your tax rebate?
WESH 2 Orlando - Mar 16

Ahnell Says Stimulus Package Rules Poorly Defined
First, Boca Raton hoped to get federal economic stimulus money to construct the SW 18 th Street sidewalk/bike lane project. But when it went to the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), officials substituted the long-awaited widening of NW 12 th Avenue.
Boca Raton News - Mar 16

Road Projects Get Stimulus Funds
On Feb. 19, projects funded with Federal Economic Stimulus Funds were announced. The Colorado Transportation Commission approved a list of “ready to go” highway projects to be funded with federal dollars provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.
Douglas County News-Press - Mar 16

US Stimulus Boosts Tech Sector
US PRESIDENT Barack Obama's $US787 billion ($1.2trillion) economic stimulus plan will generate revenue of more than $US100 billion for technology companies, technology analyst IDC says.
News Interactive - Mar 16

Congressman To Discuss State Stimulus Money
Congressman Bennie Thompson is scheduled to hold a town hall meeting Monday to discuss Mississippi's economic stimulus money.
WAPT Jackson - Mar 16

Government Pushing for Stimulus Bucks
Mayor Byron Brown is leaving nothing to chance when it comes to Buffalo getting its slice of New York’s $24.6 billion of federal economic stimulus funds.
BizJournals - Mar 16

Stimulus Package Could Bite Small Business Owners
Some provisions in the recent economic stimulus package should ease the tax burden for small business owners, but the COBRA amendment could cause a cash-flow crunch.
Small Business Computing - Mar 16

Stimulus Package Designates $8 Billion for Scientific Research
What's in the $8 billion? The economic stimulus package has $8 billion designated for research: $1.5 billion for carbon-capture research for coal, $2.5 billion for energy efficiency and $2 billion for the Department of Energy's Office of Science...
Sun-Sentinel - Mar 15

Affordable Housing to Reap Benefits From Economic Stimulus
Local affordable housing is expected to get a boost through the federal stimulus legislation.
BizJournals - Mar 15

Biden Announces Stimulus Funds for Amtrak
Vice President Joe Biden, once a regular rail commuter, said Friday that $1.3 billion for Amtrak in the economic stimulus package will go toward long-overdue infrastructure upgrades and expanded passenger rail capacity.
The Washington Times - Mar 15

Romer Says Economic Fundamentals ‘Sound,’ Stimulus Will Work
White House chief economist Christina Romer said the Obama administration’s stimulus plan will return the U.S. economy to a “good place.”
Bloomberg - Mar 15

First of Stimulus Money Rolls In
Athens' first money from the federal economic stimulus package will arrive next month. The Athens Housing Authority received a $2.6 million U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant to modernize some of its 1,255 public housing units...
Athens Banner-Herald - Mar 15

Texans Get Their Say on Economic Stimulus Package in Arlington
A hearing in Arlington today on how Texas should spend its cut of the federal stimulus funding is shaping into a partisan debate, as Republicans and Democrats are urging their supporters to attend and speak out...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Mar 13

Obama Defends Economic Plan Against Skeptic Democrats
Confronting misgivings in his own party, President Barack Obama mounted a stout defense of his blueprint to overhaul the national economy...
Wall Street Journal - Mar 13

First Wave of USDA Economic Stimulus Funding Released
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA will be delivering its first actions implementing the $28 billion provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)...
AG Weekly - Mar 10

The 50-Year Recovery Plan
The White House is pledging to make sure all taxpayers know exactly how the money in that nearly $1 trillion stimulus plan -- also known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...
The Washington Post - Mar 10

Nashville health clinics get $1M stimulus
United Neighborhood Health Services has received nearly $1 million from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to expand primary health services through three new clinics in Nashville...
Nashville Business Journal - Mar 10

Hall: Creating the Tools for Success
Today, our nation faces a great challenge – the biggest global financial crisis of our lifetime. We are knee deep in depression-era levels of unemployment, bank closures, home foreclosures and auto bailouts...
Indian Country Today - Mar 6

How Individuals Are Affected by Tax Changes in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (commonly referred to as the Recovery Act), which was signed into law on February 17, 2009, makes a number of beneficial tax changes for individuals.
WEBWIRE – Mar 6

Obama Touts Stimulus Bill At Columbus Police Graduation
hile speaking at the graduation of the Columbus Police Division's 114th class, President Barack Obama touted his administration's recently enacted economic stimulus plan.
RTTNews - Mar 6

Don't Get Taken By These Stimulus Scams
Want a personal piece of the $787-billion stimulus pie?Don't look for it in online ads that promise individuals a share of the money. They're scams, warn the Federal Trade Commission...
Los Angeles Times - Mar 5

Small businesses to get $730 million boost from stimulus package
Small businesses could get more than tax relief from the federal economic stimulus plan, which will grant $730 million in funding to the U.S. Small Business Administration for financing programs...
Dallas News - Mar 5

February 2009

Obama Says Economic Stimulus Funds Mustn’t Be Wasted
President Barack Obama said his administration is requiring “unprecedented responsibility and accountability” as the nation implements a $787 billion economic-stimulus package enacted this month...
Bloomberg - Feb 20

Economic Stimulus Package Increases Affordability, Accessibility Of Health Insurance Under COBRA
A provision in the recently enacted economic stimulus package that would provide federal subsidies to help cover the cost of health insurance premiums under COBRA will make the program more affordable and accessible, the Wall Street Journal reports...
Medical News Today - Feb 20

Stimulus: Is $19 billion right Rx for health IT?
Heath care specialists praised the US government's plan to spend $19 billion on information technology in the sector as part of the economic stimulus package...
EETimes.com - Feb 20

Economic Stimulus Package and COBRA
The Economic Stimulus Package and COBRA provides up-to-the-minute information about how an employer can comply with the new requirements of the Act. Elizabeth H. Latchana J.D. of Fraser Trebilcock Davis...
About.com - Feb 20

Got economic stimulus questions? We got answers
Questions about the new tax credits, particularly the $8,000 first-time homebuyer credit, continue to pour in.Bob D. Scharin, Senior Tax Analyst from the Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters, answers this latest round of queries...
Baltimore Sun, United States - Feb 20

Answers To Questions On Economic Stimulus
President Barack Obama this week signed into law the $790 billion economic stimulus plan. The plan includes both spending programs and tax credits for millions of Americans. Many listeners had questions about the plan and NPR correspondents answers some of them...
NPR - Feb 19

Beware of Scam Targeting Economic-Stimulus Payments
The economic stimulus act is being used in a scam targeting small enterprises, the federal government warned Thursday.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Feb 19

Obama budget chief outlines how states, agencies must report use of economic stimulus dollars
President Barack Obama's top budget aides are putting in place strict reporting requirements for all federal agencies that will be involved in spending parts of the $787 billion economic stimulus package.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Feb 19

Obama Signs Economic Stimulus Measure Into Law
President Obama on Tuesday in Denver signed into law a $787 billion economic stimulus package that includes a number of health care provisions, the New York Times reports (Stolberg/Nagourney, New York Times, 2/18)...
Medical News Today - Feb 19

Partisan Fight Endures as Stimulus Bill Signed
President Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus bill into law on Tuesday as leaders of both parties moved to position themselves for a political battle over who was responsible for the economy’s problems and whether the legislation was the solution...
The New York Times - Feb 18

January 2009

US Stimulus Package Meets Resistance
Remember U.S. President Barack Obama's inaugural appeal for a new era of bipartisan co-operation in Washington? It lasted barely a week...
Canada.com - Jan 29

 

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