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Changes Proposed for the Funding of Public Works Projects Would Expedite Economic Development and Job Opportunities

CED-77-86 Published: Jul 07, 1977. Publicly Released: Jul 07, 1977.
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Fifteen hundred public works projects, or over 50% of those approved by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) since 1965, have been delayed in getting under construction, causing economic development and job opportunities to be postponed or lost.

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