South Florida looks to create 14,000 jobs

Broward and Palm Beach counties aren’t bashful about asking for funds from the Obama economic stimulus package. The $2.5 billion wish list, which was put together by the 15 mayors in those counties, includes new city buildings, police and fire stations and improvements to roads, bridges and parks. The projects would create about 14,000 jobs.

Federal lawmakers want to get a stimulus package approved by mid-February.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”