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Newspaper
Polk County Enterprise
Location
Livingston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 2013
Page
1
Texas gained 5,800 seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs in June, bringing 2013 growth to 303,000 since June 2012. The state’s unemployment rate held at 6.5 percent, below the national 7.6 percent. Leisure and Hospitality led over-the-month gains with 4,600 jobs, boosting annual growth to 5.1 percent. Polk County shows 8.4 percent unemployment amid regional variance.
Texas private employers added 3,100 jobs in June signaling continued expansion in Professional and Business Services. Annual growth stayed at or above 4.0 percent in five straight months, with gains in Financial Activities Information Manufacturing and Trade Transportation and Utilities. The Midland MSA posted the state’s lowest unemployment at 3.7 percent, Odessa 4.5 percent, and Amarillo 5.3 percent.
Polk County Commissioners awarded a 114,840 contract to Moseley Construction for bulkhead work at the Old Highway 356 boat ramp in Precinct 2. Moseley, the locally owned firm, will supply machinery, tiebacks, and additional materials while the county provides back-fill. project aims to rebuild the retaining wall and preserve free public access. The court also finalized FY 2013 debt allocations totaling 490,977.74 and approved several consent items including property purchases and disaster debris removal, plus reappointing Col. Howard Daniel to Burke Center Board of Trustees.
Corrigan Heritage Center rises from a community effort directed by the Corrigan Community Service League. Local donors and a BP grant fund the reconstruction after the building’s weak structure required dismantling leaving only the front wall and porch. Reconstruction proceeds rapidly using salvaged interior wood to finish walls.
A Lyndon B. Johnson quip about swimming echoes in a hypothetical Potomac crossing. The remark underscores political satire of presidential competence and public perception during an era of bold claims and media scrutiny.
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