Saturday, February 4, 2012
Stimulus :: New Hospital to Start Serving Native Americans
Posted by Linda H on 6:49:00 AM
On January 17, a newly built Indian Health Service (IHS) hospital began taking patients from the 9,300 Native Americans residing in the counties of Dewey, Haakon, Meade, Potter, Sully, and Ziebach in South Dakota. The Cheyenne River Health Center, located in the north-central part of the state, was constructed using $84.5 million in Recovery funds from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The 138,000-square-foot facility replaces the former Eagle Butte IHS Hospital, which had become too small to serve the needs of the community.Cheyenne River Health Center, a Recovery funded project in South Dakota’s Indian Country.
Chrysler to add 1,600 workers at Illinois plant
Posted by Linda H on 6:06:00 AM
The additional crew of workers starts in July, and hiring has already begun. Workers will be paid the auto maker's new hire rate of $15.78 an hour. Chrysler spokeswoman Jodi Tinson declined to comment. The job expansion will be the first in a series of new hiring announcements that the auto maker is expected to make to meet growing demand for its cars and trucks. These jobs are in addition to hiring planned for its Jefferson North plant in Detroit and a Toledo, Ohio, assembly complex on the move.
Apple Needs to Make it in America
