A Few Hints That Weather Effects Are Fading · Industrial production bounced back a sizable 0.6 percent in February after posting a 0.2 percent decline in January. · Consumer prices rose a slight 0.1 percent in February, as energy prices pulled back on the month. The CPI is now up just 1.1 percent over last […]
Continue ReadingThe March 21 edition of ACWA News is now available online. This issue’s top story details how the association is working on a bipartisan basis to build support around water bond measures that can succeed in the Legislature and with the electorate. Ten water bond bills currently are alive and ACWA remains firmly engaged […]
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Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. State Board Approves Low-Interest Loan Terms for Recycling Projects The State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) has approved new low-interest financing terms for water recycling projects that can be completed within three years of Governor Jerry Brown’s January 17 drought declaration. […]
Continue ReadingSubscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION March 2014 Issue Sound Off! By Marilyn Raia Who doesn’t like to walk by a harbor and listen to the cacophony of sounds coming from the vessels passing by? Like the lights on a vessel, the various sounds coming from a vessel’s bell, whistle, […]
Continue ReadingIs That Spring in the Air? · Retail sales rebounded after two straight months of declines, providing much-needed optimism to a dreary winter of economic data. · Several indications of a skills mismatch in the labor market have come up, with construction proving particularly problematic. · The FOMC meets next week and is expected to […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Governor’s Office Creates Local Government Drought Toolkit The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) has created a new toolkit for local governments that provides guidance for coordinating on drought response and meeting the governor’s call for a 20% reduction in water […]
Continue ReadingThe March 7 edition of ACWA News is now available online. Sacramento and the nation’s capital are in full gear, and this issue takes an in-depth look at the flurry of state and federal water legislation that legislators have introduced in recent weeks. Gov. Jerry Brown quickly signed a $687 million emergency drought bill, and […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Rendon Adds $1 Billion More for Water Storage in Bond Proposal Assembly Member Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) has added an additional $1 billion for water storage in an amended version of his water bond bill. AB 1331 now contains $2.5 billion for […]
Continue ReadingStill on Track · Nonfarm payrolls rose by 175,000 in February as employers looked past the nasty weather of late. The unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7 percent as an increase in the labor force overshadowed household employment gains. · The ISM manufacturing index bounced back a bit in February, although activity remains decidedly weaker […]
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