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Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black Vol. 110, No. 188 Inside Sports: Southeastern faces Incarnate Word Entire contents copyrighted 2011 www.durantdemocrat.com SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2011 See Sports, page 1C Durant Daily Democrat$1.00 Inside Lifestyles Donald W. Reynolds Bryan County not Library stressing over bad economy BY MATT SWEARENGIN nation’s economic stress to Index. and the number of foreclo- Two other counties in MANAGING EDITOR its lowest point this year, Last year, Bryan County sures. Oklahoma made this list, according to the AP’s came in at No. 20 on this According to Kramer, Custer County came in at Bryan County ranks No. monthly analysis of condi- list. the number of unemployed No. 8 and Pontotoc County 10 in the nation for least tions around the country. Tommy Kramer, execu- in Bryan County in March was listed at No. 14. economically stressed More than 85 percent of tive director of the Durant was 4.2 percent. According to Kramer, counties with a population the nation’s 3,141 counties Industrial Authority, said “About three percent of the study shows that Bryan of at least 25,000, accord- and every state but two — this is a study the AP puts the U.S. population cannot County has improved since ing to the Associated Press Louisiana and South out each year and that they work for some reason or March 2010 when Bryan Economic Stress Index. Dakota — enjoyed better look at three factors for the another, so in reality ... we County was ranked No. 20. See page 1B Lower unemployment, conditions in March than in month of March: have about 1.2 percent of “We are extremely bankruptcies and foreclo- February, according to the Unemployment numbers, our people looking for Inside News sures in March reduced the AP Economic Stress number of bankruptcies work,” Kramer said.
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