Pacific | Trade and Industry Development

State and Regional Programs Help Align Business’ Needs and Available Workforces

State and Regional Programs Help Align Needs and Workforces

Article Sep 25, 2025 | By: Tracey Schelmetic

It’s undeniable that industry changes quickly. What’s also undeniable is that academia doesn’t alway...

U.S. Ports Remain Focused on Growth Despite Economic Softening

Article Sep 25, 2025 | By: Tracey Schelmetic

With U.S. trade in flux – exports remain strong, but imports have softened – analysts are still seei...

California’s Economic Growth and Might Is Second to None in the U.S.

California’s Economic Growth Is Second to None in the U.S.

Article Sep 25, 2025 | By: Tracey Schelmetic

In 2025, data released by the IMF and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) revealed that Calif...

Suburban Growth Outpaces Urban Expansion In The U.S. Housing Market, With The South Leading On All Fronts

WHITE PAPER Aug 01, 2024

Companies looking for sites need to consider adjacent housing, particularly when interested in attracting a young, skilled workforce. Where once,...

Pacific Maritime Association, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Reach Tentative Agreement

News Jun 19, 2023

The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union reached a tentative agreement last week after more than a year of...

Commerce Restricts Export of Luxury Goods to Russia, Belarus

News Mar 14, 2022

The U.S. Commerce Department imposed restrictions on the export, reexport, and transfer of luxury goods to all end users in the Russian Federation and...

Visa U.S. Spending Momentum Index Rebounds in February

News Mar 14, 2022

Visa announced that the U.S. Spending Momentum Index (SMI) was 109.3 in February (seasonally adjusted), up from 102.4 in January.

U.S.: Apple to Invest $350B in U.S. Economy, Job Creation in Next Five Years

News Jan 18, 2018

Combining new investments & its current pace of spending with domestic suppliers & mfgrs, direct contribution to economy to be $350B.

CA: Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. Launches West Coast Expansion

News Apr 27, 2017

One of largest specialty location advisory firms in N. America opened Walnut Creek, CA, office, to be led by Andy Shapiro, managing director.