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What Does a Construction Job Cost in Stimulus Dollars?

The folks over at SoftwareAdvice.com just released an interesting analysis of the effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) on the effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) on construction employment on a state by state basis. Though the data presented is interesting, I think it creates more questions than it answers. Continue reading...

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Vik Duggal Comment by Vik Duggal on November 3, 2009 at 9:51am
@Milton - Ouch!
Milton Gregory Grew Comment by Milton Gregory Grew on November 3, 2009 at 9:49am
My state Connecticut is pretty embarrassing at $511,053 per job. Figures.
Vik Duggal Comment by Vik Duggal on November 2, 2009 at 8:14pm
I would love to see if someone can help answer the questions Rob poses: "1- What has Massachusetts figured out that makes it so much more efficient at turning stimulus dollars into construction jobs?"

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