Categories Archives: Economics

Incentives for Amazon.com and Jobs for Tennessee

I have a customized google news section with the following search string: ‘economic impact create jobs.’  It does a good job of bringing me the latest in estimates of economic impacts for different projects.  Today’s headlines include an Amazon.com facilities in Bradley and Hamilton Counties (in Tennessee) that will employ 1400 people over three years [...]

A Small Return

As my new volunteer post gives me regular access to internet, I thought it was about time to make a small return.  From time to time I’ll be posting again, though most of my posts will still be on my Peace Corps blog until I finish in September 2011. In my free time I am [...]