usmayors.org - 1/15/2009
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MainStreet Economic Recovery Survey Return to Participating Cities City State Program Project Description Funding Required Jobs Duluth MN Airport DYT fuel and security upgrades 125,000 15 Duluth MN Airport DYT apron reconstruction 650,000 20 Duluth MN Airport Passenger loading bridges 1,500,000 ...
chicagotribune.com - 1/15/2009
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In recent weeks, just about every economic indicator
has gone from bad to worse—the latest being unemployment,
which is now at the highest level in 16 years. Most forecasters think the recession that began more than a year ago will last at least ...
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The stimulus rush -
thegspot.typepad.com - 1/8/2009
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By Kathy G.A number of feminists have expressed
concern that President-Elect Obama's proposed stimulus package will be
of limited help to women because it will disproportionately create jobs in male-dominated industries like construction, while ...
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In support of a feminist stimulus*
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Carrying coals to Newcastle, Duluth edition
SCSUScholars —
The very last item on Duluth's list of I-wanna's from Santa Obama: "Spirit Mountain snowmaking and maintenance facility, $6,000,000, 70 jobs." That comes out to $83,000 a job. To make snow in Duluth, which averages over 80 inches a year. Tell you what. For half that, you can have all the snow in my back yard. Buttercup would like to have her yard back, guys. Help yourself. (h/t: Kristina Rasmussen.)
Dumbest bailout request ever
Hot Air » Top Picks —
Dumbest bailout request ever posted at 11:20 am on January 15, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly As I write this post in the Twin Cities, the temperature stands at -21F, wind chill takes it to -27F, and I have a foot of snow on my front lawn. In Duluth, three hours north by road, it’s -17F but the wind chill is -43F. We have an abundance of cold, or more accurately, a dearth of heat, with plenty of snow for our use … if we could just bring ourselves to leave our homes. And yet, in the Great Bailout Rush of 2009, what does Duluth want from Uncle Sam to “stimulate” its economy? As my good friend King Banaian points ...
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