SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Puget Sound Regional Report By Kathy A. Smith From Eastern Washington grain and produce to Aerospace, oil and containerized cargo, Puget Sound ports serve much of the West Coast and much of the inland west. Although each port has its niche market, competition is heating […]
Continue ReadingBank of the West U.S. Outlook Report for October 2, 2015 US Outlook Report: The U.S. Consumer Hangs In There – For Now We got encouraging reports this week that consumers continued to spend at a rapid clip in August and their confidence in September may not be as dented by global market turmoil as […]
Continue ReadingInstant Analysis of Today’s Employment Report for September Job Growth Stumbles in September; +142K vs. Consensus Exp. +201K Unemployment Rate Steady at 5.1% July and August Job Numbers Revised Down a Net -59K Avg. Hourly Earnings Flat +0.0% (+2.2% y-o-y) Labor Force Participation Falls to 62.4% Job Losses in Manufacturing and Mining- Service Sector Job […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for September 30, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for September 30, 2015.
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Puget Sound Regional Report By Kathy A. Smith From Eastern Washington grain and produce to Aerospace, oil and containerized cargo, Puget Sound ports serve much of the West Coast and much of the inland west. Although each port has its niche market, competition is […]
Continue ReadingWells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – September 25, 2015 Q2 Revised Higher, How Does Q3 Look? The latest revision to the GDP figures shows that Q2 economic growth was a bit better than expected. The U.S. economy expanded at 3.9 percent annualized rate. · In this week’s U.S. Review we discuss what was […]
Continue ReadingSept. 25, 2015 ACWA News Available Online This issue wraps up the 2015-’16 legislative session that saw action on a number of issues important to ACWA members. These included ACWA-sponsored chromium-6 compliance bill SB 385 (Hueso), signed into law by Gov. Brown, to influencing budget trailer bill language on mandatory water system consolidations. Other articles […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Puget Sound Regional Report By Kathy A. Smith From Eastern Washington grain and produce to Aerospace, oil and containerized cargo, Puget Sound ports serve much of the West Coast and much of the inland west. Although each port has its niche market, competition is heating […]
Continue ReadingBank of the West U.S. Outlook Report for September 25, 2015 US Outlook Report: More Signs of Weakness in Global Production We received more confirmation this week that global manufacturing activity in September continues to slow, though there are no clear signs, yet, of a global recession. Preliminary Markit manufacturing PMI’s fell in Germany, the […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for September 23, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for September 23, 2015.
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