From: Genell Scheurell <Genell_Scheurell@nthp.org> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:51:13 -0500 Subject: FW: Preservation Creates Jobs Message-ID: <1BB68F6D411C33499A67A9FAA2D889BE523FB74BB5@NTEMAIL.nthp.org>
Additional information concerning the federal budget cuts in Save America's
Treasures and the economic benefits of historic preservation.
Genell Scheurell | Senior Program Officer, Midwest Office
National Trust for Historic Preservation | 53 W. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 3
50, Chicago, Illinois 60604
Phone: 312.939.5547, Ext. 37223 | Fax: 312.939.5651| Email: genell_scheurel
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From: Robert Yapp Jr. [mailto:yapperman@msn.com]
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 1:35 PM
To: yapperman
Subject: Preservation Creates Jobs
Our colleague, Donovan Rypkema put the attached analysis of jobs created by
the "stimulus" package as compared to the jobs created by "Save America's
Treasures". As many of you know, the Obama administration is seeking to eli
minate this highly successful federal grant program.
Not only do they want to eliminate SAT but all of the tax breaks for homeow
ner energy efficiency are patently anti-preservation. Ripping out original
windows and replacing them with less energy efficient windows with an avera
ge lifespan of 15 years could ruin our historic housing in a big way. In al
l of the federal programs not one cent has gone to heritage or preservation
. Most of the other European countries as well as Australia have put stimul
us money into these areas and are creating more jobs for less money.
Donovan's chart is breathtaking. It demonstrates that preservation doesn't
cost--it pays! Pass it on to anyone you think should see this as well as yo
ur Senators and Representatives. Let's stop the madness.
Bob Yapp
President
Preservation Resources, Inc.
The Belvedere School for Hands-On Preservation
521 Bird Street
Hannibal, Missouri 63401
yapperman@msn.com<mailto:yapperman@msn.com>
www.bobyapp.com<http://www.bobyapp.com>
217-474-6052
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Who is Creating Jobs in America?
Comparing job creation through the Stimulus Plan with job creation through
Save America's Treasures
State
$ from Stimulus Plani
Jobs from Stimulus Plan
$/Jobii,iii
$ from SATiv
Matching Funds
Total Project Cost
Jobs from SATv
SAT $/Jobvi
Alabama
$2,861,552,045
12,978
$220,493
$8,456,119
$10,449,471
$18,905,590
458
$18,459
Alaska
$1,591,443,126
1,520
$207,375
$2,252,509
$2,679,278
$4,931,787
103
$21,944
Arizona
$3,379,768,253
6855
$493,037
$2,190,186
$2,827,418
$5,017,604
105
$20,944
Arkansas
$1,577,588,718
2826
$558,241
$3,796,256
$10,716,297
$14,512,554
356
$10,650
California
$21,511,372,888
70,745
$304,069
$9,107,299
$12,232,389
$21,339,689
462
$19,719
Colorado
$3,374,898,469
9,374
$360,028
$3,157,065
$4,826,377
$7,983,442
179
$17,616
Connecticut
$1,826,000,794
7,026
$259,892
$4,922,054
$5,527,125
$10,449,179
165
$29,750
Delaware
$701,873,137
1,523
$460,849
$2,712,832
$2,904,957
$5,617,789
85
$31,817
Florida
$9,040,756,932
34,887
$259,144
$5,084,318
$7,481,293
$12,565,611
270
$18,815
Georgia
$4,840,396,623
24,071
$201,088
$4,115,260
$4,363,572
$8,478,832
194
$21,171
Hawaii
$1,009,812,733
3,014
$335,041
$1,439,595
$1,568,106
$3,007,701
58
$24,835
Idaho
$1,860,916,565
6,158
$302,195
$1,032,000
$1,046,160
$2,078,160
54
$19,031
Illinois
$7,746,443,382
11,280
$686,741
$3,039,169
$4,616,013
$7,655,182
155
$19,607
Indiana
$4,127,453,855
15,056
$274,140
$1,493,116
$1,894,116
$3,387,232
74
$20,132
$ from Stimulus Plan
Jobs from Stimulus Plan
$/Job
$ from SAT
Matching Funds
Total Project Cost
Jobs from SAT
SAT $/Job
Iowa
$2,054,270,430
9,101
$225,719
$4,502,065
$7,093,270
$11,595,334
260
$17,336
Kansas
$1,559,968,011
6,537
$238,637
$1,711,449
$2,472,428
$4,183,877
95
$18,109
Kentucky
$2,489,446,434
10,646
$233,839
$5,756,282
$5,991,114
$11,747,396
270
$21,286
Louisiana
$2,509,766,876
11,359
$220,950
$1,792,081
$1,916,645
$3,708,726
105
$17,037
Maine
$884,918,191
2,082
$425,033
$653,743
$1,175,627
$1,829,370
43
$15,177
Maryland
$4,649,309,011
6,751
$688,684
$5,204,595
$6,084,786
$11,289,381
195
$26,754
Massachusetts
$4,638,178,373
9,227
$502,675
$12,213,209
$35,135,161
$47,348,370
799
$15,291
