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National Unemployment Drops to 9.4%. Economy adds 103,000 Jobs in December. Calaveras 15.9%, Tuolumne 13.6%, Alpine 12.4% & Amador 13% |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/07/2011 07:42 AM
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| Washington, DC...The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 9.4 percent in December, and nonfarm payroll employment increased by 103,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in leisure and hospitality and in health care but was little changed in other major industries... |
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Internet Gains on Television as Public's Main News Source More Young People Cite Internet than TV |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/06/2011 11:57 PM
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Washington, DC...The internet is slowly closing in on television as Americans’ main source of national and international news. Currently, 41% say they get most of their news about national and international news from the internet, which is little changed over the past two years but up 17 points since 2007. Television remains the most widely used source for national and international news – 66% of Americans say it is their main source of news – but that is down from 74% three years ago and 82% as recently as 2002....
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The Calaveras Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class Forming Now! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 01/03/2011 11:45 AM
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Calaveras County, CA....Calling all Leaders – New Leadership Class Forming Now. Our new Leadership Program is just starting, but it's not too late to join us! The Leadership Program is a 9 month intense study of Calaveras County. Each month the class studies a topic that is important to the county such as Education, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Government, Health, Human Services and more. One day of each month the Class travels to destinations to meet the Leaders of the industries that are subject of study. In addition, ....
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Construction Spending Up For Third Straight Month |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/03/2011 08:58 AM
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Washington, DC...The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that construction spending during November 2010 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $810.2 billion, 0.4 percent (±1.6%)* above the revised October estimate of $806.7 billion. The November figure is 6.0 percent (±1.9%) below the November 2009 estimate of $861.5 billion. During the first 11 months of this year, construction spending amounted to $753.9 billion, 10.6 percent (±1.0%) below the $843.1 billion for the same period in 2009...
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The Chamber of Commerce is Seeking Nominations for Business of The Year! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 01/02/2011 09:01 AM
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Calaveras County, CA....Each year the Chamber of Commerce Awards a local business with the Business of the Year Award. This year we are inviting all Chamber Members to submit a Business for consideration of the award. We have to say, John and I were so honored to receive the Award for Business of Year in 2009. The criteria for selection is:
1) Community Involvement
2) Charity Involvement
3) Chamber Membership
4) Business Success Story....
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Is 2011 Your Year? It Can Be!! ~By John Hamilton |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/02/2011 11:12 AM
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Arnold, CA...The start of a new year has many of us thinking about the state of our lives. For many of us our lives have been rolling along with nary a dip. For those we congratulate you! For many others including me the past few years have brought many challenges. The whole world seems less certain and more at flux than anytime many of us can remember...
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Weekly Market Update Week of December 27, 2010 ~By Donna Stevenson Pacific West Financial Group |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/31/2010 08:11 AM
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Copperopolis, CA...A note from us to you… U.S. founding father Thomas Paine wrote: “The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection.” As we ponder the experiences of 2010, we cannot help but see timeless value in his words.
As one year draws to a close and the next unfolds before us, we are moved to reflect on the people and experiences that brought us to this point. Such reflection is essential because it helps us to be thankful for what we have, to grow in acuity, and to make prudent plans for the future...
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Facebook top-visited Website for first year! Social network search term tops list for fifth straight year. |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/30/2010 08:21 AM
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New York, N.Y... - Experian® Hitwise®, a part of Experian Marketing Services, has analyzed the top 1000 search terms for 20101 and Facebook was the top-searched term overall. This is the second year that the social networking website has been the top search term overall, accounting for 2.11 percent of all searches.1 Four variations of the term "facebook" were among the top 10 terms and accounted for 3.48 percent of searches overall...
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California Has Largest Drop in Unemployment Claims Last Week |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/30/2010 09:11 AM
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Washington, DC...In the week ending Dec. 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 388,000, a decrease of 34,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 422,000. The 4-week moving average was 414,000, a decrease of 12,500 from the previous week's revised average of 426,500...
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New Fee on Delinquent Taxpayers Effective January 1, 2011~Press Release |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/27/2010 11:14 AM
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Sacramento, CA...The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) announced today that thousands of California businesses will potentially be assessed a fee on past due liabilities beginning in 2011, under recently enacted legislation. More than 90,000 businesses will be notified of this potential fee beginning January 1, 2011...
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