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This is all I could find about the news story, but they just announced that Homestake was the one that was chosen to receive the new science lab. That is sure to help the economy in the area.
I'm thinking of all the jobs it's going to create. Not just the running of the lab, but the construction, the road repair, the support all the way down to the Sparkletts water guy having a new customer.
It's going to be a huge boost. Give some chance at some dignity to those that were let go when Homestake closed.
I was watching the news last night and they interviewed this lady (I'd say 60-65 years old) and they asked her what she thought.
She said, "Well, it'll open up a couple jobs you know, cause they're going to need some scientists, but we don't have any here so they'll have to bring some from somewhere else."
What about?
IT Support
Grounds keeper
Maintenance people
Payroll
Accounting
Data Entry
Vending for sandwiches and candy and soda
Elevator maintenance
Water (drinking)
Office supplies
Maintenance supplies
Road maintenance (snow removal, pavement patching, curb and gutter cleaning, etc...)
Actual supplies for their science experiments
And oh yeah, a couple of scientists from somewhere else. haha
I could go on and on.
People don't realize when a new business opens that it brings more than what they think.
These workers have families and will need a place to live. They'll spend money for groceries, rent, utilities, clothes. Their kids will go to school and so the school will draw more money because it has more kids. There will be school uniforms (track suits, gym clothes, band equipment, etc...)
There's more then just a couple scientists that will benefit.
Guzzler, I couldn't agree with you more. My hometown (and you know what town that is) had the opportunity to bring in a factory that would've employed 900 people. That was back in the mid to late 60s. The leaders of the community didn't want all that "riff raff" that would come to town to work so they were vehemently against it. Population in 1976 was 932~population now is barely 500. They just didn't realize how it would help the economy and how many jobs it would've given to all the farm families in the area, too. It was their lack of progressive thinking that basically killed the town.
Here's a bit more of an update. I didn't realize it would have as much of an impact as some of the news stories are saying.
Sorry. I can't get the link to work properly. If anyone is interested in reading it, just click "News" and scroll down the page.
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had the opportunity to bring in a factory that would've employed 900 people. That was back in the mid to late 60s. The leaders of the community didn't want all that "riff raff" that would come to town to work so they were vehemently against it. Population in 1976 was 932~population now is barely 500. They just didn't realize how it would help the economy and how many jobs it would've given to all the farm families in the area, too. It was their lack of progressive thinking that basically killed the town.
