Subscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION June 2014 Issue Fidley Watch: Red Tape By Chris Philips, Managing Editor In Canada, a Singapore company has signed a Letter of Intent with the government of British Columbia to build a gas liquefaction and export facility, to […]
Continue ReadingEconomics Group Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary U.S. Review No Spring Swoon Going into June Payrolls added 217,000 workers in May, recouping all of the jobs lost during the recession, while the unemployment rate remained at 6.3 percent. The factory sector continues to make improvements with the ISM manufacturing index rising in May and factory […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: Evidence of Growth Rebound Stacks Up Encouraging economic data released over the past week suggests the U.S. economy is shifting into a higher gear in the second quarter. The Bloomberg Economic Surprise Index, which measures whether economic data are above or below economists’ consensus expectations, has risen since the beginning of February […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for June 4, 2014 ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Manage your subscription here. Groundwater Fixes Require Local Control with State Backstop, Comprehensive Water Planning, Speakers Say Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Tue, 06/03/2014 – 4:44pm Improving California’s groundwater sustainability requires strong oversight by local entities […]
Continue ReadingEconomics Group – Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary U.S. Review Economy Contracts in Q1, Stronger Growth Ahead · Revised Q1 GDP figures showed that the economy contracted 1.0 percent, pulled down by weather effects along with much slower inventory building and weaker export growth. · Durable goods orders for April rose 0.8 percent following a 3.6 […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe to Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION April 2014 Issue The Logistics of Powering Industry Offshore with Clean, Economical LNG By Greg Buffington Crowley Maritime Corporation, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Carib Energy, has begun to transform how industrial companies in the Caribbean and Central America can power their facilities more economically and in […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Manage your subscription here. Groundwater Bills Move Forward in the Legislature Submitted by Matt Williams on Wed, 05/28/2014 – 5:13pm Floor votes in the Legislature this week advanced two ACWA-supported bills aimed at sustainably managing California’s groundwater. On Wednesday the Assembly approved AB 1739 by […]
Continue ReadingU.S. Review As Good as It Gets. As Good as Can Be Expected. April’s housing data showed some modest improvement but remain disappointing relative to expectations at the start of the year. New home sales rose 6.4 percent in April, while sales of existing homes rose 1.3 percent. Mortgage applications for the purchase of a […]
Continue ReadingThe May 23 issue of ACWA News is now available online. This issue looks back at the 2014 ACWA Spring Conference & Exhibition on May 6-9. Nearly 1,700 local and state water leaders from throughout California gathered in Monterey to explore topics ranging from drought to sustainable groundwater management to reducing the amount of water […]
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