Defense is Missing in Action in U.S. Stimulus

February 22, 2010 by Matthew Potter · Comment
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The U.S. passed last year a "Stimulus" bill that has seemed to have little effect on the unemployment rate. Little of this money went to the...

Grants For Energy Efficient Trucks Raise Questions

January 12, 2010 by Matthew Potter · Comment
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The U.S. Department of Energy awarded some grants from the "stimulus" bill to further research into more green and fuel efficient vehicles. Some...

Ohio Illustrates The Issues With The Stimulus Bill

January 5, 2010 by Matthew Potter · Comment
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Ohio's use of their share of the ARRA or "Stimulus" bill illustrates many of the issues with the program. It has had little effect on employment...

Pomerleau To Build New Facility For C-130 Training

canada new c130j facility contractThe Canadian government has invested in several C-130J transports from Lockheed Martin. These are to improve their tactical and operational mobility. The aircraft are to be built in the United States but the contract has significant offset requirements so that Lockheed will have to spend money in Canada. As part of their plans to stimulate the economy due to the global recession Canada also planned to invest in defense infrastructure and this kind of project is the kind of thing that they proposed doing.

The Ontario based company Pomerleau, Inc received a contract worth about $40 million Canadian to build the facilities to support C-130J aircrew and maintenance training at the Trenton. The hanger based facility will be completed in 2012.

The U.S. military has been able to utilize some of the stimulus bill money from Congress to build or rehabilitate facilities. These seem to be the kind of project that will generate jobs and investment in the local economy. At the same time like Canada they are getting an enhanced capability.

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