Actually they are to create 1,300 construction jobs on this project. We of course know the area very well, since we engineered six of their counties they were awarded.
We are working with one of the most reputable local builders in area (they built most of the schools, hospitals, etc.) and we are both astonished about the amount of jobs. From my understanding, the only construction this company is doing is tower sites, I have been told that they are renting offices and using existing facilities for NOC. We are building a NOC, offices, warehouse, and of course tower sites and could not come up with more than 300 jobs. We did however contract with a 'remote' call center to bring in 750 new jobs with benefits. J ~V~ From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of David E. Smith Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 2:19 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Stimulus money creating jobs in MO On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 13:57, Jim Patient <sa...@jeffcosoho.com> wrote: $24,400,00/70=$348,571.42/job created. The broadband stimulus package had "increasing access to broadband" as a primary goal, and "creating jobs" was at best a second-order effect. If the primary goal were to create jobs or reduce unemployment, yes, there are many more cost-effective ways to do so, but that wasn't the point of that little part of the 2009 stimulus bill. David Smith MVN.net No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3076 - Release Date: 08/16/10 13:35:00
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