After a Strong February, Total Construction Starts Fell 12% in March
Total construction starts fell 12% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $903.8 billion, according to Dodge Construction Network. Nonreside...
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EXIM Bank Approves 'Make More in America' Initiative; Financing Opportunities Available
Last week, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) Board of Directors unanimously voted to approve the Make More in America Initiative...
TX: TexAmericas Center Recognized for Outstanding Budget Presentation
TexAmericas Center (TAC) recently announced its budget for the 2022 fiscal year has been awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Go...
Hannaford Supermarkets Says It Will Fully Transition to Renewable Energy by 2024
Hannaford Supermarkets, which operates 184 stores in five Northeast states, has said it plans to be fully powered by renewable energy by 2024, reports...
MO: Kansas City Region Continues as a Top U.S. Logistics Hub with Record Industrial Development
The value of global trade reached a record level of $28.5 trillion in 2021, a 25% increase compared to 2020 and 13% higher than in 2019, resulting in ...
Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to 166K, Lowest Level Since 1968
New weekly claims for unemployment insurance fell to the lowest level since 1968 at the end of March, according to data released April 7 by the Labor ...
Walmart to Raise Pay for Its Long-Haul Truckers; First-Year Drivers Could Make Up to $110,000
Walmart says it is raising pay for long-haul truck drivers. The company, one of the few retail chains that runs its own trucking fleet, says it's rais...
NH: New Hampshire’s 2021 Trade Exports Hit Record-Breaking $6.4 Billion Figures, Up 16.7% Since 2020
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, New Hampshire exports hit record-breaking figures of $6.4 billion last year, a 16.7% increase from 2020, announce...
GA: Georgia Economic Development Surpasses 2021 FY Totals, with $13B in Investment, 35K Jobs
Economic development projects in Georgia have surpassed 2021 fiscal year-end totals with over 35,000 new jobs and almost $13 billion in investments.
ASA Survey Says STEM Remains Top Career Choice Among Teens
American Student Assistance® (ASA), a national nonprofit changing the way middle and high schoolers learn about careers and navigate education-to-care...