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California Recovery Task Force: 25 Percent of the 250,000 Education Jobs Saved or Created Nation-Wide Are in California

California Economic Recovery Portal | October 19, 2009

On October 10, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger’s California Recovery Task Force announced that preliminary first quarter reports show Recovery Act funds managed by state government entities have cumulatively saved or created over 100,000 jobs in California through September 30, 2009. These preliminary reports will be reviewed and audited by federal and state authorities and finalized on October 31.

“We are working hand in hand with President Obama’s team to pump Recovery Act funding into our economy quickly and responsibly – and even our preliminary data shows very positive results,” said Governor Schwarzenegger. “The Recovery Act is indeed saving or creating jobs in California, especially in education.” Read more

Gov. Schwarzenegger Joins Vice President Biden in Announcing Thousands of Jobs to be Created Through $535 Million Federal Loan for Solar Manufacturing in Fremont
California Economic Recovery Portal | Friday, September 4, 2009

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today joined US Vice President Joe Biden and US Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu to make a bipartisan announcement that the US Department of Energy has finalized a $535 million loan guarantee for Fremont company Solyndra Inc, which manufactures cylindrical solar photovoltaic panels. The federal funding will finance construction of the first phase of the Solyndra’s new manufacturing facility -- which the company estimates will create 3,000 construction jobs, eventually employ approximately 1,000 direct and indirect workers and provide enough clean renewable energy to power 24,000 homes a year through the first phase of annual solar production... Read more

Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Nation’s Largest State-Sponsored Green Jobs Training Program
California Economic Recovery Portal | Monday, August 31, 2009

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today toured the Los Angeles Trade Technical College where he announced the creation of the Clean Energy Workforce Training Program (CEWTP), a $75 million investment establishing the nation’s largest state-sponsored green jobs training program. The program leverages federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funds, public-private partnerships, and state and local funding to train more than 20,000 new or re-skilled clean energy workers to build a workforce capable of performing the jobs necessary to meet the state’s goals of renewable energy development, climate change reduction, clean transportation and green building construction for a new green economy... Read more

More California Stimulus News

• Recovery Funded Ultra-Low Interest Loans Available to Spur Economic Growth and Energy Efficiency Projects in California
• State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell Announces California Receives $71.6 Million Federal Ed Tech Grant
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on California Entities Receiving 21 Percent of Recovery Funding Available Nationally for COPS
• Recovery Task Force Applauds 11 California Transit Operators for Securing $170 Million in Recovery Funds
• California Awarded Approximately $150 Million to Prevent Homelessness from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
• State Water Board Receives $15.6 Million in Stimulus Funds to Clean Abandoned, Contaminated Underground Storage Tank Sites
• US EPA Awards More Than $25 million in Recovery Act Funding to California Communities to Reduce Diesel Emissions and Create Jobs
• California Recovery Task Force Announces Regional Road to Recovery Conferences
• State Water Board Awards Stimulus Money to 'Green' and other Clean Water Projects
• State CIO Issues Statement on Federal Guidelines for Broadband Recovery Act Funding
• California Recovery Task Force Issues Statement on Recovery Act Funding for Clean Energy Project in Bakersfield
• California Recovery Task Force Announces Recovery Act Grant Recipients
• Recovery Task Force Issues Statement on $31.1 Million Recovery Funding Allocated to California Coastal Restoration Projects
• Department of Industrial Relations Provides Online Guidance for Public Works Stimulus Dollars
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces California Green Jobs Corp Funding Recipients
• Recovery Task Force Issues Statement on Additional $70 Million in Recovery Funds Obligated to California Transportation
• California Leads Nation with over $1.5 Billion in Federal Obligations for Recovery Funds Designated for Transportation
• California Is One of 15 States to Receive Early Approval of Its Weatherization Funding
• Recovery Task Force Issues Statement on Federal High-Speed Rail Applications Guidelines Released Today
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on $883 Million Recovery Act Funding Allocated for Education
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Caltrans Maximizing Recovery Act Funding
• $128 Million Allocated to Transportation Projects to Expand State's Economy
• State Water Board Awards $50 Million to Six Communities for Clean Water Projects
• Senior Advisor David Crane Issues Statement After High-Speed Rail Roundtable with Vice President Joe Biden
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on SR-905 Groundbreaking
• Stimulus Dollars Generate Jobs, Enable Construction to Move Forward on US-Mexico Border Project
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on $440 Million Recovery Act Funds for Water Quality Projects
• Small Businesses Gain Increased Opportunity to Compete for Caltrans Contracts
• California Awarded Most ARRA Rural Community Facility Project Funding of Any State in Nation
• Recovery Task Force Issues Statement on Federal Decision to Equalize Smart Grid Investment
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Urges Quick Release of ARRA Police Service Funds to Save Jobs, Protect Public Safety
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Help Laid Off Californians
• Schools Receive First Allocations Of $2.56 Billion in Fiscal Stabilization Funds
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces California First State in Nation to Apply for Energy Program Recovery Act Funding
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Announcement of Recovery Act Funding Amounts for Title I Schools & Special Education
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Highlights First Recovery Act Funding to Begin Employing California At-Risk Youth
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Exceeding Federal Expectations, Obligating $1 Billion Recovery Act Funds 2 Months Ahead of Deadline
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces $10 Million Recovery Act Funding Now Available Through Green Jobs Corps Grant Competition
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces First Groundbreaking of Recovery Act-Funded Infrastructure Project
• US Agriculture Secretary Awards $13.9 Million for California Water Projects
• Governor Urges Local Officials to Spend Worker Training Money Efficiently
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Restarting of More than 5,000 California Infrastructure Projects
• California Awarded Most Recovery Funding of any State in the Nation
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Education Recovery Act Dollars Available to California Schools
• California Is the First State in Nation to Receive Education Recovery Act Dollars
• Governor Applauds Allocation of Additional Recovery Act Funds for Transportation Projects
• Governor Urges White House to Invest Recovery Funds in California High-Speed Rail
• Governor and Secretary Salazar Announce $260 Million in Recovery Funds for Drought
• California Recovery Task Force Announces Rapid Progress on Transportation Projects
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Prepares State Departments to Receive Federal Stimulus Funding
• Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Recovery Act Money to Help Fund Public-Private Partnership to Put Californians in Healthcare Jobs
• Governor's Action Makes California Among First in the Nation to Tap into Recovery Education Funds
• Over $400 Million in Recovery Act Funds Made Available to Help California’s Unemployed

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