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Friday, September 6, 2013 |
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Hawaii is #1 Welfare State in the Nation
By Tito Montes @ 10:54 PM :: 11407 Views :: Economy, Taxes
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... Tito Montes discussing the desperate need for welfare reform in Hawaii ....
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013 |
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'Rules of Origin' Can Make or Break the Trans-Pacific Partnership
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:07 PM :: 8187 Views :: World News, Economy, Tourism
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The TPP has been behind closed doors for a long time. The wait will be more than worth it if a sound agreement is struck....
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Saturday, August 31, 2013 |
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VIDEO: Jay Fidell Talks to Grassroot Institute
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:12 PM :: 5461 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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Whether it’s the traffic, under-development of technology, economic woes, or government-sponsored boondoggles....
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Thursday, August 29, 2013 |
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Hawaii Lumber Industry Sees Positive Future, Boost in Construction
By News Release @ 5:33 AM :: 4893 Views :: Economy
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...the lumber industry is expected to enter a cycle where production demands remain strong and increase steadily over the next few years....
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 |
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Obamacare Quiz for Employers
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:51 AM :: 5298 Views :: Economy, Health Care
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“Obamacare will impose new health coverage costs, the employer mandate, compliance regulations, and new taxes on all businesses.”
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013 |
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LendingTree: Hawaii Borrowers 3rd Best Credit Profile
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 7773 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Hawaii, Massachusetts and California lead the nation with the healthiest prospective borrowers, all with scores above 90....
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Monday, August 19, 2013 |
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DBEDT Boosts Economic Growth Projection
By News Release @ 10:17 PM :: 4173 Views :: Economy
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...due mainly to the lower inflation rate, the strong growth in the construction industry, and continued growth in tourism....
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Saturday, August 10, 2013 |
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JN Musto: Will Hawaii Become the Next Detroit?
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:32 PM :: 6063 Views :: Economy, Labor
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Musto discusses with Grassroot Institute’s president Keli’i Akina the similarities and differences between Detroit and Hawaii in light of Detroit’s recent declaration of bankruptcy....
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Friday, August 9, 2013 |
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Sequestration Cost Hawaii $684M
By UHERO @ 7:29 PM :: 5461 Views :: Economy
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federal tax increases and the spending sequester have weighed on growth in the year’s first half....
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Thursday, August 8, 2013 |
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UHERO: School's Out, Unemployment Up?
By UHERO @ 4:51 PM :: 5481 Views :: Economy, Labor
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Last week's Star Advertiser reported that Honolulu’s unemployment rate increased from May’s 4.0% to 4.7% in June....
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Thursday, July 25, 2013 |
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3 Whoppers from Obama’s Big Economic Speech
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:32 PM :: 9430 Views :: National News, Economy, Health Care, Obama
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- Obamacare is going great.
- I cut the deficit in half.
- Middle-class income is stuck in the ’70s.
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013 |
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3 “Kitchen Table” Topics for Obama’s Speech Today
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:34 AM :: 4219 Views :: Economy
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Obama says he’s ready to get back to the “kitchen table” issues after months of focusing on gun control, amnesty for illegal immigrants, and other tangents....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
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S&P Pleased by Tax Hikes, Concerned About Abercrombie's Spending
By News Release @ 9:53 PM :: 6953 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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"...the budget includes new spending on program enhancements that could eventually result in fiscal pressure...."
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Sunday, July 21, 2013 |
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Study: Cruise Ships Contribute $386M to Hawaii Economy
By News Release @ 8:18 PM :: 7375 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Jones Act, Tourism
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Hawaii, which had been among the top ten states in previous studies, fell from 8th in 2008, to 11th in 2009, and now to 13th in 2012....
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 |
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CNBC: Hawaii Is the Worst State for Business in the Country
By Selected News Articles @ 7:28 PM :: 6432 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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identify changeable policies so that Hawaii can move off the bottom of this list....
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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Productivity and Innovation: Hawaii Tumbles from ‘A’ to ‘F’
By News Release @ 8:40 PM :: 6586 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Small Business
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The 2013 Manufacturing and Logistics National Report shows how each state ranks....
