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Article: COULD ARENA GET FEDERAL DOLLARS?
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- December 19, 2008
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The construction of a multipurpose arena in Downtown Evansville
is just the sort of work that will help the country escape its
current economic doldrums, Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel told Sen. Evan
Bayh on Thursday.
Bayh, D-Ind., was in Evansville to discuss with local leaders and
business representatives what the government should do to mitigate
America's economic troubles.
Among proposals under consideration in Washington are passing a
new stimulus
bill that would pump money into public works projects and
extending loans to the U.S. automobile companies.
The idea behind the stimulus, which no one has put an exact price
on yet, is to give work to those in the construction industry and
directly ...