2006 CPEO Installation Reuse Forum Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 25 Mar 2006 17:55:33 -0000
Reply: cpeo-irf
Subject: [CPEO-IRF] Brunswick (ME) closure impact
 
Impact of BNAS closing detailed

Elizabeth Dorsey
Brunswick Times Record (ME)
Masrch 24, 2006

BRUNSWICK - For every civilian job lost on the base, two more private-sector jobs could be lost elsewhere in the region when Brunswick Naval Air Station closes in 2011.

According to draft data released last week, indirect job losses could total 1,440, twice the number of civilian employees currently working at the base. In addition, the region could lose $129 million a year in consumer spending as military families leave the state.

These are two of the findings gathered for the Defense Employment and Transitions Steering Committee, a subcommittee of the Coastal Counties Workforce Board, which is analyzing the base closure's expected impact on housing, businesses, schools and the labor market. The group — which was awarded grant funds from the U.S. Dept. of Labor for the work — plans to compile its findings into a final report to be released in April. The data also will be used to develop a strategic re-employment plan for laid-off workers.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.timesrecord.com/website/main.nsf/news.nsf/0/EEE18F63B10BD3660525713B005C791F?Opendocument

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