Published: October 14, 2009
Tags: job creation, Northwoods Paving Co., road builders, stimulus, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Road contractors in Wisconsin are discovering the federal stimulus package is more like a federal status quo package.
“It’s nice because we’ve been able to avoid layoffs,” said Rick Forsythe, division manager for Ashland-based Northwoods Paving Co. “But we’ve just tried to skate by with what we have. We haven’t been able to hire new [...]
Published: August 7, 2009
Tags: climate, global warming, green, job creation, solar
Comments: 1
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
State bills that would set renewable energy goals and a new course for climate correction get their momentum from the promise of job creation.
One Wisconsin lawmaker wants proof it is not an empty promise.
“I want to know what kind of jobs there will be and who’s going to pay for them,” said state Rep. [...]
Published: July 28, 2009
Tags: Construction, economy, job creation, Obama, Oregon, stimulus
Ryan Kost
AP Writer
Portland, OR — Politicians are straining to convince people the government is stimulating the economy.
In Oregon, where lawmakers are spending $176 million to supplement the federal stimulus, Democrats are taking credit for a remarkable feat: creating 3,236 new jobs in the program’s first three months.
But those jobs lasted on average only 35 hours, [...]
Published: July 7, 2009
Tags: commuter rail, Dane County, job creation, referendum, Regional Transit Authority, state budget, Transport 2020
Comments: 4
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Dane County’s plan for a regional transit authority bleeds a little more support with every question directed at how many local jobs a commuter-rail project would provide.
“You figure with a $250 million rail project, there would be a lot of jobs pumped into the local economy,” said David Trowbridge, project manager for the county’s [...]
