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<title><![CDATA[Stimulus Funds Provide Boost to Energy-Efficiency Programs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Arkansas Democrat Gazette article, the stimulus bill provided $5 billion for the federal Weatherization Assistance Program, including $51.4 million for Arkansas. Over three years, the stimulus-funded Weatherization Assistance Program paid for improvements to 750,000 homes of low-income families.

To view the story in its entirety, click here.<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Energy Office is bringing home energy saving devices to a library near you]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (February 1, 2012) - The Arkansas Energy Office (AEO), a division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, today announced "Track and Save",  a new program that will allow library patrons the opportunity to check out kilowatt meters from public libraries throughout Arkansas to measure energy use at home. Participating public libraries each have five meters.

After p...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Restoring Wetlands and Protecting History at the Same Time]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to the United States Department of Agriculture, a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) project designed to alleviate crop losses from flooding and restore wetlands along the Arkansas and Petit Jean Rivers is also protecting a significant archeological site in Yell County, Arkansas. This work was made possible when the landowner enrolled more than 600 acres into a permanent ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Arkansas Energy Office Announces CNG Rebate Program]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 5, 2011

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Joe Holmes, AEDC Marketing and Communications Director
501-682-5154, jholmes@arkansasedc.com


LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 5, 2011) - The Arkansas Energy Office (AEO), a division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), today announced the launch of the Compressed Natural Gas Conversion Rebate Program. The new p...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bella Vista Groundbreaking Ceremony]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe recently joined U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood near State Highway 72 to mark the beginning of construction on the Bella Vista Bypass and the Northwest Arkansas Razorback Regional Greenway. <br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile Unit Purchased to Train Green Job Workers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent KTHV news story, apprenticeship training for jobs in "green" industries just got a lot easier with the purchase of a new Mobile Training Unit.

The story can be viewed in its entirety by clicking here.
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Mobile Unit Purchased to Train Workers for Green Jobs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release: June 14, 2011
Contact Person and Phone Number: Kimberly Friedman (501) 682-3125


LITTLE ROCK - Apprenticeship training for jobs in "green" industries just got a lot easier with the purchase of a new Mobile Training Unit.

The Arkansas Apprenticeship Coalition purchased the unit with a sub-grant it received from the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services. Last year...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SPLASH Super Pools to Receive 2011 Innovator Award for New Renewable Energy Product Line]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 13, 2011) - SPLASH Super Pools, Limited (SPLASH), a pool production company headquartered in North Little Rock, will receive the Southern Growth Policies Board's 2011 Innovator Award today for diversifying its product line as SPLASH now produces biogas domes and gas holders for renewable energy production.

Biogas domes and gas holders are used by wastewater tr...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Funding Approved for Upgrades]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Crawford Press Argus-Courier article, funding was approved recently for energy upgrades to Van Buren's three fire departments. The city council voted 4-0 to award the contract to Blaylock Heating and Air Inc., which submitted the low bid of $89,049 to be funded with stimulus money from the federal government.

Article can be viewed in its entirety by clicking here. <br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal Improvement Grants Awarded to Four Arkansas High Schools ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Contact:
Seth Blomeley
501-683-4788
seth.blomeley@arkansas.gov

Arkansas Education Commissioner Dr. Tom Kimbrell today announced the recipients of the latest round of School Improvement Grants. Altogether, the schools will receive a combined $7.5 million during the 2011-2012 school year to institute strategies to improve educational outcomes.

The recipients are:
- Central High School, He...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Boys and Girls Club Receives Recovery Dollars]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Department of Workforce Services began partnering with the Arkansas Alliance of Boys & Girls Club in August 2010 to provide prevention and intervention services for needy youth and their families.

The pilot program is available at each of the 58 Boys & Girls Club facilities around the state and provides support to children ages 6 to 18 in an effort to reduce alcohol, drug and cigarette use...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Little Rock to Develop Areas Using $8.6 Million Federal Grant]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Arkansas Democrat Gazette article, Little Rock is taking on the role of developer to hasten renovations and new residential construction in areas of the capital city benefiting from an $8.6 million federal stimulus grant.

The article can be viewed in its entirety by clicking here. <br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Firestone Expansion Celebration and Science Center Ribbon Cutting]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Firestone Building Products Company recently celebrated the expansion of its Prescott manufacturing facility, which will result in 100 new jobs, along with the 418 jobs it will retain. In addition to the expansion celebration, which was held at Prescott Elementary School, officials of Firestone Building Products joined local and state leaders at the event to celebrate the opening of the Firestone ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Firestone Science Center Ribbon Cutting]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Officials of Firestone Building Products joined local and state leaders  to...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School Security Gets Fund Boost from Stimulus]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Jonesboro Sun article, the Nettleton Junior and Senior High school security is getting an upgrade in the coming months after school board members voted to install an additional 41 cameras at the campuses. The project will cost $91,778 and is being funded with federal stimulus dollars.

