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Vol. XI Issue VIII - August 2009
Project Management eJournal
REGIONAL REPORT:
Project Management Update from Omaha
By Ted Koval
International Correspondent for PMForum & PM World Today
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Midwest, USA States Use Federal Stimulus Funds for Water, Environmental and Green Projects
As part of the USA federal economic stimulus package, known as the the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) the federal government challenged states to find ways to create programs that will enhance water and environmental projects. To that end, states in the Midwest, USA are utilizing federal funding to invest in projects that are intended to not only create jobs but benefit the environment. In this month’s PMForum Midwest, USA Regional Report, I will highlight some of the investments Midwest, USA states are making to utilize federal stimulus funds for energy, environmental and green projects.
According to information on the Illinois Recovery website, $43 billion dollars of the ARRA is appropriated for investments in energy, including the Weatherization Assistance Program; repair of federal buildings to increase energy efficiency; fossil energy research and development; research in renewable energy; programs in alternative fuels, smart and energy efficient appliances; and modernization of the electric grid.
Recently, according to the U.S. Government’s Recovery website (http://www.recovery.gov/?q=node/738) U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy will provide up to $30 billion in loan guarantees, depending on the applications and market conditions, for renewable energy projects. Another $750 million will support several billion dollars more in loan guarantees for projects that increase the reliability, efficiency and security of the nation's transmission system.
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Ted koval, PMP International Correspondent- USA Ted Koval, PMP is an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in Nebraska, USA. He is also an a Senior Business Project Manager for Mutual of Omaha, a major insurance and financial services company based in Omaha, Nebraska. Ted has 13+ years of experience as a Project Manager both in State government and in IS/IT project management in the United States. Ted has managed campaigns and outreach for several Pennsylvania State Representatives, served as Director of the Policy Committee for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and was project manager for the first nationally recognized centralized voter registration system in the USA. Ted subsequently became project manager and Director of PM for the largest provider of enterprise class voter registration and election systems in the United States. Ted Koval can be contacted at takoval@cox.net. For more information, visit http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm. |
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