Econ. Jobs

Release Time: For Immediate Release Location: WASHINGTON, DC Summary: Announcement is next step in Administration's ongoing effort to improve the efficiencyofpermitting and review process to help create jobs Today, the Obama Administration announced the selection of 14 infrastructure projects around the country that will be expedited through permitting and environmental review processes, an important next step in the Administration’s efforts to improve the efficiency of federal reviews needed to help job-creating infrastructure projects move as quickly as possible from the drawing board to completion. This announcement comes as a result of the Presidential Memorandum (www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/08/31/presidential-memorandum-speeding-infrastructure-development-through-more).