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... a nasty dual deficit problem: a painful jobs deficit in the near term and an unsustainable budget deficit over the medium and long term.  In the face of the dueling deficits, the best approach is a compromise: ...
I've written a few times before about the need for Arizona to compete to attract high-paying jobs.  And that, with some exceptions, the highest-paying jobs are in industries that produce for consumption ...
... German, Spanish (you pick) solar companies will locate here to exploit our sunny climate.  Yes, those companies will create jobs - like Suntech, which GPEC CEO Barry Broome expects to become the state's ...
4. ACC Requires 22% in Energy-Use Cut by 2020
(News and Events/ACC News)
... in energy costs, while the rules will create an estimated 12,000 new jobs, Schlegel said. The rules require regulated utility companies to design programs that promote energy efficiency or reduce peak ...
... respectively. And while Phoenix added more jobs than many states in the 2003-2008 period, the state's growth in exports was relatively weak - just 3.5 percent a year (in other words, those added jobs ...
6. The Tax Tsunami on the Horizon...
(News and Events/AIC News)
... tax credit will be the biggest loss, "but there are many, many others. Combining high marginal tax rates with the loss of this tax relief will cost jobs." • The deduction for tuition and fees will no ...
7. Dividends 101
(News and Events/AIC News)
... to spur the growth that is needed to create new jobs and to strengthen the economy. Coming off of the recent economic downturn, lower dividend tax rates have helped to attract and to keep shareholders ...
... century."  In an effort to meet that challenge, and to create jobs, the stimulus bill Congress passed last year allocated $7.2 billion to bringing high-speed Internet access to unserved (and under-served) ...
... on the Arizona Republic's opinion page: "State should back real moneymaker."  The article was about Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz) and its role as a tool to get the " jobs, startup companies and bright ...
... Association. “This should clear the way for the creation of hundreds of new jobs.” The commission adopted a series of amendments offered by Chairwoman Kris Mayes to expand the ruling’s application beyond ...
... American jobs. Not so fast I've blogged recently about using caution when extrapolating the tragedy of oil-coated Gulf birds to our needs for cleaner, safer energy.  And I agree that heavy-handed ("command-and-control" ...
... fourth largest in the world, announced  that it is considering Chandler to locate its first U.S. factory.  The plant would bring 318 new jobs to the Valley but even more importantly, it would serve as ...
... reduction in purchasing by cutting jobs.  But how many jobs? On the flip side, the $867.5 million in spending cuts that the Governor and Legislature have agreed on would force government agencies to ...
... approximately 500 direct jobs at Suniva, while creating an additional 2,000 indirect jobs for the Michigan economy according to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The loan guarantee will enable ...
... contractions have reduced water demand in many areas. Cities with high unemployment also have seen reduced water consumption as people move away in search of jobs, said Rob Renner, the foundation's executive ...
Last week we learned that the jobs picture in Phoenix and Arizona has become even grimmer.  The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in metro Phoenix increased from 8.4% in January to 9.3% in February.  ...
... the way things were then."  Yet there are two problems with that argument: First, a significant amount of economic activity in Arizona's health care system - including tens of thousands of new jobs ...
... prices, fewer jobs, and less output; or those predicting positive gains through a shift to a “greener” economy.  So, we asked economists at Arizona State University to review the most prominent studies ...
19. China Drawing High-Tech Research From U.S.
(News and Events/AIC News)
... creating clean-energy jobs in the United States. But China has shown the political will to do so, said Mr. Pinto, 49, who is also Applied Materials’ executive vice president for solar systems and flat-panel ...
... to highways, bridges, and dams, broadband and wireless represent infrastructures that make it possible for businesses to stay connected, innovate, and create jobs."  "A study of 120 nations between 1980 ...
... are plenty of skeptics. “We have to push back against these attempts to kill jobs based on phony science,” said Sen. Al Melvin, a Republican from Tucson. Supporters of the measure zeroed in on the ...
