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Slideshow2015 Gold & Silver Shovel Award Recipients Kentucky’s Governor Steve Beshear puts his state’s Silver Shovel award to good use.
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  • Figure 1: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley poses with the Gold Shovel award. Figure 1: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley poses with the Gold Shovel award.
  • Figure 2: Tennessee’s Gold Shovel award is raised by Governor Bill Haslam. Figure 2: Tennessee’s Gold Shovel award is raised by Governor Bill Haslam.
  • Figure 3: Empire State Development Commissioner Howard Zemsky holds New York’s Silver Shovel award. Figure 3: Empire State Development Commissioner Howard Zemsky holds New York’s Silver Shovel award.
  • Figure 4: Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (left) and Interim Kansas Commerce Secretary Michael Copeland pose with the state’s Silver Shovel award. Figure 4: Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (left) and Interim Kansas Commerce Secretary Michael Copeland pose with the state’s Silver Shovel award.
  • Figure 5: Kentucky’s Governor Steve Beshear puts his state’s Silver Shovel award to good use. Figure 5: Kentucky’s Governor Steve Beshear puts his state’s Silver Shovel award to good use.
  • Figure 6: Georgia Governor Nathan Deal holds the state’s Gold Shovel award. Figure 6: Georgia Governor Nathan Deal holds the state’s Gold Shovel award.
  • Figure 7: Jonas Peterson,CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance;Governor Brian Sandoval; GOED Director Steve Hill; and Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante-Adams shown with Nevada’s first-ever Gold Shovel award. Figure 7: Jonas Peterson,CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance;Governor Brian Sandoval; GOED Director Steve Hill; and Assemblywoman Irene Bustamante-Adams shown with Nevada’s first-ever Gold Shovel award.
  • Figure 8: Wisconsin’s Silver Shovel award is held by Governor Scott Walker. Figure 8: Wisconsin’s Silver Shovel award is held by Governor Scott Walker.
  • Figure 9: Bobby Jindal,Governor of Louisiana,displays the state’s Silver Shovel. Figure 9: Bobby Jindal,Governor of Louisiana,displays the state’s Silver Shovel.
  • Figure 10: Utah Governor Gary Herbert with the Silver Shovel award his state received this year. Figure 10: Utah Governor Gary Herbert with the Silver Shovel award his state received this year.
  • Figure 11: Phil Bryant,Governor of Mississippi, holds his state’s Silver Shovel award. Figure 11: Phil Bryant,Governor of Mississippi, holds his state’s Silver Shovel award.