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• Plan pushed for government to buy bank stocks
Top Democrats are suggesting a $150 billion measure that would extend jobless benefits, provide more money for food stamps and finance some construction projects, such as rebuilding bridges and roads. It would also include either a tax rebate or tax ...
• Congress may propose a second stimulus plan
The measure also included money for road and bridge construction, a relatively easy way to create jobs and pump money into the economy. With that bill's passage blocked, Pelosi then sought to have it added to the financial bailout legislation making ...
• Scottsdale in 'local recession,' official says
While construction can continue on current projects such as Appaloosa Library and Troon Park, no new ones are expected to start. And while no changes have been made that would affect employees, a number of options are on the table - layoffs, a wage ...
• Ithaca, NY, wants to be America's 1st podcar city
Although the plan for Ithaca is only in the conceptual stages, Roberts sees the city as a logical place for the country's first community-wide podcar network, noting that construction of the Erie Canal across upstate New York in the early 1800s ...
• Nuclear renewal spurs demand for engineers
There are now 65 nuclear power plants with 104 reactors operating in the country, most built during a flurry of construction in the 1960s and '70s. There have been no new plants built since 1996. The nation's enthusiasm for nuclear energy turned to ...