News from the
United States Congress
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | ||
| January 18, 2007 | ||
| WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor and Representatives Marion Berry (AR-01) and Mike Ross (AR-04) today announced a $5.1 million investment from the federal government to assist in the economic development of the Arkansas Delta. The funding is part of a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) initiative that will assist the Arkansas Delta Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (ADWIRED) project in its goals to generate growth and prosperity in the Delta region.
ADWIRED is comprised of Mid-South Community College, Arkansas Northeastern College, East Arkansas Community College, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, and Arkansas State University-Newport. Working together, these five community colleges will institute a development plan for 17 counties in East Arkansas.
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