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Idaho is facing a scarcity of skilled workers here s how three local programs are working to fill that gap
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Idaho s unemployment numbers are going in a hopeful trend, according to new data from the Idaho Department of Labor.
The state s February unemployment rate was down to 3.3%, a drastic change from historic unemployment highs last spring. It s a hopeful trend, but according to the department of labor, the scarcity of skilled workers is growing more intense, despite the amount of unemployment created by the pandemic.
An economic expert s take on why the gap exists: a divergence of industries
Douglas Stockwell is Operating Engineers 324 business manager and general vice president.
Anyone driving around, shopping, or living in Detroit today cannot help but marvel at the amount of construction going on in the city. The skyline is full of cranes lifting materials for new buildings and the roads are being repaired and replaced by excavators, pavers and dozers.
But renewal by itself is not enough.
The investment into rebuilding Detroit means very little if it does not also come with an investment in Detroiters. That is why it is essential for the city to select contractors who truly have the best interest in providing opportunities both to the city of Detroit and its residents. It is why Detroit needs a Responsible Bidder Ordinance.
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The CEO of Amtrak and both of Delaware’s U.S. Senators offered praise for the Biden-Harris administration’s $2 trillion-plus infrastructure bill known as the American Jobs Plan.
U.S. Sen. Chris Coons’ office listed the following proposed infrastructure programs.
A bill introduced by Sens. Coons and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) will help develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure to reduce emissions of CO2 – or carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, while creating regional economic opportunities and jobs.
$80 billion for Amtrak over eight years. Last week, Sens. Coons and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) led a group of 12 other senators from states along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in aletter urging President Biden to support $55 billion in long-term funding for passenger rail infrastructure to repair the NEC rail network. The letter also called for robust support to expand the Amtrak passenger rail service nationwide.
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