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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.)

1 October 2008 - 9:34am

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

Jobs Needed to Turn the Lower Class Green

A "green-collar job force" made up of low-income people is necessary to get those with fewer resources on the initially costly green living bandwagon, according to civil rights lawyer Van Jones.
7 April 2008 - 9:00am
Good

Creating Jobs Creates Sustainable Cities

Portland city officials are warming up to the idea that jobs are key to sustainable cities, and have proposed a plan to try to lure sustainable businesses to the city.
6 March 2008 - 9:00am
The Portland Tribune

One in Five Want Out of Sydney

According to a recent poll, one out of every five people in Syndey, Australia, is considering moving out of town. Many city high costs and a loss of job opportunities in the city.
4 March 2008 - 8:00am
The Sydney Morning Herald
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The Rise of the 'Reverse Commuter'

A rise in the amount of jobs available in the suburbs has more city dwellers in New York doing the "reverse commute" and traveling from home in the city to work in the 'burbs.
2 March 2008 - 1:00pm
The New York Times
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