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December 15, 2009 – Last year the federal government rejected a request for a portion of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) dollars to flow directly to cities who were hardest hit by the economic downturn. Now, the Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona is in the nation’s capital imploring a Congressional committee to loan the city hundreds of millions of dollars in order to stimulate the ailing construction industry. The proposed projects could bring thousands of jobs to Phoenix contractors, especially Phoenix general contractors.

Some of the projects being pitched by the Mayor include bridges, sewers, and an new wing for the biomedical campus downtown. If these 30-year loans are approved, it would mean immediate relief to local tradesmen like Phoenix electricians.

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December 29, 2009 – This month construction will be commencing on a $3 million expansion project for the Phoenix, Arizona park-and-ride facility located at 40th Street. The lot presently has 562 spaces, but officials plan to use federal stimulus dollars to add an additional 353 spaces. The project will result and approximately nine months of steady employment for a dozen or so Phoenix engineering contractors.

The expansion will primarily take place on the city land which is located to the west of the current lot. Qualified Phoenix landscapers should contact city officials regarding any unfilled subcontracting opportunities.

For the full story see azcentral.com

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January 4, 2010 – The Tohono Oodham Nation is in the preliminary stages of the possible construction of a $500 million casino in Phoenix, Arizona. It is estimated that the 1.2 million-square-foot casino and resort could generate as many as 6,000 jobs for local contractors like Peoria general contractors and Glendale general contractors.

The project is being pitched for the corner of Northern and 91st Avenues, and the Tohono O’odham have already stated that they intend to primarily use local contractors for the construction.

For the full story see the Phoenix Business Journal.

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January 27, 2010 – Over 40 years ago, Arizona’s Department of Transportation (ADOT) first proposed the construction of Loop 202 in west Phoenix. In January of 2002, the conversation was started again, and this Thursday, the South Mountain Citizens Advisory Team will continue the discussion at a community meeting. The project, estimated at $2.4 billion, could result in literally thousands of jobs for Phoenix concrete contractors and other local tradesmen.

ADOT is asserting that only 100 homes will need to be demolished to complete Loop 202, not the 250 homes which opponents to the construction have previously sighted. ADOT has plans of submitting environmental impact statements as soon as possible, which couldn’t happen soon enough for struggling builders like Tempe contractors.

For the full article, see the EastValleyTribune.com.


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February 15, 2010 – Nearly 250 construction jobs will be created this summer by the construction of a University of Arizona animal research facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The project will be built underground out of primarily energy-efficient materials and should employ many local Scottsdale Contractors.

The new animal research center is to be constructed on the UA’s biomedical campus. Area tradesmen, including Gilbert contractors, will be fiercely competing for sub positions on the federal stimulus-funded project.

For a more complete story, see the Wildcat.

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