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Green School Building Bill Passes House

The Democrats of the U.S. House of Representatives have passed a bill that would create a green school building program in the U.S., investing more than $6 billion in its first year to build more environmentally friendly schools.

18 May 2009 - 5:00am

NPR

Car Factory Revives Georgia City

West Point, Georgia began to decline when the textile industry moved out. Now, it's experiencing a renaissance as a new car factory moves into town, bringing 20,000 jobs by 2014.

8 May 2009 - 5:00am

BBC

Booming Saudi Arabia Could Be A Job Goldmine

The Saudi Arabian economy is still prospering, and development is booming. This piece looks at the Kingdom as an opportunity for developers and planners looking for work in tough times.

12 April 2009 - 1:00pm

Building

Jobs Sprawling in Metro Areas

Recent research from the Brookings Institution looks at 98 metropolitan areas and finds that fewer people are working close to downtowns, and there are fewer jobs located in those areas.

8 April 2009 - 10:00am

The Brookings Institution

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Evolution in Industrial Towns

Amid the recession, industrial towns in the Rust Belt have been forced to evolve as jobs dry up. But this is nothing new for the region, where towns have been re-imagining their economies for decades. NPR reports.

31 March 2009 - 5:00am

NPR

Ann Forsyth

Finding a First Job in Planning

Sat, 03/07/2009 - 16:36

Finding a first full-time “real” job in planning seems a daunting task at present. However, cities are growing, infrastructure is being funded, and there will be jobs for planners. The following tips can help one navigate the market.

Be prepared to go to Kansas. By this I mean that there are certain places much loved by young planners—New York, Boston, San Francisco—and these are not the best places to start looking for early planning jobs. Sure they have them. For low pay. Where you’ll find yourself at the very bottom of the totem pole with years of photocopying ahead of you before you make it to the zoning counter.

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The Planetizen News Brief - 3/5/09

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New York kicks cars off Broadway, Congress is advised to raise the gas tax and charge by VMT, and transportation jobs hit the street -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

5 March 2009 - 5:00am

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With No Jobs, China's Rural Exodus Retracting

More than 20 million Chinese who had migrated to cities for work have been forced to return to the rural countryside as urban jobs dry up.

3 February 2009 - 7:00am

Guardian

2012 Olympics Create 30,000 Jobs and Counting

The 2012 Olympics in London -- a one month event three years away -- has already created nearly 30,000 construction jobs.

20 January 2009 - 9:00am

Building

Economic Stimulus Needs to be More Than "Big Digs"

The image of tens of thousands of people being put to work on massive public works projects may be a thing of the past, some economists argue.

15 January 2009 - 1:00pm

The Globe and Mail

Job Growth Linked to Housing Supply

Job growth is slower in areas that don't have enough housing, according to a new study.

3 January 2009 - 11:00am

The Boston Globe

Best Cities to Find Jobs

CNN argues that the best cities to find a job right now aren't the usual suspects. Using low unemployment rates as their guide, the network points to Bismark, ND, Casper, WY, and Logan, UT as jobhunting meccas.

8 December 2008 - 5:00am

CNN

Get Public Support for Transportation Projects By Giving Them Jobs

Seattle needs major revisions to its transportation infrastructure, according to local officials. Getting the public behind the expensive projects may be as simple as saying one word: jobs.

24 November 2008 - 9:00am

The Seattle Times

Which Cities Stretch Dollars The Farthest?

Texas cities top a ranking by Forbes of where your dollar goes the farthest. Affordable housing and promising job prospects made a big difference.

18 October 2008 - 11:00am

Forbes

Best Cities To Live in During a Recession

Business Week looks for the most recession-proof cities, using as their main criteria an abundance of jobs in stable industries like government, health care, and education.

17 October 2008 - 1:00pm

Business Week

Jeffrey Barg

Money for Nothing? Not Anymore. (Chicks, Though? Still Free.)

Wed, 10/01/2008 - 09:34

Almost a month into planning school, I can see the profession’s all about improvisation. How do you think on your feet when a client doesn’t like your design? What other cities can you turn to when a sudden mandate comes down to look for policy innovation?

Or let’s say you’re a planning professor. The financial markets have started a tailspin, eating themselves alive and swallowing MBAs whole. How’s your lesson plan gonna change?

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Trying to Keep Youth in Changing Alaskan Fishing Towns

For coastal fishing communities in Alaska, tighter rules on fishing mean that there are fewer jobs. This is especially evident for younger populations, who find few reasons to stay in town. Researchers are looking at ways to increase retention.

24 September 2008 - 10:00am

APRN

Honolulu Eyes Light Rail As Savior of Local Economy

With plans for a $4 billion light rail system, the city of Honolulu is hoping to boost its economy and create more jobs by contracting a number of smaller firms to do the project's work instead of one big firm.

16 June 2008 - 5:00am

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Urban Farms Create Flow of Food and Cash in Cuba

Urban farms in Cuba have proven successful at feeding the country and providing hundreds of thousands of jobs.

12 June 2008 - 6:00am

International Herald Tribune

The New Milwaukeeans: Making Sense of Population Growth In The Cream City

After forty years in the statistical doldrums, what does Milwaukee make of a sudden, slight increase in population? Local expert and urban enthusiast Dave Steele reports.

20 May 2008 - 9:00am

The Next American City