Michigan
$7,300,756,888
20,122
$362,825
$2,713,915
$3,146,837
$5,860,752
120
$22,632
Minnesota
$2,965,868,196
12,278
$241,560
$2,251,556
$2,794,478
$5,046,034
103
$21,942
Mississippi
$2,062,866,275
3,338
$617,995
$5,533,378
$17,024,020
$22,557,398
552
$10,020
Missouri
$3,383,211,676
16,081
$210,386
$2,967,637
$7,207,117
$10,174,754
210
$14,101
Montana
$1,162,428,802
4,116
$282,417
$2,693,587
$2,853,013
$5,546,600
147
$18,310
Nebraska
$1,080,052,773
3,823
$282,514
$1,204,000
$1,692,403
$2,896,403
63
$19,035
Nevada
$1,389,862,617
3,149
$441,366
$4,274,020
$6,242,224
$10,516,244
191
$22,329
New Hampshire
$822,378,260
1,293
$636,023
$2,454,071
$5,265,230
$7,719,301
141
$17,353
$ from Stimulus Plan
Jobs from Stimulus Plan
$/Job
$ from SAT
Matching Funds
Total Project Cost
Jobs from SAT
SAT $/Job
New Jersey
$4,572,860,016
21,493
$212,760
$1,432,974
$1,840,178
$3,273,152
58
$24,785
New Mexico
$2,210,532,429
4,573
$483,388
$4,118,221
$4,369,001
$8,487,222
219
$18,824
New York
$12,282,271,355
42,842
$286,688
$20,478,590
$29,605,959
$50,084,549
748
$27,389
North Carolina
$5,426,427,493
26,094
$207,957
$2,631,453
$2,858,063
$5,489,516
138
$19,114
North Dakota
$883,707,208
2,697
$327,663
$1,066,622
$1,851,312
$2,917,934
66
$16,192
Ohio
$6,397,585,093
24,694
$259,074
$10,789,726
$12,692,386
$23,482,112
538
$20,056
Oklahoma
$2,325,836,354
7,972
$291,751
$739,361
$885,253
$1,624,614
49
$14,978
Oregon
$2,231,196,956
9,636
$231,548
$2,309,372
$2,584,571
$4,893,943
99
$23,263
Pennsylvania
$6,773,699,633
12,258
$552,594
$14,071,750
$15,833,270
$29,905,020
627
$22,432
Rhode Island
$771,613,367
1,336
$577,555
$6,267,351
$9,319,186
$15,586,537
250
$25,097
South Carolina
$5,769,722,428
10,998
$524,616
$4,081,205
$4,161,827
$8,243,032
192
$21,296
South Dakota
$949,526,246
1,994
$476,192
$1,428,600
$2,931,204
$4,359,804
107
$13,406
Tennessee
$5,920,315,944
10,249
$577,648
$805,688
$910,387
$1,716,075
40
$20,158
Texas
$12,399,046,878
28,461
$435,650
$6,817,414
$9,055,460
$15,872,874
427
$15,953
Utah
$1,764,319,959
4,740
$372,219
$964,000
$1,110,129
$2,074,129
56
$17,266
$ from Stimulus Plan
Jobs from Stimulus Plan
$/Job
$ from SAT
Matching Funds
Total Project Cost
Jobs from SAT
SAT $/Job
Vermont
$623,927,152
1,523
$409,670
$4,511,151
$9,588,366
$14,099,517
297
$15,177
Virginia
$4,295,594,390
9,834
$436,810
$5,537,187
$7,126,926
$12,664,113
246
$22,489
Washington
$7,679,641,891
14,374
$534,273
$4,866,872
$7,199,804
$12,066,676
247
$19,666
West Virginia
$1,475,699,832
2,186
$675,069
$4,749,390
$4,693,310
$9,442,700
205
$23,151
Wisconsin
$2,936,926,665
10,273
$285,888
$4,347,830
$5,928,947
$10,276,778
226
$19,263
Wyoming
$560,788,455
838
$669,199
$725,000
$974,814
$1,699,814
40
$18,336
i Stimulus Expenditure by state and jobs by state from White House website,
as of February 10, 2010 update. Accessed 2/11/10 http://www.recovery.gov/T
ransparency/RecipientReportedData/Pages/RecipientReportedDataMap.aspx
ii Stimulus money reported divided by number of jobs reported
iii In fairness, the job measurements are not exactly the same. The RIMS ap
proach includes both direct and indirect jobs. The White House is apparentl
y only reporting direct hires by Stimulus Fund recipients. Because the indi
rect jobs created generally range between .8 and 1.5 jobs for every direct
job, the cost per job under the Stimulus Plan might be as low as $223,000 p
er job on a composite basis, as opposed to the $334,000 per job which is th
e national figure based on the White House data above. In which case the St
imulus Plan cost per job would only be 11 times more expensive than SAT job
s, rather than the 17 times more expensive based on the above calculations.
In both cases a "job" is a full time equivalent job.
iv Data provided by National Park Service following request for this inform
ation. Represents projects funded through Save America's Treasures program
FY 1999 through FY 2009. Only includes SAT funding of building and structur
e restoration, does not include funding for collections or movable heritage
items.
v Based on abstracted data from US Department of Commerce RIMS II - Regiona
l Input-Output Modeling System
vi SAT funds divided by number of jobs
Analysis prepared by Donovan Rypkema, PlaceEconomics, Washington, DC
DRypkema@PlaceEconomics.com
(c) Donovan Rypkema, 2010