David Williams/Richie Farmer Campaign: Four Kentucky Media Outlets Agree – Gov. Steve Beshear Isn’t Being Honest About His Record On Job Creation.
Four Kentucky Media Outlets Agree – Gov. Steve Beshear Isn’t Being Honest About His Record On Job Creation
As of Friday afternoon, four Kentucky media outlets have run stories in the past few days coming to the same conclusion: Gov. Steve Beshear’s claims on job creation just aren’t true.
Louisville Courier-Journal: “When Gov. Steve Beshear campaigns on his administration’s job-creation initiatives, he says his aggressive use of tax incentives for employers has helped create 19,000 jobs and save 7,000 others across Kentucky. But it’s a claim the Beshear administration can’t back up — because the state doesn’t keep track of job-creation numbers. And a spot check by The Courier-Journal found that several of the jobs Beshear takes credit for haven’t been filled.” – “Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear Can't Prove Job-Creation Claims,” The Courier-Journal, September 30, 2011.
Lexington Herald-Leader: “Gov. Steve Beshear frequently credits himself with creating or retaining more than 19,500 Kentucky jobs, but some of those jobs don't exist. Hundreds of specific jobs that the Democratic governor identifies on his campaign Web site actually have not been created since the initial press releases went out, or they were partially offset by subsequent layoffs at the same companies, or they were announced under Ernie Fletcher, Beshear's Republican predecessor. For example, the Web site says ‘Steve Beshear worked with Worldcolor to create 135 new jobs’ in Simpson County. It cites a 2010 state press release as its source. But the jobs never came to Worldcolor, a printer later bought by Quad/Graphics. ‘The jobs pretty much have been put on hold,’ plant manager Todd Ramsey said in a recent interview. The Beshear Web site proclaims Lockheed Martin's plan to create 224 jobs in Lexington, tied to $15 million in tax credits that Beshear announced. It does not mention at least 77 layoffs now underway at that defense contracting plant. In Nelson County, the Web site says, ‘Steve Beshear worked with Flowers Food Bakery to bring 145 new jobs and $52 million investment.’ But the company said in 2007, during the Fletcher administration, that it would build its next bakery in Harrodsburg and create those jobs. Beshear arrived two years later for the ribbon cutting. Overall, nearly 86,000 more Kentuckians are jobless now than when Beshear took office, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state's unemployment rate stood at 9.5 percent in August, up from 5.6 percent in December 2007.” – “Some Of The Jobs Gov. Beshear Boasts About Creating Don't Exist,” Lexington Herald-Leader, September 29, 2011.
Pure Politics: “Throughout Gov. Steve Beshear’s nearly four years in office, he has issued a stream of press releases highlighting companies that have promised to create jobs — from a handful of positions to several thousand — through expansion or relocation in Kentucky. But a survey of many of those companies shows that less than a third of the total number of jobs promised have been filled so far. Pure Politics contacted the more than 120 companies whose pledges to create jobs were trumped in state press releases between March 2008 and June 2, 2011. Of those, 87 companies confirmed the number of the positions that had been filled by this summer. Combined, the 87 firms had promised to hire 11,786 Kentuckians. So far, they had collectively hired 3,691. That’s a rate of 31.3 percent.” – “Jobs Promised In Kentucky Vs. Jobs Created -- Do The Numbers Add Up?” cn|2 Pure Politics, September 28, 2011.
Associated Press: “Gov. Steve Beshear's campaign cannot provide proof for hundreds of jobs that his administration claims in ads and press releases to have created or retained, according to newspaper reports. Hundreds of the more than 19,000 jobs that the Democratic governor cites on his campaign Web site have not been created since the initial announcements, or were partially offset when the companies did subsequent layoffs, according to checks by The Courier-Journal and The Lexington Herald-Leader.” – “Gov Can't Prove Some Job-Creation Claims,” – The Associated Press, September 30, 2011.
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As of Friday afternoon, four Kentucky media outlets have run stories in the past few days coming to the same conclusion: Gov. Steve Beshear’s claims on job creation just aren’t true.
Louisville Courier-Journal: “When Gov. Steve Beshear campaigns on his administration’s job-creation initiatives, he says his aggressive use of tax incentives for employers has helped create 19,000 jobs and save 7,000 others across Kentucky. But it’s a claim the Beshear administration can’t back up — because the state doesn’t keep track of job-creation numbers. And a spot check by The Courier-Journal found that several of the jobs Beshear takes credit for haven’t been filled.” – “Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear Can't Prove Job-Creation Claims,” The Courier-Journal, September 30, 2011.
Lexington Herald-Leader: “Gov. Steve Beshear frequently credits himself with creating or retaining more than 19,500 Kentucky jobs, but some of those jobs don't exist. Hundreds of specific jobs that the Democratic governor identifies on his campaign Web site actually have not been created since the initial press releases went out, or they were partially offset by subsequent layoffs at the same companies, or they were announced under Ernie Fletcher, Beshear's Republican predecessor. For example, the Web site says ‘Steve Beshear worked with Worldcolor to create 135 new jobs’ in Simpson County. It cites a 2010 state press release as its source. But the jobs never came to Worldcolor, a printer later bought by Quad/Graphics. ‘The jobs pretty much have been put on hold,’ plant manager Todd Ramsey said in a recent interview. The Beshear Web site proclaims Lockheed Martin's plan to create 224 jobs in Lexington, tied to $15 million in tax credits that Beshear announced. It does not mention at least 77 layoffs now underway at that defense contracting plant. In Nelson County, the Web site says, ‘Steve Beshear worked with Flowers Food Bakery to bring 145 new jobs and $52 million investment.’ But the company said in 2007, during the Fletcher administration, that it would build its next bakery in Harrodsburg and create those jobs. Beshear arrived two years later for the ribbon cutting. Overall, nearly 86,000 more Kentuckians are jobless now than when Beshear took office, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state's unemployment rate stood at 9.5 percent in August, up from 5.6 percent in December 2007.” – “Some Of The Jobs Gov. Beshear Boasts About Creating Don't Exist,” Lexington Herald-Leader, September 29, 2011.
Pure Politics: “Throughout Gov. Steve Beshear’s nearly four years in office, he has issued a stream of press releases highlighting companies that have promised to create jobs — from a handful of positions to several thousand — through expansion or relocation in Kentucky. But a survey of many of those companies shows that less than a third of the total number of jobs promised have been filled so far. Pure Politics contacted the more than 120 companies whose pledges to create jobs were trumped in state press releases between March 2008 and June 2, 2011. Of those, 87 companies confirmed the number of the positions that had been filled by this summer. Combined, the 87 firms had promised to hire 11,786 Kentuckians. So far, they had collectively hired 3,691. That’s a rate of 31.3 percent.” – “Jobs Promised In Kentucky Vs. Jobs Created -- Do The Numbers Add Up?” cn|2 Pure Politics, September 28, 2011.
Associated Press: “Gov. Steve Beshear's campaign cannot provide proof for hundreds of jobs that his administration claims in ads and press releases to have created or retained, according to newspaper reports. Hundreds of the more than 19,000 jobs that the Democratic governor cites on his campaign Web site have not been created since the initial announcements, or were partially offset when the companies did subsequent layoffs, according to checks by The Courier-Journal and The Lexington Herald-Leader.” – “Gov Can't Prove Some Job-Creation Claims,” – The Associated Press, September 30, 2011.
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