Torrance, CA…After its global reveal in Geneva earlier this month, the first production Civic Type R coming to America will make its U.S. debut at the 2017 AutoCon automotive performance and tuning convention in Los Angeles on March 26 with an on-stage presentation scheduled for 4:00 PM PDT. With 306 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of […]
Washington, DC…The Teamsters Union is pleased with the Trump administration’s prompt issuance of a presidential permit today for the Keystone XL Pipeline. The $8 billion project is projected to create more than 42,000 American jobs building critical energy infrastructure. “This project will put thousands of Americans, including Teamsters, to work in good union jobs that […]
Minneapolis, MN…Shoppers may notice something unusual about the boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios on grocery store shelves this spring — “BuzzBee,” the brand’s iconic spokesbee, is missing and there’s a very important reason why. Buzz disappeared from boxes because there’s something serious going on with the world’s pollinators. Pollinators are critical to our environment. More […]
Olympic Valley, CA…Digital wealth platform provider RobustWealth and Roofstock (the first online marketplace created exclusively for investing in leased Single-Family Rental homes that generate cash flow day one) announced their planned product integration during the firms’ joint conference for investment advisors held at Squaw Valley ski resort. RobustWealth’s technology was developed for investment advisors to […]
Seattle, WA…Alaska Airlines and Virgin America today shared their vision for the future of the combined carrier, as the company solidifies its status as the West Coast’s premier airline. After careful consideration, the combined company will adopt Alaska’s name and logo, retiring the Virgin America name likely sometime in 2019. However, the combined airline will […]
Billings, MT….Man is inextricably connected to nature. No matter the age, the culture or the location, there is a constant longing to get ourselves outside. To experience the sun on our faces. To feel the grass between our toes. It’s that “outside desire” that seems to be propelling record numbers of North Americans to experience […]
Washington, DC…President Trump Lead Roundtable Discussion on Vocational Training with United States and German Business Leaders
Detroit, MI…Thank you very much. It is truly great to be back here in Michigan — great. (Applause.) And it’s also wonderful to be here with the leaders, workers, engineers and suppliers of Ford, and Fiat-Chrysler, and General Motors, and many others. We have so many leaders that we just met, all of the leaders […]
Washington, DC…Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in February indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace. Job gains remained solid and the unemployment rate was little changed in recent months. Household spending has continued to rise moderately while […]
Washington, DC…Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 235,000 in February, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.7 percent. Job gains occurred in construction, private educational services, manufacturing, health care, and mining. Incorporating revisions for December and January, which increased nonfarm payroll employment by 9,000 on net, monthly job gains have averaged 209,000 over the past […]
