October 30, 2009

Stimulus Funding to Replace Storage Facility at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge

HILO, HI - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, has awarded a $584,981 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to WTD Holdings, Inc., a commercial and institutional building contractor in Alpharetta, Ga. This project is expected to create at least 10 jobs, including subcontractors in [...]

October 29, 2009

Small Projects Reap Large Rewards for the Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office

Contacts:
Ken White, (209) 567-0600
Tom T. Kisanuki, (530) 527-3043 x223
FFS #R8RA
SACRAMENTO, CA - As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received funding to complete a wide variety of reconstruction and repair projects to Service buildings and other structures.
The Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office, located in [...]

Recovery Act Funding to Restore Habitat for Endangered Florida Panther

Contact: Phil Kloer, Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Office; (404) 679-7125, philip_kloer@fws.gov
NAPLES, FL - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $171,094 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) to Wildland Services, Inc. of Moore Haven, Florida, to cut invading cabbage palms on the [...]

October 28, 2009

Idaho Company Awarded $56,000 in Stimulus Funding for Road Maintenance at Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge

COLVILLE, WA - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, has awarded a $56,565 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Northern Management Services, a construction and general contracting company based in Sandpoint, Idaho. The project is expected to create at least seven jobs.The company will [...]

October 27, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $2.8 Million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding for Channel Rehabilitation Work in Arizona

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded $2.86 million to AKK-De Los Santos Construction Company of Chandler, Ariz. under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

Under this award, the contractor will replace or repair the concrete lining, various gate structures and siphons on channels near Yuma, Ariz., that carry agricultural return drainage flows from Gila Valley farmland to the Colorado River or its tributaries.

October 14, 2009

Secretary Salazar Announces $47 Million More under Recovery Act to Improve Water Supplies for Indian Tribes

Date: Oct. 14, 2009
Contact: Joan Moody
(202) 208-6416
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to additional tribes to help improve infrastructure and water supplies while bringing jobs to Indian country.
Today’s announcements apply to five tribes that will receive a total [...]

October 7, 2009

Secretary Salazar Awards $27.74 Million Contract for Construction of the Navajo Nation Municipal Pipeline

Date:  October 7, 2009
Contact:  Joan Moody (Interior) (202) 208-6416
Doug Hendrix (Reclamation) (801) 524-3837
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that the Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a contract totaling $27.74 million to the Navajo Engineering and Construction Authority for the construction of Reaches 2 through 6 of the Navajo Nation Municipal [...]

October 1, 2009

Welaka National Fish Hatchery Gets Recovery Act Funding to Improve Energy Efficiency

For Immediate Release: October 1, 2009
Contact: Allan Brown, Hatchery Manager; 726 CR 309, Welaka, FL 32193; (386) 467-2374; Allan_Brown@fws.gov
Tom MacKenzie; (404) 679-7291 / (678) 296-6400; Tom_MacKenzie@fws.gov
FFS #R4QF
WELAKA, FL - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $10,160 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) to DePriest Heating and Cooling, Inc., [...]

Erwin National Fish Hatchery Gets Recovery Act Funding to Replace Raceway Shelters – WeatherPORT Awarded $22,952 to Build and Install Fish Raceway Covers

For Immediate Release: September 30, 2009
Contacts: John Robinette, Erwin National Hatchery Manager, 520 Federal Hatchery Road Erwin, TN 37650; (423) 743-4712; John_Robinette@fws.gov
Tom MacKenzie; (404) 679-7291 / (678) 296-6400; Tom_Mackenzie@fws.gov
Weatherport; (866) 984-7778; http://www.weatherport.com
Digital photos available; photo opportunities may be arranged
FFS #R4PF/R4PG
ERWIN, TN - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $22,952 contract under the [...]

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