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Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Marshall Mitchell: Mitchell City Council to consider a resolution expressing interest in state prison coming to Davison County
Jun. 1—MITCHELL — In addition to the second reading of an ordinance and considering a motion to adopt term limits for council members and the mayor, and a second reading of an ordinance and considering a motion to adopt rental inspections, the Mitchell City Council, during its regular meeting on June 2, will also consider a resolution to express interest in the construction of a state correctional facility in Davison County. Local developer and landlord Justin Thiesse believes that stable jobs backed by the state will bring in the kind of income that supports homeownership and fuels local business patronage in Mitchell. "I believe Mitchell needs the prison. Adding 400 well-paid, state-employed correctional officers—and their families—is exactly the kind of growth we should be welcoming," Thiesse said. Thiesse says that the millions invested into new housing in Mitchell has not been backed up with quality jobs that justify those developments. State correctional officers are scrutinized with background checks by the state and have gun licenses, which is just the type of person locals want living down the street, according to Thiesse. A concern among residents about prisoners near Mitchell may mean locals lose out on the benefits that the prison workforce could bring to the local economy, according to Thiesse. "Everyone says they want more restaurants, shopping, and activities for our kids — well, this is how it starts — by saying yes to jobs," Thiesse said. According to a Mitchell Area Development Corporation state prison proposal, a $2.88 million 160 acre potential prison site is located near the Mitchell Regional Landfill, and is owned by James River Farms. The location is outside of Mitchell city limits in Davison County. In April, the city of Mitchell approved a $3.48 million 10-year purchase agreement for a different 160 acre plat owned by James River Farms to increase the capacity of the landfill. A new state penitentiary has been a matter of discussion across the state for quite some time, with opposition for a previous Lincoln County site drawing negative feedback from locals and resulted in a lack of support in the state legislature, which led to the prison task force looking for a new site. The council will also consider a change order for the $39.2 million South Wastewater Treatment Facility, with $31.32 million budgeted to John T. Jones Construction. The change order is an increase of $366,000 for piping, connections, excavation, and concrete projects, among other items. The council will also consider a change order for the jetty project at Lake Mitchell, an increase of $31,094 to bring the total new contract amount to $2.72 million. And the council will consider paying estimates for various construction projects in the amount of $2 million. The City Council will also sit as the Board of Adjustment for a variance permit for LifeQuest's mini home village in the 1000 block of East Eighth Avenue. The variance calls for a front yard set back of 10 feet instead of 25 feet, rear yard set back of 20 feet instead of 25 feet and side yard setback of three feet instead of five feet. The council will also consider two types of liquor licenses applications for Adamo's Kitchen at 223 N. Main St. One license is for a retail malt beverage and the other for a retail wine and cider license, the latter of which allows for the consumption and sales of wine outside of establishments on the sidewalk as long as food sale income makes up at least half of total sales. Video lottery is not included. The wine on sidewalks ordinance was introduced in 2014. At this time, there are 28 total retail wine and cider licenses active in Mitchell, according to the Mitchell Finance Office. A full agenda can be read on the city's website. The council meeting starts at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 2 at 612 N. Main St.
Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
US Job Growth Is Seen Moderating on Shifting Trade Policy
By and Craig Stirling Save The pace of US hiring probably slowed in May, with employers focusing on containing costs as households become a bit more guarded and businesses reconsidered investment plans against a backdrop of shifting trade policy. Economists see payrolls rising by 125,000 after job growth in March and April exceeded projections, based on the median of a Bloomberg survey. That would leave the average over the past three months tracking a still-solid 162,000. The unemployment rate is seen holding at 4.2%.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Trump heads to Pittsburgh to tout steel deal
President Donald Trump heads to Pittsburgh on Friday to tout a steel deal that he says will bring unprecedented job growth in the industry to Pennsylvania. Trump has boasted about a 'planned partnership' between the Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel and Japan-based Nippon Steel, who originally had wanted to acquire the American firm. 'This will be a planned partnership between United States Steel and Nippon Steel, which will create at least 70,000 jobs, and add $14 Billion Dollars to the U.S. Economy,' Trump wrote on Truth Social. 'The bulk of that investment will occur in the next 14 months. This is the largest Investment in the History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.' 