The Housing Sector Healing Continues Housing market indicators, released this week, point to a housing sector poised to reaccelerate in 2015. Mortgage purchase applications, homebuilder sentiment, building permits, and existing home sales all had better than expected gains. The homebuilders’ sentiment gauge by the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB), traditionally a good leading indicator of […]
Continue ReadingThis week’s ACWA News features the 2014 ACWA Conference and Exhibition being held in San Diego from December 2-5. This event, “The Moment of Truth”, will offer the opportunity to learn about groundbreaking changes that took place in 2014 and implications for the future. Other articles include: BDCP Affordable for Water Contractor Funders, New Report Says […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION November 2014 Issue New Multi-Purpose Landing Craft for Bowhead By Gavin Higgens Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, located in Freeland, Washington, recently completed theUŋalaq, a 150-foot landing craft for Bowhead Transport Company, located in Seattle, Washington. TheUŋalaq will operate….(More) PMM Online is produced by Philips Publishing […]
Continue ReadingEconomics Group: Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary U.S. Review Despite Falling Energy Prices, Inflation Hangs in There Headline inflation continues to be held down by falling energy prices. Core prices, however, are inching up and look to be stable on a year-ago basis. Industrial production disappointed in October as it slipped 0.1 percent. Weakness was concentrated […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION November 2014 Issue New Multi-Purpose Landing Craft for Bowhead By Gavin Higgens Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, located in Freeland, Washington, recently completed theUŋalaq, a 150-foot landing craft for Bowhead Transport Company, located in Seattle, Washington. TheUŋalaq will operate….(More) PMM Online is produced by Philips […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION November 2014 Issue Fidley Watch: How it’s Done By Chris Philips, Managing Editor Late last month a container ship in transit from Everett, Washington to the far eastern Russian port of Provideniya lost power due to a broken oil heater and went adrift off the […]
Continue ReadingEconomics Group: Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary U.S. Review Labor Market Strength Pushes Economy Forward Following last week’s report of 214,000 new jobs added in the economy, labor market indicators remained firm this week. The JOLTS survey showed that more individuals are comfortable enough with current job prospects to quit their current job, while hires continued […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: Are Small Businesses Joining the Expansion? Fresh data from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and Senior Loan Officer Survey from the Federal Reserve add to the evidence that U.S. small businesses are finally joining the economic expansion. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose to 96.1 last month and continues […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION September 2014 Issue Fidley Watch: How it’s Done By Chris Philips, Managing Editor Late last month a container ship in transit from Everett, Washington to the far eastern Russian port of Provideniya lost power due to a broken oil heater and went adrift off the […]
Continue ReadingEconomics Group: Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary U.S. Review Downward Revisions, but Growth Abound Nonfarm payrolls increased by 214,000 in October, with upward revisions to prior months. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.8 percent, while average hours and wages perked up in the month. The ISM indices point to continued expansion in October, with the manufacturing […]
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