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Postal Service Losses Continue in First Quarter |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/09/2012 09:33 AM
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service ended the first three months of its 2012 fiscal year (Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2011) with a net loss of $3.3 billion. Management expects large losses to continue until the Postal Service has implemented its network re-design and down-sizing and has restructured its healthcare program. Additionally, the return to financial stability requires legislation which gives the Postal Service typical commercial freedoms, including delivery flexibility, returns over $10 billion of amounts overpaid to the Federal Government and resolves the need to prefund retiree healthcare at rates not assessed any other entity in the United States....
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Unemployment Drops to 8.3 Percent According to Latest Report |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/03/2012 07:12 AM
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| Washington, DC...Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread in the private sector, with large employment gains in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing. Government employment changed little over the month... |
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Labor Force Participation Rate at 30 Year Low |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/03/2012 11:18 AM
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Washington, DC...One of the dark facts behind the good news of an improving unemployment rate is the shrinking labor force. The percentage of the US Population participating in the workforce is at 30 year lows. The graph below from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the Labor Participation Rate for the last 10 years....
The US Labor Force Participation Rate over the Last 10 Years |
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Leadership Calaveras Class of 2011 Promotes “Food For Thought” Program |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/02/2012 12:24 AM
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(Calaveras County, CA) As part of the course completion guidelines for the Leadership Calaveras Class of 2011, the course participants are required to complete a community based project. The project, named “Food for Thought”, is aimed at assisting The Resource Connection Food Bank with a program that is currently being utilized at Calaveras High School. At present, The Resource Connection Food Bank distributes healthy snack bags containing nutritional foods each Friday to 150 high school students who are in need of nutritional foods over their weekends...
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Murphys Has Gone Dollar Store Happy |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/02/2012 10:23 AM
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Murphys, CA...The old Sierra Gift and Office Supply Location is now the area's newest Dollar Store. The new Dollar Store not only brings life to the Tom Bell Road shopping center but fills a needed niche in retail in the county as we strive to keep those dollars circulating locally...
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Gasoline Use Continued Downward Trend as High Gas Prices Rose 23% |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 01/31/2012 09:57 AM
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| Sacramento – Gasoline consumption in California declined 1.8 percent in October 2011 while diesel fuel consumption increased 4.8 percent according to a report released today by California State Board of Equalization (BOE) Second District Member Senator George Runner.... |
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Northwestern Mutual Financial Network David A. Bowman, CLU, CHFC |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 01/31/2012 12:21 PM
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Murphys, CA...We would like to thank David Bowman for advertising on ThePineTree.net. Click below for more information or give him a call at 209.728.2400
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Vicki Bur is the Chamber's Gold Nugget Raffle Winner!! |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 01/30/2012 12:48 PM
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Angels Camp, CA...Last Thursday night at the Chamber Mixer at Rabobank. The multi-ounce nugget will no doubt make a golden addition for the Bur family. The mixer at Rabobank was very well attended and Rabobank VIPs were even on hand to tout the business and farm friendly programs Rabobank has in place to help local business thrive...
 
Click Above For more Photos from the Mixer..
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Wells Fargo Foundation Donates $2,500 for Youth Mentoring |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 01/30/2012 06:06 PM
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San Andreas, CA...The Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program was honored recently with a $2,500 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation. Longtime mentor and Wells Fargo customer Don Amo brought the mentoring program to Wells Fargo’s attention. Don and his mentee Sam were matched in the program for more than five years before Sam graduated from high school, and they are still close friends. Don is also a member of the Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program’s Advisory Committee, where he became aware of the program’s effort to attract Wells Fargo support...
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Been Dreaming of a Mountain Cabin?? |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 01/26/2012 02:54 PM
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Arnold, CA...Now may be the perfect opportunity to make your dreams come true! With prices at levels as low as they have been since late 2001, and interest rates at a historical 3.89%, what are you waiting for? Prices continue to fall in mountain towns like Arnold, Murphys, Hathaway Pines, Dorrington, Camp Connell, Big Trees and Bear Valley. From cute, cozy A-frames to lavish lodges, and everywhere in between, there's plenty of variety to choose from in the Greater Arnold Area....
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