Timeline: Dr. Sandra Whitehouse and Deepwater Wind
Monday, May 03, 2010
April 2008 – Deepwater Wind is established.
September 2008 – State panel selects Deepwater Wind out of six other competitors to build a wind farm off the Rhode Island coast.
January 2009 – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri signs a joint development agreement with Deepwater Wind.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTSeptember 2009 – The Quonset Development Corporation applies for a TIGER grant (Transportation Investments Generation Economic Recovery) for infrastructure upgrades at the Quonset Business Park.
October 2009 – Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, along with other members of the Rhode Island Congressional delegation, sign a letter encouraging the Secretary of Transportation to award federal stimulus funds to Quonset Business Park, where Deepwater Wind plans to build a staging area for wind turbines.
November 2009 – Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's wife, Sandra Whitehouse, accepts a job as a consultant with Deepwater Wind, according to reports in both The Providence Journal and the Providence Business News.
February 2010 – A $22.3 million stimulus grant is awarded to Quonset Business Park. Among the items the grant will be used for is a crane that will be used by Deepwater Wind and new roads leading to the site that will be used by the wind energy company.
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