Hard figures beginning to shake out of the President’s stimulus bill. What does this mean for Rust Belt cities? Money. Lots of money.
More than $417 million is being sent to Ohio by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
$475 million has been earmarked for Great Lakes clean-up, 10-times larger than any previous award.
$23 million will be delivered to the Gary, Ind. area.
Milwaukee is getting $22.6 million.
The Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority will receive $35 million.
The Erie Housing Authority: $4.6 million.
Minneapolis is getting $20 million for light rail, plus a great …

This site is intended to consolidate and develop news and information about post-industrial Great Lakes cities. It was developed by two former newspaper reporters with ties to Cleveland, Toledo and Youngstown, Ohio and Erie and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We’ve noted that there is a lot of good information about Rust Belt issues coming from blogs and the mainstream media. We hope to sort out the good stuff and summarize it for problem solvers and concerned citizens from Buffalo to St. Louis.
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