The article can be viewed in its entirety by clicking here. <br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Nonprofit Latino Academy Officially Begins]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Arkansas Nonprofit Latino Academy participants include16 nonprofit organizations that are led by a Latino or Marshallese leader, or serve the Latino or Marshallese population, who have been chosen to receive training on leadership, grant writing, financial management and other management topics. Participants will gather monthly for collaborative training and technical assistance. During January, t...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Nonprofit Latino Academy ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Arkansas Nonprofit Latino Academy Officially Begins<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Little Rock Rewarded for Saving Energy ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent KARK news story, Entergy Arkansas, Inc. is making sure energy efficiency improvements are paying off in a big way for the City of Little Rock thanks to an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant awarded to the city by the Department of Energy as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The story can be viewed in its entirety by clicking here.<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Air Guard Opens $8.3 Million Building at Fort Smith Base]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent City Wire article, the top Arkansas military brass was in Fort Smith at the 188th Fighter Wing base on Wednesday (Feb. 23) to formally open a more than $8.3 million support building that was constructed with federal stimulus dollars. The story can be viewed in its entirety by clicking here.<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stimulus-Funded War on Obesity Spreads Nationwide]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Daily Caller news story, a stimulus-funded anti-obesity campaign has spread throughout the country and the $650 million Recovery Act program called Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) is funding not just anti-obesity campaigns in New York City, but campaigns throughout the country.

Article can be viewed it its entirety by clicking here.<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Report Shows Recovery Act Dollars Worked]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A review recently released of the subsidized jobs programs operated in 2009 and 2010 with TANF Emergency Fund dollars found that they were highly effective at putting unemployed people to work in private sector jobs during the economic downturn.

The CLASP news release can be found by clicking here.<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WindPole Ventures, AWS Truepower Conduct Arkansas Wind Study ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[WindPole Ventures and AWS Truepower LLC recently announced plans to build a wind resource-monitoring network for Arkansas. The data collected will provide wind farm developers with a better understanding of the wind resources available and thus encourage development in the state, according to the companies.

A large portion of the funding for the network will be provided through the American Rec...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stimulus Dollars: Two Years Later]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent KTHV news story, two years ago, the stage was set making Arkansas about $3 billion richer; all thanks to the signing of the Federal Stimulus Bill. So far we've spent close to $2 billion of the federal stimulus money for Arkansas. It's funneled money into everything from road work to meals for seniors and school expansion.

Story can be viewed in its entirety by clicking her...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://recovery.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=542</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Picking Back Up for Architecture Firms]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent KTHV news story, Arkansas architecture firms suffered like most industries during the recession, but with the federal stimulus act and economic indexes slowly building back up, the top five largest firms in the state are sticking to their blueprints. Click here for the full news story. <br />]]></description>
<link>http://recovery.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=541</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Schools Receive Stimulus Funds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Press Argus-Courier article, most Crawford County school districts that received federal stimulus funding recently have figured out how they will spend the extra money, although one district has yet to reach a decision.

Arkansas received approximately $90 million through the Education Jobs Fund Program with Van Buren receiving approximately $1.12 million.

View article ...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://recovery.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=540</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[District To Seek More Bonds]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A new state round of allocating no-interest bonds for school construction has set Fayetteville School District leaders in action. The district has issued more than $83 million in low- and no-interest bonds as part of the federal effort to stimulate the economy, known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The article can be found by clicking here. <br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Backing Businesses in Texarkana]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A recent Texarkana Gazette article examined how stimulus funds helped businesses in Texarkana. Below is an excerpt from the article.

-Crist Gearig, a catfish farmer, received a $100,000 grant through the Arkansas Agriculture Department, one of 52 Arkansas aquaculturalists to receive money through the 2008 Aquaculture Grant Program. The money was disbursed in 2009.

The story can be viewed i...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://recovery.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=538</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FAA Certifies MSCC Aviation Maintenance Tech Program]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Arkansas Business article, the Federal Aviation Administration has approved Mid-South Community College as an Aviation Maintenance Technician School. The aviation technology program at MSCC provides students with an introduction to the occupational area of aerospace maintenance. Mid-South received a $3.4 million stimulus grant to build the program.

