This Week's Facts:
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DWD Opens WorkOne Centers for
Unemployment Claims
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State park Area Designed for
ORV Riders
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State Program Encourages
Solar Energy Efficiency
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Census Updates Black & Asian
Population Sets
Fed
Resources Help You Beat Summer Heat
Keep your electric bill cool this summer by
taking the approach the U.S. Department of Energy calls the
“whole-house” approach. Take a look at their
tips
for windows, insulation, air conditioners, fans, and more. Visit
the
Extreme Heat
webpage from the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention for the best advice on
preventing heat-related illnesses for you and your loved ones.
The National Weather Service highlights the seriousness of this
issue with
Heat Wave: A Major Summer Killer,
a webpage describing the dangers of heat in the U.S. and how to
best protect ourselves from too much. The Red Cross also has
reminders to
Stay Safe this Summer.
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Friday Facts Editorial Team:
Katharine Springer
State Data
Center Coordinator
Elisabeth
O’Donnell
Federal Documents Librarian
&
Kim Brown-Harden
State
Documents Coordinator
 
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DWD Opens WorkOne
Centers for Unemployment Claims
 The
U. S. Congress approved legislation last week that will continue
to provide unemployment benefits to the many thousands of people
who are out of work. This is good news to approximately 80,000
Hoosiers who are eligible for unemployment benefits.
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development
has begun posting vouchers for eligible Hoosiers. Initially,
vouchers were to be posted on August 3rd, but some
vouchers are appearing earlier due to computer programming
requiring less time than anticipated. All vouchers will be
posted by Tuesday, August 3rd, but benefit-eligible
Hoosiers are asked to check their homepage daily to see if their
vouchers are available.
Beginning next week, the DWD will open 27 full-service
WorkOne Centers on Saturday from 9:00 am to
1:00p.m. and from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday through
Friday to assist Indiana residents in filing for retroactive
benefits. For more details and information, contact WorkOne or
the Department of Workforce Development.
State Park Area Designed for ORV Riders
 Those
who have and operate Off-Road Vehicles (ORV) have an opportunity
to ride safely and enjoy a State Park. The Redbird State Riding
Area is 1400 acres of former coal mine land. There are miles of
trails for all skill levels for ORV riders and enthusiasts. The
trials not only offer a challenge, but provide a rich background
to enjoy your ride. There are still developing changes on the
property so please be aware and respectful of the land. In
order to enjoy this experience, your ORV must be
registered. Registration
can be mailed or completed online and is required by IC
14-16-1. Visit the
Redbird State Riding Area website for
more information about the property,
rules, and
directions.
State
Program Encourages Solar Energy Efficiency
 Creation
of jobs, plus energy efficiency? The
Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED) has a
program to help Indiana’s public, non-profit, and business
sectors purchase and install solar water heating systems. The
Indiana Solar Thermal (IST) grant program promotes better energy
efficiency by offsetting fossil fuel usage. Solar energy systems
make use of non-fossil fuel resources to produce clean,
home-grown thermal energy for heating water. This grant program
will increase awareness and utilization of solar thermal energy
resources as well as create career opportunities for Indiana
residents interested in renewable energy. The application
period begins August 1, 2010 and must be submitted by September
1, 2010. For more information and program guidelines,
click here. Finding new
energy sources and opportunities is a great way to secure our
economy for future generations.
Census Updates
Black & Asian Population Sets
 Two
important updated sets of data were released yesterday by the
Census Bureau –
The Black Population in the United States:
2007 and 2008 and
The Asian Population in the United States:
2007 and 2008. Links to the actual report data
are available via their
press releases. American
FactFinder also provides information for different racial and
ethnic groups online back to 1990. To access this data, you can
follow the tips provided by the Census Bureau’s
Question and Answer Center
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Race and Ancestry Data. You
can visit your local
federal depository library
for data before 1990. Another good resource for race data is the
Bureau’s
Minority Links web portal.
Here, you can select different resources for
Hispanic/Latino,
African-American,
Asian,
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander,
and
American Indian & Alaskan Native
populations.
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