The Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona has created or saved 116 jobs with the help of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The tribe received a total of $24 million in recovery funds. The 116 jobs were associated with a $3.2 million project.
"It's giving us capital improvements that we need while at the same time employing tribal members and contractors in the community," Robert Gillon, the tribe's assistant attorney general, told The Arizona Daily Star.
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So far, stimulus has helped add, save 650 jobs in Arizona
(The Arizona Daily Star 10/16)
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