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Originally Posted by red-beard
3. Not just shutoff valve but pump stations. And all of this infrastructure needs to be maintained. And the equipment gets sent out for repair. Lots and lots of jobs doing all of this.
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The CEO of TransCanada pipeline says 50.
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This Week, host Martha Raddatz quizzed the leader of the company that wants to build the pipeline, TransCanada CEO Russ Girling, about the project’s job creation potential. Girling cited TransCanada’s estimates for 9,000 total positions, and Raddatz countered with estimates from the U.S. State Department, which is tasked with a recommendation on the project to President Barack Obama because it crosses international borders.
"There are others who say the jobs will not be so great, going as low as 4,000 jobs, and that the jobs will only be here for a couple of years," Raddatz said. "The State Department, you mentioned the State Department, says that once the proposed project enters service, operations will require approximately 50 total employees in the U.S."
Girling conceded that actual operating jobs top out at 50 ..."