Article can be viewed i...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Boosting Education in Texarkana]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A recent Texarkana Gazette article examined how stimulus funds gave a boost to education in Texarkana. Below are a few excerpts from the article.

-Funding for pre-K through high school accounted for nearly a third of all stimulus spending in the region. The money trickled down to all area school districts, ranging from $100,933 for Avinger Independent School District in Cass County to $8.6 mil...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Summer ACT Academy Program]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Department of Workforce Services used Temporary Assistance for Needy Families stimulus dollars to fund the Summer ACT Academy Program for rising juniors and seniors and graduates in 19 of the 21 counties that are part of the Arkansas Works program.

The program's goal was to increase the ACT scores of students in the selected counties, reduce remediation rates, improve the effectiveness of ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Energy Office Announces Approaching Deadline to Apply for Renewable Technology Rebate Fund]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ARKANSAS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 13, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Joe Holmes, AEDC Marketing and Communications Director
501-682-5154, jholmes@arkansasedc.com


LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas  (December 13, 2010) - The Arkansas Energy Office (AEO), a division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), today announced that the deadline is appro...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://recovery.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=534</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Recovery Office Releases Report on Recovery Act Spending]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Report covers spending on projects and programs going back to the start of stimulus

LITTLE ROCK - Funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in Arkansas had reached at least $1.9 billion on September 30, 2010, according to a report released Thursday by the Arkansas Office of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

At that time, 64 percent of the roughly $3 billion aw...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Education Jobs Fund]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Opinion Piece by Jerry Noble, Paragould Daily Press

I was notified last week by the Arkansas Department of Education that Arkansas schools will receive approximately $90 million in additional federal stimulus funds. The Greene County Tech School District will receive $645,328. These funds may be used for obligations incurred since Aug. 10, and must be spent by Sept. 30, 2012. The Education Jobs...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Recovery Office Releases Report on Recovery Act Spending]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Report covers spending on projects and programs going back to the start of stimulus

LITTLE ROCK - Funding provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in Arkansas had reached at least $1.9 billion on September 30, 2010, according to a report released Thursday by the Arkansas Office of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

At that time, 64 percent of the roughly $3 billion aw...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://recovery.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=532</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stimulus Funds Still Making Impact on Construction Industry in State]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Arkansas Business article, of the nearly $3.1 billion in federal stimulus money awarded to Arkansas, almost $2 billion, nearly two-thirds, has been spent.

View article in its entirety by clicking here. <br />]]></description>
<link>http://recovery.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=530</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stepping Stone School ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe participates in the Stepping Stone School ribbon-cutting ceremony<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stepping Stone School Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Stepping Stone School marked a new phase Friday with a dedication ceremony that had Executive Director Toni Wilson promising the best is yet to come for the $14.3-million facility. Gov. Mike Beebe ceremonially cut the ribbon opening the Alma school. He praised Toni Wilson, the organization's Board of Directors and staff not only for the replacement school for developmentally disabled children but ...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stimulus Money To Fund Schools' Salary Expenses]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette article, the Fayetteville School District will get some $1.6 million in federal stimulus money, but administrators will take some time to decide how to spend the money.

For more on this story click here. <br />]]></description>
<link>http://recovery.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=527</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Energy Office Announces the ENERGY STAR Appliance Rebates are Now Closed]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ARKANSAS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 3, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Scott Hardin, AEDC Marketing & Communications
501-682-7306, shardin@arkansasedc.com


LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas  (December 3, 2010) - The Arkansas Energy Office (AEO), a division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), today announced the ENERGY STAR&#174; Appliance Rebate Pr...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ADEQ Awarded Stimulus Dollars for Underground Storage Tank Work]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality was awarded 1.6 million dollars in ARRA funds to investigate leaking underground petroleum storage tanks and take corrective action if needed.

Currently, work is being done on six such sites throughout the State of Arkansas. Underground storage tank sites must be cleaned up to restore and protect groundwater and create a safe environment for th...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MSCC Sets Aviation Maintenance Open House]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mid-South Community College received a $3.4 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to establish an integrated, FAA-certified training program for airframe and powerplant technicians. The college will present an Aviation Maintenance Technology "Get Ready 2011" workshop/open house on Thursday, Dec. 2, 6-7:30 p.m.

