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From the On Board Midwest blog:
The Minnesota Ports Association, a statewide group, has unanimously passed a resolution supporting On Board Midwest, a growing coalition to create a high-speed rail connection between St. Paul and Chicago. The Minnesota Ports Association was created in 1994 to help secure support and funding to maintain and improve the inland rivers and Great Lakes port facilities in Minnesota. The members understand how important it is for Minnesota to have efficient and economical ways to transport goods from Minnesota farmers and manufacturers to worldwide markets.
In addition to bringing new passenger options, a new high-speed rail connection will improve and expand the freight rail capabilities in our region.
Members of the Minnesota Ports Association
• Saint Paul Port Authority
• Minneapolis Port Authority
• Winona Port Authority
• Red Wing Port Authority
• Duluth Port Authority
For more information, contact Dennis Egan at 612-325-1330 or by email.
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Energy efficiency funds available for homeowners, businesses and local governments
Click on the category titles below for economic stimulus funding resources for homeowners, businesses and government agencies compiled by the state Office of Energy Security:
General Information
Details on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Includes full text of legislation, tracking of the implementation process, and investments and grant programs underway by government agencies.
Local Government
Information for cities and counties including the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EEBG), Weatherization Assistance Program, and State Energy Program.
Job Seekers and Contractors
Resources for energy job seekers and weatherization contractors. Includes information on training opportunities such as the Dunwoody College of Technology Energy Auditor Training program.
Businesses
Learn how stimulus funds can help make your business more energy efficient. Includes our funding goals, energy-related tax credits, and details on the State Energy Program.
Homeowners
Find out how the stimulus can help make your home more energy efficient. Includes information on the weatherization program and energy-related tax credits.
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Photo courtesy Midwest High Speed Rail Assn.
Midwest, California Projects are Front-runners
From HuffingtonPost:
High-speed rail plans in California and the Midwest appear to be front runners in the race for $8 billion in stimulus cash based on federal criteria released [June 17] that favor projects with established revenue sources and multistate cooperation.
California voters last November approved nearly $10 billion in state bonds that could be combined with federal money to build 800 miles of high-speed track. Eight Midwest states have cooperated closely to promote a network, with Chicago as its hub, that would join 12 metropolitan areas within 400 miles.
Read the whole post here.
Visit OnBoard Midwest blog.
Read about Union Depot project.
Visit Midwest High Speed Rail blog.
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Here’s an early informational video created by Ramsey County Regional Rail to show how Union Depot in St. Paul would be re-used as a multimodal transit hub. Some of the plans have changed (the connection to Central Corridor LRT is in front of the Depot now, rather than behind) but the essential vision for the Depot’s rebirth remains unchanged.
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The Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority has completed the purchase and rehabilitation of its first foreclosed property and now is offering the home for sale. The HRA hopes to replicate the process with an additional five properties using Neighborhood Stabilization funding. Proceeds from the sale of properties will be reinvested in additional projects. To find out more about the rehabbed home offered for sale at 1455 Larpenteur Ave. E., Maplewood, click here.
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