Obama stimulus plan opens doors for Aiken area jobs
Local impact from the stimulus plan highlights potential private energy firms leasing new facilities in SRS Aiken. The move could create jobs and boost tax revenue in the region.
14 Jan 2009
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 2009
Page
1
Local impact from the stimulus plan highlights potential private energy firms leasing new facilities in SRS Aiken. The move could create jobs and boost tax revenue in the region.
Hydrogen fuels research advances through the Center for Hydrogen Research. Development of Energy Parks could expand work and, with broader hydrogen use, unlock tremendous growth potential.
The DOE pays Aiken County schools 1 million and county government 600,000 annually in lieu of property taxes. New development on the site could add millions to the tax base.
DOE internal documents suggest Savannah River Site and three other nuclear cleanup sites may share six billion dollars in stimulus funding to accelerate cleanup and create thousands of jobs. The plan would redevelop older facilities, repurpose reactors for energy parks, and expand high level waste disposal while exploring nuclear hydrogen biomass solar and wind options for energy independence.
The Atlanta Braves reached a preliminary agreement with Derek Lowe and finalized a deal with Japanese pitcher Kenshin Kawakami to strengthen the starting staff as they rebound from John Smoltz's exit.
Martha Ann Feldbusch of North Augusta and Kathleen teen Morrison of Charlotte North Carolina are listed in the deaths and funerals column for 6A. The notice indicates services and burial details.
South Carolina state employees who smoke will pay $25 more per month for health insurance next year. Senator Greg Ryberg proposes adding another $25 premium for those labeled obese under a BMI based rule, arguing unhealthy weight burdens the health system.
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Linda Stolz Leitner recounts her mother's Austrian family during the Holocaust, noting the Night of Broken Glass on November 9 1938 when authorities attacked Jewish sites and synagogues, linking ancestors by persecution and resilience.
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