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TARTAGLIONE, COSTA HOST STIMULUS EVENTS FOR
LATINO BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS
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Tartaglione |
HARRISBURG,
April 17
State Sens. Christine M. Tartaglione and Jay
Costa hosted more than 100 Latino business
and community leaders today in a pair of
events designed to explain state plans for
the federal stimulus money and to explain
how local groups can benefit from the
spending.
We wanted to make sure that this community
is in a position to take advantage of the
jobs and training stemming from the stimulus
package, Tartaglione said. Well-informed
community leaders can steer local residents
toward the opportunities that will be
created.
Tartaglione, Democratic Chair of the Senate
Labor and Industry Committee, invited Costa
to her district to share details of the
upcoming state budget and the way the state
plans to spend more than $5 billion in
federal stimulus benefits. Costa, of
Allegheny County is the Democratic Chair of
the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The first event, geared toward Latino
business leaders, was held on the campus of
Temple University and drew interest from
more than 50 business people and members of
the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce. The group asked numerous
questions about the stimulus package and how
local contractors could participate in the
construction projects that will be
authorized.
We want to make sure that everyone
understands how the money will be spent and
how local businesses can take part in the
economic recovery, Costa said. Its
important that everyone in every community
has the information they need to
participate.
The second event was held at the
headquarters of Congreso De Latinos Unidos
in North Philadelphia, where members of
community development groups asked questions
about ways local residents can benefit from
the stimulus spending. Some said it was a
great experience to have influential
Harrisburg decision makers visit the
challenged neighborhood.
I have been here for ten years
and you are the first to have reached out to
this community, said Nick Torres, president
of Congreso. We very much appreciate
that.
Torres said the presentation
provided useful direction for community
leaders who have been trying to understand
the plans for stimulus spending.
If you have access to information about the
stimulus, then you can have access to the
benefits of the stimulus, he said.
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