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April 22: Biden, Kaptur, Port Director to Announce Landmark Energy Independence and Jobs Development
The Toledo area was one of 25 communities to receive a total of $452 million in Recovery Act funding under the Retrofit Ramp-Up initiative administered by the U. S. Department of Energy. The program will focus on partnerships between communities and non-profit organizations on innovative programs to retrofit entire neighborhoods and towns.
"Our region is already recognized around the world as a leader on the solar, biofuels and alternative energy fronts," said Congresswoman Kaptur. "This is a transformative event as federal assistance will leverage private dollars many times over and further secure our competitive advantage in this high-growth sector of the economy.
"Over time, the solar field will pay for itself, not only in jobs created and expertise gained locally, but also from the savings that ODOT will realize in the cost of lighting the bridge. This project is a bright,
The 2010 program also includes an $89.5 million project to improve safety and reduce congestion at the I-75/I-475 interchange in central Toledo. The project will widen I-475 to three lanes in each direction.
Kaptur said the commercialization complex highlights the growing importance of the University of Toledo to regional economic development. "This takes our joint efforts at job creation to new heights, building on our successes in alternative energy, biomedical research at the Health Sciences Campus, advanced materials research at the College of Engineering, and
"Education is the key to getting a good-paying job,” said Congresswoman Kaptur. “Workers with bachelor’s degrees earn approximately 80 percent more on average than workers with only high school diplomas. “That’s why Congress acted to make higher education more affordable, especially in these tough economic times.”
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