[CPEO-IRF] Brunswick (ME) closure impact

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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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