Contact: Beth Sheffield
Phone: 373-3617 
                                                                                                               

Community Dialogue on Economic Stimulus Package

GREENSBORO, NC -- (March 5, 2009) -- Where is Greensboro’s stimulus money? How will it impact residents? What individual and small business assistance is included? What funds are designated for “shovel ready” projects in our state? How does it translate into job creation and job training? These questions will be answered on Thursday, March 19, at 7 pm at the Greensboro Central Library, 219 N. Church St.

The following panelists are scheduled to give an overview and answer questions:

• Mike Mills, Division Engineer for N.C. Dept. of Transportation's Division 7
• Gale Cruise, Director of Triad Region Self Help Credit Union
• Lillian Plummer, Executive Director of the Greensboro/High Point/Guilford Workforce
  Development Consortium
• Sue Schwartz, Neighborhood Planning Manager of Greensboro’s Housing and Community Development 
• Greensboro Assistant City Manager Denise Turner will moderate

For more information contact Beth Sheffield at 373-3617 or visit www.greensborolibrary.org.

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