American Rescue Plan Act – helping the local community

The American Rescue Plan Act has helped a lot of communities  .

According to Joplin Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Travis Stephens:  

“The ARPA funds have been a huge shot in the arm for the local economy. So what the city has been able to do, and leverage those dollars. The fiber is a big one, and then a lot of the infrastructure construction is due to the ARPA funds that the city just couldn’t take on without that extra shot in the arm.  From a long-term perspective, we won’t see those payoffs for a while, because there’s still that short-term pain, but it’s been a huge blessing to the community.”

Stephens was on the KZRG Morning News Watch.

You can hear the full interview at NewstalkKZRG.com under podcasts.