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Monday, June 17, 2013 |
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Hawaii Foreclosure Starts up 108%
By News Release @ 4:32 PM :: 4616 Views :: Economy
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RealtyTrac today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Governor Sees Council on Revenues Forecast as Sign of Strong Economy
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 5123 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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Council on Revenues revised forecast reaffirming its previous General Fund tax revenue projection for the current fiscal year and increasing its projections for the next three fiscal years....
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Friday, May 24, 2013 |
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UHERO County Forecast: Growth Accelerates Statewide
By News Release @ 3:13 PM :: 4106 Views :: Economy
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...2012 was another year of strong tourism gains for Hawaii’s counties....
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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DBEDT: Economic Forecast "Slightly Less Optimistic"
By News Release @ 10:55 PM :: 4118 Views :: Economy
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the current DBEDT forecast is slightly less optimistic than its February 2013 forecast for some of local economic indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP) growth, job growth, and visitor-related indicators...
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Friday, May 10, 2013 |
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UHERO: Are lodging costs starting to tame the tourist boom?
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 5422 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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...visitors to the state appear to be booking shorter trips and spending less at local shops, perhaps in response to higher hotel room rates....
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Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
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Gasoline Consumption Drops Sharply
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 8:57 PM :: 5933 Views :: Energy, Environment, Economy
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If this pattern is sustained, then all climate initiatives need to be shelved... "2040 targets" are already met!
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Saturday, May 4, 2013 |
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$2.5M Per Job: Honeywell CEO Defensive About Kapolei Biofuel Refinery
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 5645 Views :: Energy, Economy
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Honeywell CEO "Comfortable" Taking $25 Million from Taxpayers to Create Only Ten Jobs....
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 |
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Living in the Fourth-Most Economically Repressive State
By Selected News Articles @ 1:34 PM :: 4416 Views :: Economy
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... only California, New Jersey, and New York are more repressive than Hawaii ....
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Monday, April 8, 2013 |
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UHERO: Improved Employment Numbers Still Short of Pre-Recession Peak
By Selected News Articles @ 12:55 PM :: 4691 Views :: Economy, Labor
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...4,000 more jobs were created in Hawaii over the past two years than previously thought....
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Sunday, April 7, 2013 |
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Lessen Dependence on Government: Key to Strong Democracy
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:02 AM :: 6183 Views :: Economy, Taxes
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One of the opportunities that sequestration presents is the realization of just how dependent the American public is ....
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Friday, March 29, 2013 |
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Hawaii Construction Forecast: Construction Upswing Picks Up Speed
By Selected News Articles @ 7:07 AM :: 5417 Views :: Economy
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We are now seeing impressive gains in percentage terms for private building permits....
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Monday, March 18, 2013 |
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Abercrombie: Hotel Industry TAT Concerns are "Propaganda"
By News Release @ 8:31 PM :: 7144 Views :: Economy, Taxes, Tourism
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...the governor interrupted by saying he has been hearing “the same propaganda.”
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Sunday, March 17, 2013 |
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Key to Hawaii’s Future is Business Climate
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 6:11 AM :: 9494 Views :: Economy, Small Business, Tax Credits, Taxes
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we, mere mortals, cannot predict what the prize industry of the future will be....
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Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
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Report: Hawaii Beer Distributors Generate 850 Direct Jobs, $200 Million
By News Release @ 1:52 PM :: 6169 Views :: Economy, Small Business
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New Study Measures Jobs, Economic Impact and Community Service....
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
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Governor Encouraged by Council on Revenues Forecast
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 4345 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government
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an increase to its previous projection for 2013 General Fund tax revenues from 5.1 to 6.7 percent growth....
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Monday, March 11, 2013 |
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Fracking Could Reduce Budget Deficit
By NCPA @ 4:34 PM :: 4624 Views :: Energy, Economy
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America is set to become a net natural gas exporter by 2020 and virtually self-sufficient in energy by 2035....
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Friday, March 8, 2013 |
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Airlines Bet Big On Hawaii With 275,000 Additional Seats
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 7012 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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...direct flights to Hawaii will exceed 2.6 M for the three month period between February and April 2013. This is an increase of more than 11%....
