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Report: Infrastructure Plan Could Bring Thousands of Jobs to WV
Report: Infrastructure Plan Could Bring Thousands of Jobs to WV CHARLESTON, W.Va. - With the Senate considering President Joe Biden's massive infrastructure plan, a new study finds that West Virginia stands to gain thousands of living-wage jobs if the federal government invests in some of the plan's key projects.
Bankrolling broadband expansion, clean energy and a more sustainable transportation system would bring more than 41,000 jobs to the Mountain State, according to study lead author and University of Massachusetts Economics Professor Robert Pollin. ...(Read More)