ACWA Outreach Alert June 15, 2015 Letters, Calls Needed on Trailer Bill to Restructure Drinking Water Program Fees Opposition Letters Needed to Stop Proposal That Would Repeal Existing Safeguards ACWA is working with a coalition of public water agencies and investor-owned water utilities to stop budget trailer bill language that would restructure the current […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Michele Foss: Foss Maritime’s First Arctic Class Tug By Peter Marsh The Michele Foss,the first of three 132-foot tugs being built at the Foss Rainier, Oregon Shipyard, was christened in April at the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma, Washington. This new vessel is […]
Continue ReadingWells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – June 12, 2015 Consumers Emerge From Hiding The slump in consumer spending that characterized the first part of the year looks to be over. Retail sales rose 1.2 percent in May while spending in March and April was revised higher. Job openings in April rose to the […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: Retail Sales Shift into Higher Gear The U.S. consumer is coming through in a big way, and not a moment too soon. The retail sales report for May revealed a resilient consumer that will help lift growth in the second quarter and beyond. The retail sales data, much like the numbers on […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for June 10, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for June 10, 2015.
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Michele Foss: Foss Maritime’s First Arctic Class Tug By Peter Marsh The Michele Foss,the first of three 132-foot tugs being built at the Foss Rainier, Oregon Shipyard, was christened in April at the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma, Washington. This new vessel is […]
Continue ReadingWells Fargo Weekly Economic and Financial Commentary for June 5, 2015: Payrolls Suggest Weakness Should Be Temporary · Payrolls jumped by 280,000 in May, with stronger average hourly earnings, keeping a September rate hike on the table. · Income gains remained strong in April, but consumer spending was merely flat over the month, pushing core inflation […]
Continue ReadingBank of the West US Outlook Report: Fixed Income Markets On the Move We are seeing a dramatic sell-off in global fixed income markets that it appears is driven by vigorous selling of Eurozone sovereign bonds, but is also spilling over into the U.S. and elsewhere around the world. Indeed in the last week alone, […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for June 3 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Click here to view the ACWA eNews for June 3, 2015.
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Fidley Watch: Rainbow Warrior By Chris Philips, Managing Editor As the Port of Seattle struggles to fulfill its mission to serve the taxpayers of King County by promoting maritime commerce, the Mayor of Seattle is fighting to prohibit maritime commerce at the Port […]
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