For Jay Inslee, candidate for Washington Governor, jobs are the highest priority. We have seen him “walk the talk” for years. As a Congressman, Jay Inslee voted for and helped pass the 2009 Stimulus Bill. The Act has helped to create Liberty Lake jobs and boost Washington employment in general. Liberty Lake is a perfect example of the Stimulus Act at work.
The Demand Energy project in Liberty Lake, WA, will retain and create about 90 jobs in the County of Spokane. As part of the 2009 Stimulus Package, the company Demand Energy received a $1.5 million grant to make energy storage devices for on-site users of electricity. These are used to store electricity during times of the day when there is an overabundant supply of electricity from our power grid for use when there is greater demand for electricity. This is particularly useful for renewable energy from wind farms, for example.
Tens of thousands of jobs were also in the State of Washington and helped boost Washington Employment. The 2009 Act created over 1. 5 million jobs nation-wide, according to Moody’s Economy. comand IHS Global Insight. The stimulus bill helped put Washington and the rest of the county to work at
*Repairing thousands of miles of roads
*Constructing wireless and broadband infrastructure
*Building flood prevention projects
*Cleaning up toxic waste sites
In the state of Washington, the Stimulus Bill also helped employ thousands of
*Firefighters
*Teachers
*Police officers
*And other professionals
Also, please see candidate Jay Inslee’s well thought out plan to create a “Working Washington” and the website www.Recovery.wa.gov for more info about more grants and loans given out via the Stimulus Act.