As jobs vanish, factory towns slow to see stimulus
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President Barack Obama's stimulus plan cannot reach all industries
Eastern Connecticut once was the Mecca of the textile industry, with active and occupied mills and factories on nearly every street corner that came to define the town. Thousands of western European immigrants traveled just to the area for the certainty of a paying occupation in the textiles, in mills thriving from Danielson to ...
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By: Tanya494
I'm a small town bartender here in Palmyra, NY. Busines has started slowing down the past month because of the recession. It's actually kind of weird though because when the economy started changing it seemed like business picked up because everyone was so depressed. I guess now they're starting to realize that's not the best idea. Everyone is ...
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$787 billion jolt to economy falls flat
By: kimberlydvorak
The $787 billion stimulus package the country could not survive without in February fell flat as President Obama’s top economic aide said the package has already seen its biggest impact on the economy. Christina Romer, chair of the Council of Economic Advisors explained, the $194 billion spent in the second and third quarters of this ...
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By: skatergurl
Swine Flu is hitting hard and many people are getting sick. People are trying to stay well but it seems that it is getting caught fast. The hospitals are filling up. Its spreding fast and people are getting sick and it is fast. Will the swine flu season be more awful now or will it slow down? Counting on the records now the season will be ...
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- News Source: Fox News | about 1 month agostatic/all/img 6f0c0cab0dfa4210VgnVCM100000a0c1a8c0RCRD /politics/2009/11/01/hard-hit-factory-towns-slow-relief-stimulus AP - November 01, 2009 Hard-Hit Factory Towns Slow to See Relief From Stimulus The manufacturing industry has shed...
- News Source: Seattle Times | about 1 month agoMany communities hit hardest by job losses, those built around dying factories and mills, have been slowest to see relief from President Barack Obama's stimulus plan, underscoring how hard it is for Washington policymakers to create lasting work in...
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@ekiely A TX housing authority reports using stimulus $ to create 450 jobs in a town of 900. Too good to believe? USA TODAY: http://tr.im/E3tG
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@quinnjames jamesrquinn: RT @FD Joining the optimist brigade, the US should start creating jobs again soon. http://bit.ly/2gcwL8
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@crampell Saving nine jobs with just $889.60 in federal stimulus money? http://bit.ly/12vX4O
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@jswartz652 RT @mparent77772: Obama warns of more US jobs losses ahead http://j.mp/pLqdP
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@LATimesmuskal latimesmuskal: #Obama is pitching for his post-bubble economic model. This usual means green jobs, energy jobs etc. #politics #economics
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@Kelly_Evans WSJ survey of economists shows about a million jobs really are saved by the stimulus bill http://ow.ly/yAQL
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