| Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver, New Jersey | “New Jersey Economic Recovery Act”- Provides funding for start-ups, brownfields & historic building restoration
- Creates a $50 million Main Street Recovery Finance Program
- Creates a groundbreaking Food Desert Relief Program
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| Sourcewell | “Stretching Budgets with Procurement Strategy”- As states face shrinking budgets, using no-cost, compliant cooperative contracts to round out a procurement strategy allows states to focus their time and attention on the most pressing or delicate procurements.
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| Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe, Missouri | “Buy Missouri Helps Local Businesses & the Missouri Economy Rebound”- The OLG Buy MO initiative identifies & promotes MO-made products
- The buymissouri.net website is a directory of >400 companies that manufacture at least 51% of a product in-state & represents 87 counties reached and >14,500 employees
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| Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth, Alabama | “Supporting Aerospace is A Key to Continued Economic Success”- Support key industry: AL aerospace = 60,000 jobs and billion-dollar impact
- Launched a 2-week internship letting students learn about aerospace jobs
- Creating networking forums for small business to be aerospace suppliers
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| Lt. Governor David Toland, Kansas | “Accelerating the Economy Through a Framework for Growth”- Sustain economic growth w/ short-term policies and a long-term vision
- 2,000 stakeholders had input to the Framework for Growth which details strategies to grow jobs, bolster workforce and attract investment especially in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, transportation, agriculture, more.
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| Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries | “Recycling is Green in More Ways than One”- The recycling industry supports an average of 10,600 well-paying jobs per state, w/ an average state economic impact of $2.2 billion & average tax revenue of $258 billion (2019)
- Recycling is the first link in the manufacturing supply chain and is resilient through boom and bust cycles.
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| Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, Louisiana | “Louisiana’s Economic Outlook for Tourism is Sunny Indeed”- In 2019, 53.2 million tourists spent $18.9 billion generating $1.9 billion in tax revenue.
- LA provided nearly $4 million in grants in the past seven months to CVBs
- The OLG launched the LA Sunshine Plan for tourism recovery which includes coordinated advertising, sales, PR, rural tourism promotion, and results tracking.
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| Comcast | “How Digital Equity Lifts the Economy”- Digital equity and inclusivity are key to broadband as a key recovery driver
- Internet Essentials connects low-income families to broadband at home
- Internet Essentials Partnership Program works w/ schools+ to get unconnected students online at home
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| Pew Charitable Trusts | “Can Legal Recreational Marijuana Revenue Help States Close Budget Gaps?”- Fifteen states now allow regulated use and sale of marijuana
- Revenue forecasts are uncertain due to no historical data and the recession
- Policymakers can hedge by budgeting marijuana revenue cautiously
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| National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) | “Home Builders Across America Make Job Safety a Top Priority”- NAHB has a comprehensive Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Plan for construction to promote safe workplaces while home building.
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| Americans for the Arts | “Sparking Economic Recovery Through the Arts”- Arts is an $878 billion industry supporting 5.1 million jobs, equaling 4.5% of the U.S. economy
- Arts employment growth is positive and causal to overall employment
- Arts tourists stay longer and spend more, and art event attendees spend more.
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| CVS Health | “CVS Health Return Ready Program”- The Return Ready Program offers customizable COVID-19 testing options
- Worksites to campuses choose who, how, where to test employees or students
- CVS has given approximately 15 million COVID-19 tests nationwide and more than 3 million COVID-19 vaccines in >40,000 long-term care facilities across the country
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| IAAPA – The Global Association for the Attractions Industry | “The Attractions Industry’s Route to Economic Recovery” |
