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HURON -- Employers would be better able to find skilled workers. Startup companies would be better able to make "data-driven decisions" about where to locate new plants. And the Northern Ohio economy would become more competitive in the global marketplace.
Those are just some of the benefits of $800,000 in federal support for Bowling Green State University's Center for Regional Development, according to Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur.
"We know that we have to innovate our way out of this economic predicament," Congresswoman Kaptur told faculty and students here at BGSU's Firelands branch campus. "And we know that universities can be the job engines for our communities.
LCCC Leadership in Key Job Growth Clusters Results in 'A Remarkable Victory' for Lorain County, Northeast Ohio
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur today announced that a joint economic development initiative spearheaded by Lorain County Community College has won $2 million in federal support in a nationwide competition.
Congresswoman Kaptur said the Northeast Ohio Speed-to-Market Accelerator joins 19 other projects in the nation to receive funding through the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, a multi-agency competition conducted by the Obama Administration. The winning projects will create an estimated 5,000 jobs and more than 280 businesses nationally.
Congresswoman Kaptur, addressing members of Delta Company at their sendoff ceremony in Sandusky, thanked the soldiers and their families for their sacrifices.
"You represent what is best about America," Congresswoman Kaptur said.
"We thank you for your service and sacrifice in the name of freedom.
"Once I was asked by a citizen in Ukraine, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, why Americans loved their country.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur today again urged Vietnam War veterans and their survivors to apply for retroactive benefits if they suffer from three new Agent Orange presumptive conditions.
Almost 90,000 Vietnam veterans and their survivors nationwide have applied for the benefits since the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amended its regulations last year to add ischemic heart disease, Parkinson's disease, and hairy cell leukemia and other chronic B-cell leukemias to the list of diseases that are presumed to be related to exposure to Agent Orange.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur today announced that the Toledo Police Department and the Lucas County Sheriff's office have received a federal award of $423,859 from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program.
Byrne grants are used by states and local government to support a broad range of crime-control activities based on local news and conditions. Grants funds can be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support and information systems for criminal justice.
The Criminal Justice Coordinating Council will coordinate all programmatic activities involving the grant.
The New York Times has published a letter from Congresswoman Kaptur in which she promotes the creation of a 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps as a way to create jobs.
Congresswoman Kaptur's letter responded to a Times editorial on August 15. She argues that "one proven way to create jobs in America" is to revive the CCC from the New Deal era.
The CCC, she said, put almost 300,000 Americans to work within three months and proved to be one of the most effective and popular of the New Deal programs.
She said investment in infrastructure produces much more "bang for the buck than tax credits and other arcane policy options…"
Congresswoman Kaptur joined officials from the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority and local government to dedicate a new rail line that could spur economic development and job growth in Northern Ohio.
"The federal, state and local partnership feels good. Industrial growth is the challenge of our country in the global economy. Multi-modal is our future in Northwest Ohio," Congresswoman Kaptur said.
The so-called Ironville Terminal, an $18 million project, will transform approximately 70 acres along the Maumee River into a material handling center.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur today announced that Dr. Rebecca Jean Whelan, an assistant professor of chemistry at Oberlin College, has received $345,000 from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for research into detection and diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
"Congratulations to Dr. Whelan for winning this competitive grant," said Congresswoman Kaptur. "Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women in the United States and claims approximately 15,000 lives each year.
"We're all rooting for Dr. Whelan and her team at Oberlin to learn how to detect this particularly deadly disease so that more women can survive."
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur today praised the selection of the Wolf Creek wetlands restoration as the marquee project in the latest round of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative awards, which were announced by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency senior advisor Cameron Davis at the Lake Erie Center in Oregon.
"Wetlands construction means better water quality, better fishing, and ultimately more recreational opportunities for families in Northern Ohio," Kaptur said. "Lake Erie is not only an incomparable natural resource but a real driver of the regional economy." She noted the economic impact of the tourism, fishing, hunting and birding industries.
Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur today welcomed the announcement that Social Security payments for August will be made on time and as scheduled.
"Social Security payments are safe and sound and they will be made on time, as usual," said Kaptur, who returned to her district after a protracted legislative battle over the federal debt ceiling.
"Social Security was the leading concern that citizens expressed to our offices in recent weeks. They will be happy to know that there will be no delay in payments," Kaptur said.