On Tuesday I blogged about the data behind the effect of free trade on America's economy (more specifically, on American jobs).  In Arizona, debate over the pros and cons of NAFTA - especially in regard ...
23. Trade Is Good
(Blog/Blog)
... enough, centers on jobs.  With an unemployment rate around 10%, near 30-year highs, it's easy to see why.  But it's hard to see how two sides of an argument can co-opt the same message.  Not everyone can ...
... create jobs, improve the state’s economic competitiveness and balance the budget.” I think it’s a fair assumption to make that no matter what side of the aisle you’re on, we can all agree that we want ...
... in real Gross State Product, and a loss of $47.6 billion in real disposable personal income.   It’s not just healthcare   Those 42,000 jobs lost in the first year of reduced funding alone ...
... to develop the U.S. clean energy industry were needed to make the country compete globally against other nations "making serious investments in clean energy because they want those jobs." Obama was quoted ...
27. Fix the Bridges But Don't Forget Broadband
(News and Events/AIC News)
... of a modern broadband communications infrastructure. In an economic environment where there is urgent focus on generating jobs, this report hasn't received enough attention. Without pervasive broadband, ...
... for plant." Sounds great, right? As many as 250 new jobs for Glendale and an estimated $10 million in economic benefit. Then came the zinger: Suntech, which Greater Phoenix Economic Council CEO Barry Broome ...
29. Arizona can lead in solar if Washington acts
(News and Events/AIC News)
... in the state. Solana represents economic revitalization and new jobs. This is a tremendous opportunity for Arizona to be more competitive in the global economy by bringing clean, reliable solar energy ...
... fewer jobs. In the worst-case scenario slower state growth over the eight-year period would amount to $14.7 billion less in GSP and 124,000 fewer jobs than in the baseline (no cap and trade) case. How ...
31. A Lesson in Economic Hindsight
(President's Messages/President's Message)
... taxation, our policymakers should have focused on general economic recovery first.  The $800 billion stimulus package, they argue, should have focused foremost on creating jobs rather than energy conservation ...
... Hopi and Navajo Tribes would be hit hard since the power plants and mines supply thousands of jobs for Native Americans. Closure of the Navajo Generating Station could also lead to a four-fold increase ...
33. Boxer-Kerry Climate Package
(News and Events/AIC News)
...  The Clean Energy Jobs & American Power Act sets reduction goals of 3% below 2005 levels by 2012 and 20% by 2020, rather than the 17% by 2020 in the House bill, sponsored by Congressmen Henry Waxman ...
... will harm our ability to compete in world markets, export U.S. jobs overseas and will result in no measurable change in future climates.   Federal action should recognize that the time frame for implementation ...
... more American jobs." # # # To read this in Western Business Roundtable, click here. Contact: Michelle Hindmarch, Western Business Roundtable, 303.577.4615 or go to: www.westernroundtable.com    ...
...  URLs in this post: [1] The triumph of energy efficiency: Waxman-Markey could save $3,900 per household: http://climateprogress.org../2009/06/09/waxman-markey-energy-efficiency-savings-jobs/ [2] New ...
37. Cutting AZ Carbon Emissions Will be Costly
(News and Events/AIC News)
... into the economy through investment in renewable energy technologies. Reinvesting in “green” technology and “green” jobs helps dampen the negative impacts of a carbon tax, but this investment comes at ...
... GHGs will create a drag on Arizona’s economy, lowering gross state product, jobs, and household income.  Even when the vast majority of GHG tax proceeds are recycled back into the Arizona economy through ...
39. What Energy, Climate Proposals Mean to You
(News and Events/AIC News)
... 1,500-page national energy tax through the House that will raise electricity prices, increase gasoline prices, and ship American jobs overseas to countries like China and India." A gain or a loss? There ...
40. OPEN LETTER TO CONGRESS TO ACT QUICKLY
(President's Messages/Message Archive)
... sectors of the economy are also critically dependent on credit markets for balancing transactions for operations, and tens-of-thousands of jobs will be at risk if market stability is not restored. AIC ...

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