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The Obama administration has slammed a report from The Associated Press alleging the government had overstated by thousands the number of jobs it has created or saved with federal contracts under President Obama’s $787 billion recovery program. Below are details from a specific project based in Iowa.

All data below is from Recovery.gov

Recipent
HDR Architecture, Inc.

City
Ames

Award Description
Architect-Engineering Services to replace roofs on large animal buildings 3 & 4, and utility building 155.

Award Amount
$62,243

Project Description
Activities completed during this reporting period are initial contract set-up and preliminary project review.

Job Creation Comments
This ARRA funded task has impacted the following employees: Project Controller, Senior Architect, and Project Manager

Number of Jobs (Saved or Created) Claimed
0.03

Cost per job
$2,074,766.67

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