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Thursday, March 7, 2013 |
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Honolulu’s Poor Economic Growth and What to Do about It
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 3:03 AM :: 5621 Views :: Economy
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Where does Honolulu rank among 300 cities? It ranks 284th for the 1993 to 2007 period, and 217th for the 2007 to 2011 period....
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Thursday, March 7, 2013 |
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Federal Reserve to Hold Public Meeting on Samoa
By News Release @ 3:00 AM :: 6529 Views :: National News, Economy
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The meeting is being held in response to public comments we have received regarding Bank of Hawaii's planned closure of its branch offices in American Samoa....
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Friday, March 1, 2013 |
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Obama's Sequester Smokescreen
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:05 AM :: 9811 Views :: National News, Economy, Taxes, Obama
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For the past few days the White House, with a big assist from sympathetic media, has done all within its considerable powers to make it seem like sequestration means the end of the world....
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 |
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HTA: Visitor Arrivals Rise 5.9% from January 2012
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 7326 Views :: Economy, Tourism
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Total expenditures by visitors who came to Hawai‘i in January 2013 rose 5.7 percent (or $77.3 million) from January 2012....
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
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Where Could We POSSIBLY Cut the Federal Budget?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:58 PM :: 7501 Views :: National News, Economy, Obama
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“If President Obama were making the decision for your family… he’d tell you to stop buying gas for your car and explain how you could only eat five days a week.”
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
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UHERO: Minimum Wage Hike Unlikely to Help Working Poor
By News Release @ 2:15 AM :: 8739 Views :: Economy, Labor, Tourism, Cost of Living
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...higher minimum wage is unlikely to accomplish the stated goal of raising the living standards of the working poor....
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Monday, February 25, 2013 |
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The Numbers Don’t Match: Obama vs Harkin on Hawaii Sequester Impact
By Andrew Walden @ 11:39 PM :: 11985 Views :: Education K-12, National News, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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Here is a point-by-point comparison of the White House numbers for Hawaii and Sen. Harkin’s numbers for Hawaii.
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Sunday, February 24, 2013 |
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Just a Vicious Circle, Higher Minimum Wage, Higher Prices
By Lowell L Kalapa @ 5:27 AM :: 8103 Views :: Economy, Labor, Cost of Living
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...look at the issue from an economic and financial well-being stand point instead of the emotional and social welfare perspective....
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Saturday, February 23, 2013 |
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DBEDT Releases Economic Projections
By News Release @ 1:55 PM :: 6301 Views :: Economy
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...Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) predicts a stronger economic growth in 2013, outpacing the national growth rate....
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Thursday, February 21, 2013 |
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Could Soda Tax Shutter Hawaii's Only Can Maker?
By News Release @ 4:11 PM :: 7993 Views :: Economy, Health Care, Taxes
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The Ball Corporation is the only manufacturer of metal cans in the islands. The company employs 45 people and the beverage tax places their jobs directly at risk.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 |
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Balance of Trade Best in Years -- Fracking Cuts US Oil, Gas Imports
By NCPA @ 2:34 PM :: 4813 Views :: Energy, Economy
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The electricity that is produced from natural gas is 43 percent the cost of solar power, 68 percent the cost of wind power and 57 percent the cost of biomass....
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 |
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Spending Cuts Are Happening, One Way or Another
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:26 PM :: 5835 Views :: National News, Economy, Military
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It would be better to replace them with smarter cuts, but the reality is that Washington has to start cutting spending now....
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Monday, February 18, 2013 |
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Wells Fargo: Hawaii to be Hardest Hit by Defense Cuts
By Selected News Articles @ 8:50 PM :: 7645 Views :: Economy, Military
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...Hawaii could see layoffs and reduced income growth, which in turn would weigh on economic growth....
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Monday, February 18, 2013 |
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Dallas police-fire pension fund has $Multi-Million bet on Hawaii real estate
By Selected News Articles @ 12:37 AM :: 7458 Views :: Development, Economy
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On a hillside in Hawaii sits a lavish home — a six-building estate that looks out over dark lava fields, the Pacific Ocean and a championship golf course....
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