In noting the upcoming August opening of AMU, the USA Today has highlighted the boon that AMU is to locals (Ave Maria, Florida, is in Collier County and it borders Naples to its west and Immokalee to its north). According to the report:
Ave Maria is seen as a catalyst to broaden and strengthen the economy of Immokalee, a town with a long agricultural history and a large population of poor migrant farmworkers.
Collier County Commissioner Jim Coletta said Ave Maria's massive construction project has dramatically decreased Immokalee's unemployment rate from about 17% to an actual shortage of workers.
"Immokalee has full employment now," he said. "If anybody wants work, there's a job. Ave Maria has been a godsend for Immokalee."
Well, well, well. Nothing like a paying job to give a man a sense of dignity. THE SWEET SMOKE JUST KEEPS RISING FROM OUR CENSER.
NB: Inigo has not yet issued a statement on this matter.
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