Public Works Administration
Americannoun
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The Grand Coulee Dam and the Bonneville Dam projects, funded by the federal Public Works Administration, hired 3,000 workers during the Depression.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2023
His approach differed from that of Ickes, who as head of the Public Works Administration demanded that its projects pass rigorous scrutiny for financial efficiency and lasting public value.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2021
A health resort built in 1938 with help from the federal Public Works Administration, the building is deteriorating and needs $16 million in restoration work.
From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2020
Harold Ickes, the Secretary of the Interior under Roosevelt, went one step further, establishing a quota system to insure that Public Works Administration projects employed a fixed percentage of African-Americans.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2018
The Works Progress Administration and the Public Works Administration provided men with work building things like roads, bridges, and schools.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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