For more details on the training pro...<br />]]></description>
<link>http://recovery.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=525</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[$7.6 Million Will Build Baxter-Marion Rural Water System]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Baxter Bulletin article, a ceremonial check for $7.6 million in stimulus funds was presented last Thursday at the Oakland Community Center. It's money designated to build a public water system to serve up to 600 residents and 23 Bull Shoals Lake resorts in Oakland, Promise Land and Three Brothers communities. The Baxter-Marion Rural Water Association No. 1 is the recipient of...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Campus Making Renovations with Stimulus Money]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009 and was designed as an economic stimulus program that would direct investments to the states for a number of years.  ASU is currently receiving some of the funds of this act in order to improve the ASU Jonesboro campus.

Article can be viewed in full by clicking here. <br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Salvation Army of Texarkana]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Salvation Army of Texarkana received a $500,000 Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (HPRP) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant in 2010 to provide financial assistance to families and individuals to prevent homelessness and to get the homeless back into a home. This grant money can be used to make utility deposits and pay utility bills.

Article can be viewed in its entiret...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SWAT gets USDA Loan to Improve Broadband Access in Southwest Arkansas ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Magnolia Reporter article, Southwest Arkansas Telephone Cooperative of Texarkana has received a $22,418,000 loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve broadband service to its customers.

Article can be viewed in full by clicking here.<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Other Recovery Programs, Events, and News]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DWS Mobile Resource Units]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services recently acquired two additional Mobile Resource Units funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  These units are utilized in a variety of ways:

1.	Agency Outreach Programs;
2.	To assist employers with hiring initiatives;
3.	Opportunity / Job Fairs;
4.	Natural disaster response; and
5.	To supplement local office resourc...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[$25-A-Week Unemployment Supplement Ceases in December ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Magnolia Reporter article, a special unemployment benefit will expire in December.

The Federal Additional Compensation Program is a federally funded program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 which provides a supplemental payment to eligible individuals who filed regular Unemployment Insurance claims prior to May 30, 2010. The supplemental paymen...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AP Fabrications Has Been Awarded a Green Technology Grant]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Arkansas Energy Office has awarded a green technology grant to AP Fabrications. The $109,345 grant will pay for a demonstration of their new economizer design, which is an additional heat exchange that turns a boiler's waste heat into heat water or air.

Article can be viewed in its entirety by clicking here.<br />]]></description>
<link>http://recovery.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&amp;news_id=517</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More Stimulus Money for Weatherization Coming to Arkansas]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Arkansas News Bureau article, Arkansas has completed more than 30 percent of its stimulus-funded home weatherization projects and so qualifies for a new round of funding, the U.S. Department of Energy said today. The state has weatherized nearly 2,700 low-income homes with money from the 2009 federal stimulus, plus more than 1,500 homes with annual funding from the Energy Dep...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Energy Office Announces Green Technology Grant Recipients]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ARKANSAS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 3, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Joe Holmes, AEDC Marketing and Communications Director
501-682-5154, jholmes@arkansasedc.com

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (November 3, 2010) - The Arkansas Energy Office (AEO), a division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, today announced 12 Arkansas companies will receive a t...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pulaski Technical College Weatherization Training Center Grand Opening]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Oct. 29, Pulaski Technical College became home to the thirteenth...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pulaski Technical College Weatherization Training Center Grand Opening]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Oct. 29, Pulaski Technical College became home to the thirteenth Weatherization Training Center in the United States.  The grand opening of the new center was held in conjunction with National Weatherization Day, and included tours of the center and remarks from many dignitaries and authorities on energy efficiency.

Funding for the center included a grant from the American Recovery a...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Avoided Through Weatherization ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA["If we'd had a couple cold nights where I would've had to use my heat more than usual, it probably would've put me to sleep and left me there - it was just too much carbon monoxide coming out in the house," says Mark Pickartz, of Van Buren, Ark.

Pickartz's home was weatherized in February by his local community action agency, Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Coucil (C-SCDC). When energy...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hot Springs First Community to Receive Energy-Efficient Traffic Light Upgrades]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 22, 2010) -  Hot Springs is the first of 74 Arkansas communities to have incandescent traffic lights and pedestrian crossing signals replaced with new, energy-efficient LED signals. Contractors began the installation of the LED lights in Hot Springs this week. The statewide project is funded with a $807,730 grant through the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficie...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ASMSA Ground-Breaking Ceremony]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe participates in the residential life building's...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Gardens at Whispering Knoll ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe  toured the current construction taking place at the Gardens...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Career Training Institute Facility Renovation Ceremony]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe recently participated in the Arkansas Career Training...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hines Trucking Recovery Site Visit]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Arkansas has received funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...<br />]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Access Arkansas Groundbreaking]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Beebe participates in the Arkansas Department of Human Services...<br />]]></description>
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