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ABC WAAY 31 | Sheffield receiving $2.6 million for tornado recovery

April 4, 2013

Sheffield receiving $2.6 million for tornado recovery
ABC WAAY 31 | April 4, 2013

SHEFFIELD - The U.S. Economic Development Administration is giving the city $2.6 million for recovery related to the April 2011 tornadoes.

Congressman Robert Aderholt announced in a news release Thursday that the money would be used for flooding infrastructure to protect Helen Keller Hospital and for creating areas for future economic development.

According to Aderholt, the project will save more than 1,000 jobs in the area.

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