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Should the Jubail project fail to live up to its billing, Bechtel's worldwide reputation would suffer a severe blow. As the prime mover behind the project, as well as its master planner, the firm bears a large responsibility for Jubail's eventual success. At this point, however, no one is betting against the California engineers. Muses a U.S. embassy officer from Jidda: "If Saudi Arabia is any indication, Bechtel follows one motto: Think big. You get the feeling that if the U.S. Government had not thought of the moon landing first, Bechtel would have proposed the idea...
...more than 10 blocks away, Russell C. Lindquist, chief economic planner for the city's Community Development Department studies a package of development projects worth over $1.2 billion. Some work, including the rehabilitation of abandoned buildings and warehouses and the construction of new facilities on previously undeveloped property, has already been completed. Most of the 47 projects are in the planning or early development stages...
...produce an improved city economy. Politicians, even those suspicious of unfamiliar investors and unpredictable federal programs say they are optimistic about the future. But the uncertainties remain overwhelming. A great distance still exists between the frustration of the unemployment office and the excitement in Russell Lindquist's headquarters. The planner points out one final concern. If Cambridge goes too far in controlling who works for new city businesses. Cambridge residents may find a cold reception from employers in other towns. "I know we like to think of the city as an economic entity," he says, "but it isn't really...
European economic experts concentrated on winning some concessions on currency intervention, but before the summit they had run into philosophical Said one European summit planner: "I am struck by how dogmatic the Americans are. We used to think of them as the pragmatists, and ourselves as the ideologues. Now they are the ones are ideological...
State and local civil defense officials are convinced the evacuation can take place with "a planned and non-chaotic movement, Clanahan says. Douglas Forbes, FEMA's chief planner in Massachusetts, adds that the entire operation will take about 60 hours to complete...