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In the early part of this decade, the Commerce Department estimated that U.S. businesses would need to hire one million new computer scientists, engineers, systems analysts and computer programmers by 2005. That was five years ago!

Yet graduates with degrees in computer science are still being produced at a fraction of the rate needed. Even though the current economic climate has produced a “seller’s market” in employment opportunities, The Information Technology Association of America reports shortages of web experts and other information-technology specialists, and similar shortages are cropping up in other industries as well.

This spring, some hopeful signs are emerging among small business owners, who remain skittish about the overall economic climate. Nearly half (48%) plan to make capital investments in their businesses, up from 42% last fall and nearing spring 2008 levels (53%) when investment plans began a steady decline amid the worsening economy. In addition, more [...]