Trade Adjustment benefits set to revert to 2002 levels
POSTED: Friday, February 11, 2011 at 08:07 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Idaho Department of Labor
The federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program is slated to revert to less generous provisions. Employers who have had to lay off workers because of international competition have until Feb. 14 to file applications under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 enhancements set to expire. The program offers training and payments to displaced workers. Service [...]
Build America Bonds subsidy benefits BSU project 
POSTED: Monday, May 24, 2010 at 11:31 AM PTBY: Brad Carlson
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Boise State University College of Business, Build America Bonds, Education
Boise State University recently saved nearly $1 million (present value basis) by financing its College of Business and Economics building project largely through the Build America Bonds program. The program would be extended from the end of this year to 2012 and its subsidy to bond issuers cut to 30 percent from the current 35 [...]
Energy Resources announces grants to municipalities
POSTED: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 11:10 AM PTBY: IBR Staff
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Association of Idaho Cities, Butch Otter, Idaho Association of Counties, Office of Energy Resources
The Idaho Office of Energy Resources on March 8 announced the award of second-phase Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program funds to 17 municipal entities. The program, a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, aims to increase energy efficiency, spur economic growth and job creation, and encourage deployment of renewable [...]
