Fueling Our Local Economy

By George Hurley, DPR project executive

We have provided more than 1,200 construction jobs and drawn on local resources while building our new Eden hospital. Here’s a quick look at the positive impact we’ve made on our community:

• Approximately 700,000 work hours
• Averaged 150 workers on site
• Employed approximately 1,500 workers (e.g., carpenters, labors, plumbers, electricians, etc.)
• Used 26 percent local materials (within a 500 mile radius)
• Rented a meeting room from a local business for two years
• Purchased meals from 20 local restaurants
• Held team meetings at nine local restaurants
• Purchased office supplies from local businesses
• Made over 400 trips to a local coffee house
• Out-of-town teams have stayed in local hotels over 400 times

In addition to all of these items, we have been known to frequent a nearby watering hole, after hours.