The Workforce Investment Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties is surveying local employers throughout the region as part of its effort to secure federal Recovery Act funding that can train area residents for green jobs. (ocgov.net)
This study built on Center work showing that of all species listed in the northeastern United States, 93 percent are stable or improving and more than 80 percent are meeting the recovery targets established in federal recovery plans. (biologicaldiversity.org)
Counted separately from the budget, the administration estimates another $ 2.4 billion in federal recovery funds for rebuilding from superstorm Sandy and $ 2.5 billion for New York's implementation of the federal health insurance overhaul law. (newyork.cbslocal.com)