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The Toledo area was one of 25 communities toreceive a total of $452 million in Recovery Act funding under the RetrofitRamp-Up initiative administered by the U. S. Department of Energy. The program will focus on partnershipsbetween communities and non-profit organizations on innovative programs toretrofit 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 injobs created and expertise gained locally, but also from the savings that ODOTwill realize in the cost of lighting the bridge. This project is a bright,shining example of what we can accomplish when working together-federal, state,and local, public sector and private sector.
The 2010 program also includes an $89.5 million project toimprove safety and reduce congestion at the I-75/I-475 interchange in central Toledo. The project willwiden I-475 to three lanes in each direction. Scheduled to begin this summer, the project is scheduled to be completedin 2013.
Kaptur said the commercialization complex highlights thegrowing importance of the Universityof Toledo to regionaleconomic development. "This takes ourjoint efforts at job creation to new heights, building on our successes inalternative energy, biomedical research at the Health Sciences Campus, advancedmaterials research at the Collegeof Engineering, andtransportation research as well."
"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.”
In those communities that have provided maternal care andhealth care for children, for all children, we find that the abortion rate goesdown significantly. Wouldn't it be wonderful if in our country no womanever had to face the fateful decision of abortion?
"More than 300,000 in investment at the Sandusky VeteransHome will not only result in jobs in the local economy, but improve the qualityof life for our veterans at the home in Sandusky,"Kaptur said. "What an honor it is to serve those who have served our nation."