Iowa State Officials Defend Gov. Chet Culver’s I-JOBS Program
Iowa State officials are defending Gov. Chet Culver’s I-Jobs program Tuesday. They say it has helped to rebuild the parts of Iowa damaged by the…
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Prospective Budget Czar Has Bad News About Economy
From the San Fran Chronicle: UC Berkley Economics Professor and shortlister on the Obama budget czar list, Laura Tyson, says the nation’s jobs prognosis is…
Kansas Governor Signs $8.2 Billion Transportation Plan Into Law
The Kansas City Star: The message is jobs. Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson, flanked by an airplane, dump truck and bus, signed a bill that will…
Nation Sees Increase In Construction Sector
The Los Angeles Times reports that although California did not see an increase in construction jobs last month, the nation as a whole added 14,000…
Report: Massachusetts Rail Project Would Create 3,800 Jobs
The Massachusetts' Governor's Office has issued a report, that a commuter rail project linking New Bedford and Fall River to Boston would create up to…
Obama: 600,000 Jobs in 100 Days
President Barack Obama's administration will accelerate the implementation of its $787 billion economic stimulus plan, to create more than 600,000 jobs in the next 100…
Alorica to Create 600 Call Center Jobs in Indiana
Alorica will build a new call center in Lafayette, Indiana, creating more than 600 jobs. Hiring begins in June. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation has…
Iowa Governor Signs ‘I-Jobs’ Bill, Will Create ‘Thousands’ of Jobs
Iowa's Democratic Governor Chet Culver has signed a bill to spend $830 million to upgrade the state’s infrastructure, and to rebuild after 2008’s flooding. Culver…
Ohio Gives Grants for Road Repair, Job Creation
The Ohio Department of Development has approved $750,000 in road construction grants, to allow two Dayton firms to create over 200 jobs. Greene County gets…
Ohio Recovery Conservation Corps to Create Hundreds of Youth Jobs
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has launched the Recovery Conservation Corps, which will team up with the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services…