We keep hearing that the economy is recovering, if it hasn’t already recovered, from the disastrous economic climate which began with the crash of 2008. Yet many Americans still feel insecure about the future. They are not imagining things: hard statistics unfortunately supports this negative feeling. • The middle class is getting smaller while the… Continue Reading
Due to intense global competition in the aviation industry, Boeing is reportedly planning to reduce its workforce by 8,000 jobs, representing 10 percent of its Washington State employees. The aerospace giant said it will eliminate 4,000 jobs in its commercial airliner division. Approximately one third of those cuts will come from voluntary resignations, while the… Continue Reading
RentCafe, a website that helps people locate rental apartments, investigated which US zip codes have the most expensive rental rates in the country. Their survey picked only apartment buildings with at least 50 rental units in zip code areas with at least 200 such buildings. The following information was gleaned from Yardi Matrix, a rental… Continue Reading
Business is booming in Texas, at least according to the annual Governor’s Cup list in Site Selection magazine. Texas outshone the other 49 states with 702 new and expanded business and industrial facilities. It was the third year in a row that Texas topped the list. Ohio placed second, with 517 new projects last year.… Continue Reading
If you are a new estate planner (or a seasoned one for that matter) then you should probably know about the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC). Their goal is to promote a multi-disciplinary approach to estate planning through the support of local estate planning councils. They have many materials that are helpful,… Continue Reading
Since the beginning of what has come to be known as the “Great Recession” at the end of 2007, the US economy has been struggling. After the worst had finally passed, the economy started to grow again, and people started to get back to work. However, one piece of the puzzle has been elusive: the… Continue Reading
US Magistrate Judge James Orenstein ruled that the US Department of Justice cannot force Apple to give the FBI access to locked iPhone data. Justice was trying to use a 227-year-old law to force Apple to create specialized software that does not now exist to help the FBI get into a cell phone which is… Continue Reading
It has been fifty years since the United States and Cuba allowed commercial traffic to enter and leave their respective air-spaces. Now, since last Tuesday, a deal signed by the two parties paves the way for the restoration of commercial flights between Cuba and the US. As soon as the deal was signed the US… Continue Reading
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. General Vincent Stewart told the Senate Armed Services Committee that ISIS “”will probably attempt to conduct additional attacks in Europe, and attempt to direct attacks on the US homeland in 2016.” He was speaking at the annual US Senate hearing on world-wide threats along with other key US… Continue Reading
In some cities more than others, “it’s all about the money.” Although most of the time more goes into the equation of where someone is going to live than just potential salary, knowing where the highest paying jobs are located can help influence that decision. US News recently released its Best Jobs Rankings for 2016,… Continue Reading