From nicole.charlson at state.or.us Mon Oct 4 16:19:16 2010 From: nicole.charlson at state.or.us (CHARLSON Nicole * GOV) Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 16:19:16 -0700 Subject: [oregon-recovery-act] Oregon Recovery Act Updates Message-ID: <1D60289B9404CC44A28ABA3746243CB4013EF800@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Hello! Below are the latest news stories and activities related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) in Oregon. Oregon Stories of Recovery Warm and well: Weatherization program brings relief to this Wallowa County resident http://www.ohcs.oregon.gov/OHCS/success_story_weatherization.shtml Oregon stimulus funds at work: Thanks to the State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program http://www.oregon.gov/recovery/stories_SEEARP.shtml Three Sisters Irrigation District success story http://www.usbr.gov/pn/video/threesisters/ The "Oregon Stories of Recovery" site shares information about how Recovery Act funds are making a difference in the lives of Oregonians. Find more at the following website: http://www.oregon.gov/recovery/stories.shtml. Recovery Act in the News Vice President Biden delivers new report to the President on Recovery Act progress Governor Kulongoski announces plan to install EV stations from Eugene to Medford NTIA announces final Recovery Act investments for state broadband grants Beaverton School District wins 4 million grant for the Arts for Learning Program Ag hopes to save more energy from every drop of water LED lighting to be installed from Convention Center through Oregon District Vice President Biden releases new report on 100 Recovery Act projects changing America Stimulus buys two buses Coming Soon Oregon Recovery Act award recipients will be providing their next quarterly report to the federal government within the next couple of weeks. The Tracking the Dollars map online will be updated on October 14 to show the most recent project updates. For more information visit www.oregon.gov/recovery. Thank you, Nicole Charlson Communications Manager Economic Recovery Executive Team Office of Governor Ted Kulongoski Phone: (503) 373-0289 | Fax: (503) 378-5253 nicole.charlson at state.or.us | www.oregon.gov/recovery/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicole.charlson at state.or.us Thu Oct 14 16:40:04 2010 From: nicole.charlson at state.or.us (CHARLSON Nicole * GOV) Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:40:04 -0700 Subject: [oregon-recovery-act] Oregon Recovery Act Updates Message-ID: <1D60289B9404CC44A28ABA3746243CB4013EF869@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Below are the latest news and activities related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) in Oregon. Tracking the dollars Following the most recent quarterly report, the data on the interactive Tracking the Dollars map has been updated online. The data on the map is preliminary and there may be minor edits through the end of the month. The data displayed on the map includes information about Recovery Act projects in Oregon including award amount, amount expended, jobs funded, project status, and a short project description. In addition, information has been added about non- Section 1512 awards such as food stamps, TANF, Medicaid, unemployment compensation, and the Tax Credit Exchange Program. Link to Tracking the Dollars map: http://www.oregon.gov/recovery/StimulusReporting/ARRA_Projects.shtml Project spotlight There is a color fact sheet that provides an overview of the Recovery Act and highlights some specific project accomplishments within each of the categories (community service, education, employment, energy, health and human services, housing, natural resources, public safety, transportation, and workforce). Link to color fact sheet (PDF 126 KB) Recovery Act in the news Below are some recent news articles related to the Recovery Act in Oregon. Governor announces 5,550 Oregon jobs funded by Recovery Act Oregon tries to drum up demand for appliance rebates For more information, visit www.oregon.gov/recovery. Thank you, Nicole Charlson Communications Manager Economic Recovery Executive Team Office of Governor Ted Kulongoski Phone: (503) 373-0289 | Fax: (503) 378-5253 nicole.charlson at state.or.us | www.oregon.gov/recovery/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nicole.charlson at state.or.us Thu Dec 2 09:42:49 2010 From: nicole.charlson at state.or.us (CHARLSON Nicole * GOV) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 09:42:49 -0800 Subject: [oregon-recovery-act] Oregon Recovery Act Updates Message-ID: <25A81A9B3CE98A469EDE8DCC0CF10407064D74@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Hello! Below are the latest news stories and activities related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) in Oregon. Oregon stories of recovery Recovery Act provides training to dislocated workers: Workforce Investment Act funding has provided John Cotton a new career path thanks in part to the Lane Workforce Partnership. http://www.oregon.gov/recovery/stories_LWP.shtml The "Oregon Stories of Recovery" site shares information about how Recovery Act funds are making a difference in the lives of Oregonians. Find more at the following website: http://www.oregon.gov/recovery/stories.shtml. Lights-on map Check out the new Lights-On Map provided on Recovery.gov that gradually lights up to show the distribution of 88,791 Recovery Act awards across the nation from Feb. 2009 to Sept. 2010. http://www.recovery.gov/Transparency/MapGallery/Pages/LightsOn.aspx Recovery Act in the news Below are some recent news articles related to the Recovery Act in Oregon. CEA Releases New Quarterly Analysis on Job and Economic Impact of the Recovery Act Groundbreaking set for new Oregon Veterans' Home Community Center Banks-Vernonia State Trail connection complete Madras, Metolius wastewater projects funded State of Oregon honored for leadership in electric vehicles New heat pump makes 'little piece of heaven' more livable (PDF 82KB) Recovery Act funds projects to save energy and reduce costs (PDF 94KB) USDA releases report on the impact of the Recovery Act on America's rural communities SOU receives grant to upgrade Biotechnology Research Center Gov. Kulongoski announces electric vehicle infrastructure TIGER II Grant For more information, visit www.oregon.gov/recovery. 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