STIMULUS WATCH: Stimulus boon for South, Southwest
October 16, 2009 by MATT APUZZO and BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE
WASHINGTON – Businesses in the South and Southwest benefited most from the first federal contracts awarded under President Barack Obama's stimulus program, according to initial data released by a government oversight board. Military construction and environmental cleanup contributed to a boost of about 30,000 jobs.
The new job numbers — in line with expectations for such an early accounting — offer the first hard data on effects of the $787 billion stimulus program.
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