"In Silver Spring, Md., in the past two weeks, a construction company has called back 59 employees that they had laid off. The company is hoping to call back nearly 300 more."
Shovel-Ready Projects Ready for Light to Turn Green - ABC News
Thanks in part to pressure applied by the United Campus Workers (a union of University of Tennessee employees), Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen is using the state's share of stimulus money to eliminate all planned cuts in higher education. This not only saves hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs, but also goes a long way to ensuring decent education for Tennessee's citizens.
Alterdestiny: Stimulus Saves Jobs, Tennessee Higher Education
Bloomberg: Teachers' jobs saved by stimulus
Bloomberg: Teachers' jobs saved by stimulus -- Newsday.com (http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nybloom0331,0,4761278.story - broken link)
The Columbus Police Training Academy will welcome back 26 recruits to begin a refresher course Thursday after their jobs were saved by a grant from the federal economic-stimulus package.
The Columbus Dispatch : Stimulus saves jobs of 26 police recruits
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Nearly 3,800 Alabama teaching jobs that were in danger of being lost will be spared for at least two years thanks to the federal economic stimulus package, State Superintendent Joe Morton announced Monday.
Teacher Magazine: Stimulus Saves Teacher Jobs
With funds from President Barack Obama's plan to jump-start the economy, college tuition increases will be reduced, fewer state employees will lose their jobs and mental hospitals will stay open. Cuts for sheriff's offices were restored.
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, an Obama confidante, said the assistance from Washington means the state will avert massive layoffs. For the first time, Kaine, who once proposed firing 500 workers, said more than 7,000 employees were imperiled.
7,100 state jobs saved by stimulus funds, Kaine says | Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/LEGI01_20090228-221948/218665/ - broken link)
Jackson Police Chief Matt Heins said Monday in a phone interview that federal stimulus grants announced last week will help him save four positions in his department. The money, released by the White House, was part of the Justice Assistance Grants (JAG) program administered by the Justice Department.
Michigan Messenger » Jackson police chief: Stimulus money will save 4 jobs from elimination (http://michiganmessenger.com/14387/jackson-police-chief-stimulus-money-will-save-4-jobs-from-elimination - broken link)
By contrast, construction money is flowing quickly to cities and states, jump-starting projects that were sitting on the shelf waiting for cash. The $787 billion stimulus law will include $144 billion for construction projects, estimates the Association of General Contractors, a trade group.
Stimulus dollars put to work - USATODAY.com
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