Dear Friends,
While the most recent Georgia employment report had some positive signs that the economy is recovering, we must do more to spur private sector job creation. Small businesses are the engine of our economy, and it’s why I voted this week for The Small Business Jobs and Credit Act and Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act.
The two bills – now combined – will provide tax cuts for small businesses to help them grow and create new jobs. The legislation leverages up to $300 billion in loans for small businesses through a $30 billion lending fund for small and medium-sized community banks, which focuses on lending to small firms, and $2 billion for innovative state lending programs supporting small businesses. The program is fully paid for by closing tax loopholes and complies with the Pay-Go budget law. For more on this bill, click here.
ROCKDALE JOB FAIR: My office is holding a job fair in conjunction with Rockdale County next month at the Rockdale County Career Academy on Culpepper Drive. Local, state and federal agencies will be on hand as well as Georgia Perimeter College and Clayton State University.
WHAT: 2010 Job Fair and Career Expo
WHERE: Rockdale County Career Academy, 1064 Culpepper Drive, Conyers, 30094
WHEN: Friday, July 9, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
For directions and a map, click here. If you would like more information, please call our Lithonia office at 770-987-2291.
2010 Job Fair & Career Expo will feature:
● Tips for the over-55 job seeker
● Learn about the Georgia Work Ready Program
● GI Bill and On-the-Job-Training for Veterans
● Jobs with the federal government
● Returning to the community after incarceration
● Counselors on hand for résumé writing 101
● How to prepare yourself for an interview
● Green jobs training opportunities
DEKALB WORKFORCE: DeKalb Workforce Development is introducing a new Job Training and Placement Services for adults and dislocated workers. This program delivers an innovative approach to providing assessments, pre-employment workshops and job search strategies to job seekers that include connections to job opportunities. For more, click here.
RECOVERY ACT, ENERGY GRANTS AND JOBS: I’m pleased to announce that the Association of Energy Engineers in Atlanta will receive $462,000 under the Recovery Act to develop a training program for Commercial Buildings Efficiency Experts. The grant is part of a $76 million, 58-project effort to help make the nation’s buildings more energy efficient and cost-effective. It will also support programs to train workers on how to develop and deploy best practices that will make buildings more energy-efficient – resulting in fewer greenhouse gas emissions and energy cost savings for consumers. For more, click here.
PRESERVING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: In my new role on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I’m fighting for public transportation. This week, I co-sponsored the Public Transportation Preservation Act of 2010 that would provide transit systems nationwide with $2 billion.
Just as MARTA is grappling with its own budgetary difficulties, public transportation systems around the nation are struggling as well. Many low-income workers, older Americans, and people with disabilities depend on transit service to get to jobs and health care. Reduced service and higher fares can have a devastating effect on their quality of life. For more on this legislation, click here.
JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY: The Department of Justice recently awarded Georgia a $1.3 million Juvenile Accountability Block Grant. The goal of program is to reduce youth crime and violence. I will continue to work to strengthen the nation’s juvenile justice system, and support prevention and early intervention programs that are making a difference for young people and their communities. For more, click here.
Please help spread the word on the Job Fair. Hope to see you there.
Hank
