Economic priority

• Clustering for Economic Development Remains a Priority

Cluster development as an economic development tool in Mississippi' is gaining support from both public and private sectors, but clustering's long-ter...

• Mississippi Business Journal, The
• July 29, 2009

• Bailout E-Verify ; Reauthorization Is Economic Priority

No one knows exactly what the fallout will be from the government's trillion-dollar bailout of our nation's debt-ridden financial institutions. What is certain is that in the short and medium term, the pain resulting from years of mismanagement, malfeasance, fraud, and criminal negligence on the part of the corporate elite - and the lack of oversight by Congress and the administration - will be felt by millions of Americans who did nothing to create the mess. Even before our entire economic system reached the verge of total meltdown last week, there were unmistakable signs that we were in for some very hard times. Since the beginning of the year, the U.S. economy has shed more than half-a-million jobs and the rise in unemployment shows no sign of abating. With an election looming just s...

• The Washington Times
• September 26, 2008

• Platteville's Priority: Economic Development

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - During his job interviews late last year with the Platteville Common Council, new Platteville City Manager Larry Bierke learned quickly what was expected of the city's top official. The City Council made it very clear what its top three priorities are," said Bierke, who previously served as Mount Horeb village administrator.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• January 07, 2011

• Greater Baltimore Committee: Economic Growth and Job Creation Must Be 2012 Maryland General Assembly Priority

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Maryland lawmakers convened today for the 2012 General Assembly session facing a familiar challenge of having to close a projected $1 billion deficit. But Maryland's long-term future will be shaped by how lawmakers act, or defer action, on issues relating to what has to be their overriding priority this year - economic growth and job creation, says Donald C. Fry, president and CEO of the Greater Baltimore Committee. A core message the GBC is sending lawmakers this year is: ensure that policy actions relate directly to eight core pillars for a competitive state business environment that was published by the Greater Baltimore Committee in a report entitled Gaining a Competitive Edge.

• U.S. Newswire
• January 11, 2012

• Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTCs) on Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) and Developing Strategies To Meet Employer Needs in Changing Economic Environments

The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes a funding priority for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program administered by NIDRR. Specifically, this notice proposes a priority for an RRTC on Vocational Rehabilitation and Developing Strategies to Meet Employer Needs in Changing Economic Environments. The Assistant Secretary may use this priority for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2012 and later years. We take this action to focus research attention on areas of national need. We intend this priority to improve employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities.

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 27035, May 08, 2012
• Notices
• Education Department

• The First Priority Must Be Economic Growth

It is very interesting that the Republican Party is suddenly emotional about the size of the national debt and the annual deficits that impact it. Before this, starting with President Reagan, they have made "borrow and spend" their mantra. The most accurate way of looking at the debt at any time is to look at it as a percentage of the national Gross Domestic Product for any specific year. After World War II, when the costs of the war pushed the debt to a record 120 percent of GDP, it was sharply reduced through the terms of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon/Ford. It bottomed under President Carter at about 32 percent of GDP.

• Roanoke Times & World News
• November 03, 2010

• Arizona's Gov. Brewer Leaves Out Legislative Priority in Chamber Lunch Economic Speech

Gov. Jan Brewer made her economic agenda for the upcoming session clear, and the agenda she didn't lay out spoke volumes as well. Speaking Jan. 7 at the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry's 2011 Legislative Forecast Luncheon, Brewer reaffirmed her commitment to lowering the state's corporate income tax rate, expanding Arizona's enterprise zone program to the entire state, and establishing an Arizona Commerce Authority with a significant deal- closing fund to lure new businesses.

• Arizona Capitol Times
• January 14, 2011

• Infrastructure Performance Remains a Priority for Data Centers During Economic Downturn.

--Survey shows continued investment in technologies to improve efficiency and throughput-- RICHARDSON, Texas -- Data centers--the backbone of most o...

• Business Wire
• August 13, 2009

• Hollywood Slots Revenue Could Be Better Used ; Higher Education, Not Harness Racing, Should Be the Top Economic Priority for Maine.

If Maine wants to give itself an economic shot in the arm, it will redirect the income it gets from Hollywood Slots from harness racing to higher education. Lawmakers looking into the use of the gambling proceeds should keep that in mind. It became clear during last year's budget debacle that lawmakers had a very vague handle on how much money was coming to the state through Hollywood Slots, and whether the harness racing purses sweetened with slot machine money were really improving racetrack attendance.

• Portland Press Herald
• August 24, 2010

• Obama Assures Hispanics of Immigration 'Priority' ; Mccain Woos Bloc with Economic Plan

Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday seized on an issue that has defined his Republican rival's career, promising a key Hispanic group that he would make immigration reform a "top priority" and would not take their votes for granted. Sen. John McCain, meanwhile, mostly avoided the immigration battle that rankles conservatives and factored into early campaign stumbles last year. Instead, he focused his remarks to the same group on his economic plan.

• The Washington Times
• July 09, 2008