'Vowed to jam that up almost a year and a half ago and we did. The original deal was a death sentence for Mon Valley steel. Nippon coughed up an extra $14B. This is why we fight for the union way of life, and I will continue to support @steelworkers no matter the cause,' Fetterman posted, tagging the United Steelworkers in the post. But it's the United Steelworkers who've remained the most skeptical of the deal. A spokesperson for the USW told the Daily Mail that the union 'does not currently plan to participate in any of the events on Friday.' Late Wednesday, a letter from USW President David McCall and Mike Millsap, the chairman of the negotiating committee, went out to the membership and noted that the Pittsburgh-headquartered union wasn't 'involved in the closed-door discussions.' 'We also cannot confirm how much of the publicly claimed $14 billion in proposed investment would be directed to our union-represented plants, or how much of that sum would go toward genuinely new capital improvements as opposed to routine repair and maintenance,' they said. The union heads warned that Nippon didn't dispute that $4 billion of the investment would go toward 'greenfield operations' - new business - 'and our members already know that our plants are not "greenfields," and generally that means non-union.' The three plants in the Mon Valley are those in Braddock, West Mifflin, where Trump will speak, and the Clairton Mill Works in Clairton. 'Nippon has maintained consistently that it would only invest in U.S. Steel's facilities if it owned the company outright. We've seen nothing in the reporting over the past few days suggesting that Nippon has walked back from this position,' McCall and Millsap also said. Republican Sen. Dave McCormick on Tuesday attempted to fill in some of the blanks, describing the deal as 'an investment' and called Nippon's role 'partial ownership, but it will be controlled by the U.S.' U.S. Steel's board will remain U.S. citizens, as will key management positions, including the company's CEO. McCormick also said that the U.S. government would get a 'golden share,' which would allow it to outvote shareholders on certain key decisions. Trump, as well as former President Joe Biden, had opposed Nippon buying U.S. Steel outright. Ahead of Trump's trip, local leadership and workers were more keen on the deal. West Mifflin Mayor Chris Kelly, a Democrat, told the Daily Mail via email that local unions 'are largely in favor of moving forward with the proposed deal.' He said his own experience has 'reinforced my optimism for its prompt finalization,' adding that the 'investment in the Mon-Valley is unprecedented, representing more funding for new technology than we've seen in many years.' 'Additionally, I have had the privilege of communicating with workers from Nippon's other American plants, all of whom have shared positive feedback regarding safety, contract negotiations, and management relations,' the mayor added. Glenn Thomas, who's worked at the Braddock U.S. Steel plant for 44 years, told WTAE that he was 'elated' and 'overjoyed' by the news . 'I'm happy for all the families that are going to be able to keep sending their kids to college, paying their mortgages and feeding their families,' Thomas said. 'It means a lot for Pittsburgh. Not only is it the steelworkers' jobs that it saves, it's the contractors' jobs, it's the local communities' tax base.' As White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was leaving the podium Thursday, she said that Trump had been on the phone with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba earlier that morning. She gave few details on what the president's visit would entail. 'I can tell you that the president greatly looks forward to going to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he will discuss this historic deal and discuss American jobs and American steel and we hope to see you all there,' Leavitt said. The White House wouldn't divulge to the Daily Mail whether Fetterman or Pennsylvania's Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro would be on hand, nor would their offices. Shapiro had said last Friday the deal would 'deliver historic investments' to the state. While Trump won Pennsylvania in 2024 in part due to his strength from white working class voters, union households tilted in favor of his opponent, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. Exit polling found that union households made up 18 percent of the Keystone State's electorate - and they voted for Harris 52 percent to Trump's 47 percent - an improvement over Biden's 49 percent to Trump's 50 percent four years before.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Trump heads to Rust Belt to tout his big beautiful 'steel deal'...but a major player is staying away
President Donald Trump heads to Pittsburgh on Friday to tout a steel deal that he says will bring unprecedented job growth in the industry to Pennsylvania. Trump has boasted about a 'planned partnership' between the Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel and Japan-based Nippon Steel, who originally had wanted to acquire the American firm. 'This will be a planned partnership between United States Steel and Nippon Steel, which will create at least 70,000 jobs, and add $14 Billion Dollars to the U.S. Economy,' Trump wrote on Truth Social. 'The bulk of that Investment will occur in the next 14 months. This is the largest Investment in the History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.' While Trump initially said he'd hold a 'BIG rally' Friday in Pittsburgh, he's now delivering remarks at the Irvin Works, a U.S. Steel plant located outside the city limits, hugging the Monongahela River in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, who live steps away from U.S. Steel's Edgar Thomson plant in Braddock, initially applauded to deal in an X post on the heels of Trump's announcement. 