Harry Reid: bringing jobs and a 21st century economy to Nevada
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 15:22 Just in case you weren’t sure what Harry Reid is doing for Nevada, here’s the list … just out today, detailing the $90 million in geothermal energy dollars and more than 1,100 jobs coming to Nevada. That’s almost one third of the $338 million in grants from the Economic Recovery Package … one that Reid’s opponents like Sad Sue Lowden probably would have voted against, if her blog is any indication.
That $90 million will go toward about 25 projects here in the Silver State, and I can tell you first hand that it’s putting folks to work now … even where I’m employed. I work for an environmental sciences consulting firm that does the environmental regulatory work for projects of just this sort.
These are recession proof, out sourcing proof, well paying jobs for the future of Nevada. This is not the kind of national investment that a junior senator wannabe can deliver … especially during this deep economic hole the previous party put the country into.
Of the funding being allocated, 20 projects in Nevada will receive $72.4, while an additional five projects being run by Reno-based companies outside Nevada will receive $20.5 million.
