Stimulus: Hiring jolt doubtful
A multibillion-dollar provision of the new federal stimulus package, billed as a huge jobs boost for the Northwest, might not translate into lots of new jobs for years. Even without the new stimulus package, BPA was expected to start construction on new transmission lines this year, and construction of additional job-creating projects might not start for years.
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