'Vowed to jam that up almost a year and a half ago and we did. The original deal was a death sentence for Mon Valley steel. Nippon coughed up an extra $14B. This is why we fight for the union way of life, and I will continue to support @steelworkers no matter the cause,' Fetterman posted, tagging the United Steelworkers in the post. But it's the United Steelworkers who've remained the most skeptical of the deal. A spokesperson for the USW told the Daily Mail that the union 'does not currently plan to participate in any of the events on Friday.' Late Wednesday, a letter from USW President David McCall and Mike Millsap, the chairman of the negotiating committee, went out to the membership and noted that the Pittsburgh-headquartered union wasn't 'involved in the closed-door discussions.' 'We also cannot confirm how much of the publicly claimed $14 billion in proposed investment would be directed to our union-represented plants, or how much of that sum would go toward genuinely new capital improvements as opposed to routine repair and maintenance,' they said. The union heads warned that Nippon didn't dispute that $4 billion of the investment would go toward 'greenfield operations' - new business - 'and our members already know that our plants are not "greenfields," and generally that means non-union.' The three plants in the Mon Valley are those in Braddock, West Mifflin, where Trump will speak, and the Clairton Mill Works in Clairton. 'Nippon has maintained consistently that it would only invest in U.S. Steel's facilities if it owned the company outright. We've seen nothing in the reporting over the past few days suggesting that Nippon has walked back from this position,' McCall and Millsap also said. Republican Sen. Dave McCormick on Tuesday attempted to fill in some of the blanks, describing the deal as 'an investment' and called Nippon's role 'partial ownership, but it will be controlled by the U.S.' U.S. Steel's board will remain U.S. citizens, as will key management positions, including the company's CEO. McCormick also said that the U.S. government would get a 'golden share,' which would allow it to outvote shareholders on certain key decisions. Trump, as well as former President Joe Biden, had opposed Nippon buying U.S. Steel outright. Ahead of Trump's trip, local leadership and workers were more keen on the deal. West Mifflin Mayor Chris Kelly, a Democrat, told the Daily Mail via email that local unions 'are largely in favor of moving forward with the proposed deal.' He said his own experience has 'reinforced my optimism for its prompt finalization,' adding that the 'investment in the Mon-Valley is unprecedented, representing more funding for new technology than we've seen in many years.' 'Additionally, I have had the privilege of communicating with workers from Nippon's other American plants, all of whom have shared positive feedback regarding safety, contract negotiations, and management relations,' the mayor added. Glenn Thomas, who's worked at the Braddock U.S. Steel plant for 44 years, told WTAE that he was 'elated' and 'overjoyed' by the news. 'I'm happy for all the families that are going to be able to keep sending their kids to college, paying their mortgages and feeding their families,' Thomas said. 'It means a lot for Pittsburgh. Not only is it the steelworkers' jobs that it saves, it's the contractors' jobs, it's the local communities' tax base.' As White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was leaving the podium Thursday, she said that Trump had been on the phone with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba earlier that morning. The Nippon deal pledges to bring $14 billion in investment into U.S. Steel, but the Steelworkers Union raised concerns that more than a quarter of that investment would go to 'greenfield operations,' which could be non-union and not help update the current aging infrastructure She gave few details on what the president's visit would entail. 'I can tell you that the president greatly looks forward to going to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he will discuss this historic deal and discuss American jobs and American steel and we hope to see you all there,' Leavitt said. The White House wouldn't divulge to the Daily Mail whether Fetterman or Pennsylvania's Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro would be on hand, nor would their offices. Shapiro had said last Friday the deal would 'deliver historic investments' to the state. While Trump won Pennsylvania in 2024 in part due to his strength from white working class voters, union households tilted in favor of his opponent, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. Exit polling found that union households made up 18 percent of the Keystone State's electorate - and they voted for Harris 52 percent to Trump's 47 percent - an improvement over Biden's 49 percent to Trump's 50 percent four years before.
Reuters
5 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
UN labour body cuts global job forecast amid economic slowdown
GENEVA, May 28 (Reuters) - The United Nation's agency for labour on Wednesday cut its global employment forecast for job growth this year to 1.5% due to a worsening global economic outlook and trade tensions. Some 53 million jobs will be created this year, that is seven million less than previously thought as economic growth predictions were lowered to 2.8 per cent, from 3.2 per cent, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report. "Economic uncertainty has been high in 2025, shaped by ongoing conflicts, geo-economic realignments, and trade-related disruptions," the report said. Some of the 84 million jobs across 71 countries that are linked to U.S. consumer demand are increasingly at risk of disruption due to trade tensions, the ILO said. Jobs in Canada and Mexico have the highest share of jobs exposed, it added. "If geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions continue, and if we do not address fundamental questions that are reshaping the world of work, then they will most certainly have negative ripple effects on labour markets worldwide," said the ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo.
