Ohio Representative Marcy Kaptur announced on Thursday the awarding of $99,590,000 for projects in the Great Lakes Region. The funds secured are for four projects that are critical to the economic development and environmental health of Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, Lake Erie shoreline communities and the Great Lakes region as a whole. Read the full story by WTVG-TV – Toledo, OH.
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