Stimulus funds

Stimulus funds

How Ohio used money

Ohio has released its first employment report on highway jobs funded by President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan:

The economic-stimulus package created or retained 1,138 highway-construction jobs in July, with workers clocking in about 42,000 hours in labor and payroll of about $1.5 million.

To date, Ohio has awarded about $372 million in stimulus money for 110 highway construction projects.

Elsewhere, Ohio hired about 300 teens and young adults in a $2 million stimulus program to trim trees, clear trails and make other improvements to state parks.

Source: Associated Press

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