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April 15, 2010
My Small Business Resource Center
Is Up and Running

In an effort to help the Colorado small business community as much as possible, I launched the Small Business Resource Center on my website. Small businesses are the engine that drives our economy by creating and maintaining long-term, good paying jobs. In this resource center, business owners and entrepreneurs will have information available to find loans, maximize available tax benefits, learn about the tax credits available under the new health insurance reform legislation and also share with me the issues you face and ideas you may have to promote small business growth.

Please Attend My Jobs Workshop

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This event will combine the training aspect of a “boot camp” with the recruitment potential of a job fair. Whether you are currently employed and looking for a career change, job hunting for the first time or somewhere in between, this event can help you in the process. This event is free and open to the public.

When:
Monday, April 19th, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
   
Where:
Summit Events Center
411 Sable Blvd.
Aurora, CO 80011
Click here for a map.

My office is partnering with Arapahoe/Douglas Works and SCORE to offer workshops and seminars to help in this difficult economy. Various two-hour seminars will be on the following topics:

  • Job Hunting – Social Networking
  • Interviewing Skills and Techniques - How to Sell Yourself
  • 10 Steps to a Federal Job
  • Resume and Cover Letter Writing
  • Seminar from Red Rocks Community College about the renewable energy and energy efficiency technician & training programs
  • Small Business Startup Resources

The "Job Fair" portion will showcase area companies hiring now or in the near future or non-profit/governmental organizations that can provide guidance or services for job seekers. Attendees will be able to discover resources as well as introduce themselves to interested employers at their designated booths and further their networking and job searching.

Governor’s Energy Office (GEO)
Appliance Rebate Program Begins on April 19
(Rebates Available Through the Recovery Act)

The GEO will be offering rebates for various energy upgrades beginning 8 AM, April 19th as part of the state's 'Recharge Colorado' campaign. At that time (the website will only be live on April 19th) check out http://www.RechargeColorado.com, where you can reserve a rebate on-line. As a supplement to the web site, a call center will also be available at 1-800-462-0184. Please note: website and call center will not be operational until 8 AM on April 19th.

Recharge Colorado creates a one-stop clearinghouse of information and resources by bringing details about products, rebates, tax breaks and other benefits offered by the GEO, utilities and local governments.

For more detailed information about the Recharge Colorado rebates prior to April 19, visit the GEO website at www.colorado.gov/energy. Rebates include:
  • Replacement appliance rebates for clothes washers, refrigerators and dishwashers
  • Home upgrade rebates such as insulation, furnaces and water heaters
  • Solar electric and hot water rebates and wind rebates

The GEO and its partners are providing roughly $18 million worth of rebates for Colorado with this program. The money is expected to provide approximately 75,000 rebates, including about 16,000 rebates for ENERGY STAR refrigerators, dishwashers and clothes washers.


Groundbreaking Ceremony for I-225 & Colfax Interchange


Ed along with City of Aurora, Arapahoe County & UCH officials breaking ground.

Getting funding for this project and getting it moving is one of my top priorities in Congress. The interchange will ease traffic congestion, and provide critical access for the medical facilities including the University of Colorado Hospital, Children’s Hospital and ultimately the new VA Medical Center.

I am proud my office helped secure $14 million for construction of the new interchange through ARRA stimulus funds and appropriations. The total cost of the project is estimated at $43 million.

Additionally, an estimated 467 jobs total (92 solely from Phase II) will be generated as a result of this construction project. According to Aurora officials, when fully developed in 2018, the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora is expected to have 43,500 jobs generating $6.7 billion in economic activity annually.


Do You Know Anyone
Interested in Attending a Service Academy?
(Please Note Location Change!)

The entire Colorado Congressional Delegation is proud to host the eleventh annual Colorado Academy Information Day in Aurora on Saturday, April 17. Learn about the academy nomination process from Congressional office staff, and meet representatives from the Military Academy at West Point, Naval Academy, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine Academy and the Air Force Academy. For event or academy nomination questions contact Bill Holen at: (303) 274-7944 or bill.holen@mail.house.gov.

When:
Saturday, April 17, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
(Program begins promptly at 2:00 PM)
   
Where:
South Middle School
12310 E. Parkview Drive
Aurora, CO 80011
Click here for a map.

University of Colorado Hospital
Wins Prestigious Nursing Award


UCH Nursing Staff React to Magnet Award Announcement.

Last month the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) was recognized for the third consecutive time with the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Award. Out of 6,000 hospitals nationwide only 351 have received this Award, and only 31 have been recognized three straight times for nursing excellence.

I would like to congratulate the University of Colorado Hospital and its amazing nursing staff for receiving the Magnet Recognition Award for the third consecutive time. This award is a testament to the hard working nursing staff, nurse educators and all of their employees for continuing to be a national leader in compassionate and innovative patient care.

Magnet Recognition is widely accepted as the gold standard for care, and hospitals with magnet designation often provide higher quality care and attract and keep the best and most educated nurses.


Congressman Ed Perlmutter
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