Manufacturers’ News, Inc.– Industrial employment in Massachusetts posted a slight gain over the past year, reports the 2015 Massachusetts Manufacturers Register®, a manufacturers database and directory published by Manufacturers’ News, Inc. (MNI). According to data collected by MNI, Massachusetts manufacturers added 1,017 jobs, or less than one percent, from August 2013 to August 2014,… Keep reading →
Governor Pat Quinn, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and Amazon.com, Inc. today announced plans to create more than 1,000 full-time jobs and $75 million in investment in Illinois. Amazon is beginning site selection activities and it plans to open its first facility in Illinois next year. “Today Illinois is leading the Midwest in job… Keep reading →
Manufacturers’ News, Inc.–Industrial employment in Montana posted a slight gain over the past year, reports the 2015 Montana Manufacturers Directory®, a manufacturers database and directory published by Manufacturers’ News, Inc. (MNI). According to data collected by MNI, Montana manufacturers added 123 jobs, or about a half percent, from August 2013 to August 2014, its third… Keep reading →
A new report published by the Federal Reserve Board reveals further evidence that big banks continue to reap huge dividends from the fees they charge for debit card transactions. The report found that the cost for debit card transactions in 2013 was as little as 4.4 cents. Despite this, banks continue to charge on average… Keep reading →
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/l457m5/employee_benefits) has announced the addition of the “Employee Benefits in Lithuania” report to their offering. Lithuania inherited a Soviet-style pension system with characteristics such as generous early retirement provisions, privileges for certain occupational groups, and a weak link between contributions and benefits. The economic crisis in the 1990s forced the Lithuanian government… Keep reading →
The Business Roundtable third quarter 2014 CEO Economic Outlook Index ‒ which provides a picture of the future direction of the U.S. economy based upon CEOs’ plans for sales, capital spending and hiring ‒ declined moderately from the second quarter. Results show plans for capital expenditures, hiring and sales all decreased relative to the previous… Keep reading →
For most of its history, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) has relied on paper food instruments (checks or vouchers) for delivering healthy foods to pregnant women and families with young children. WIC provides a prescription of healthy foods to enrollees, requiring them to make purchases from authorized grocery stores… Keep reading →
Manufacturers’ News, Inc. — Manufacturing employment in Pennsylvania declined in the past year, reports the 2015 Pennsylvania Manufacturers Register®, an industrial database and directory published by Manufacturers’ News, Inc. (MNI). According to data collected by MNI, Pennsylvania lost 6,330 manufacturing jobs, or nearly 1%, from July 2013 to July 2014, in contrast to the 1.4%… Keep reading →
Manufacturers’ News, Inc.– Manufacturing employment in Delaware declined in the past year, reports the 2015 Delaware Manufacturers Register®, an industrial database and directory published by Manufacturers’ News, Inc. (MNI). According to data collected by MNI, Delaware lost 307 manufacturing jobs, or nearly 1%, from July 2013 to July 2014, in contrast to the 1.4% national… Keep reading →
Manufacturers’ News, Inc. — For a fourth straight year, industrial employment in Colorado posted a gain, reports the 2015 Colorado Manufacturers Directory®, a manufacturers database and directory published by Manufacturers’ News, Inc. (MNI). According to data collected by MNI, Colorado manufacturers added 2,919 jobs, a 1.3% increase, from June 2013 to June 2014, slightly… Keep reading →