5,900 Jobs Created or Retained by Recovery Act SpendingGovernor Timothy M. Kaine noted that state agencies have reported more than 5,900 jobs created or saved from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds flowing through the State Treasury. To date, more than $5 billion in ARRA contracts, grants and loans have been awarded in Virginia, with more than half in the form of direct aid to localities and organizations outside of state government. “President Obama’s Recovery Act was intended to get the economy moving again and in Virginia we are beginning to see that occur,” Governor Kaine said. “These funds have allowed us to begin construction on infrastructure projects that we would not have been able to build, keep our Medicaid plan funded, improve our schools and in some cases build new ones, and expand unemployment benefits to those most affected by the economic crisis.” | ||||||||
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Message from the GovernorNext steps for Virginia under the American Recovery and Reinvestment ActBetween the launch of Stimulus.virginia.gov on February 10 and the deadline for submissions on March 6, more than 9,000 project proposals were put forward by citizens, localities, and other groups. Now that the project solicitation phase of Virginia’s program to implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has concluded, the Governor’s Stimulus Working Group has sent these project proposals to the Cabinet Secretaries who lead Virginia’s major executive agencies for review and evaluation. |
ARRA-Funded Route 3 Widening BeginsGovernor Timothy M. Kaine today helped break ground on an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) project to widen more than 10 lane miles of Route 3 in Spotsylvania County. The project will be paid for with more than $25 million in ARRA funds. “This is a great example of the type of job the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was intended to move forward, and it would not have been possible without the support of the President and Congress,” Governor Kaine said. “This project will put people to work, and it will pay benefits to the region and to commuters for years to come.” NTIA Round One Broadband OpportunitiesOn October 13, 2009, Governor Kaine submitted the Commonwealth's comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Round One Broadband Opportunities applications affecting Virginia. |
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