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Calaveras County Woman Honored With Prestigious Leadership Award During A Home Staging Convention |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/14/2012 08:32 AM
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Valley Springs, CA February 13, 2012 Shell Brodnax, President/CEO of the Real Estate Staging Association® (RESA®), the trade association for professional home stagers was honored by the Staging & Design Network as the 2011 Leader of the Year during the association’s annual convention in Las Vegas, Nevada....
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CALTRANS AWARDS $203 MILLION IN GRANTS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT AND AIR QUALITY |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/13/2012 11:19 AM
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| STOCKTON – Caltrans has awarded nearly $203 million in grants to improve public transit across California. More than 80 projects will upgrade transit service, purchase eco-friendly buses, modernize transit stations and create jobs throughout the state. The grants are funded through Proposition 1B, the 2006 voter-approved transportation bond, which is providing $3.6 billion over a ten-year period to improve public transit in California... |
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California Gold Opens ARCO and ampm Market in Sonora |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/13/2012 01:21 PM
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| Sonora, CA—California Gold Development Corporation, a Northern California real estate development and construction firm, has announced the opening of an Arco ampm in Sonora, off of Highway 108. California Gold broke ground on the Arco ampm project on September 6, 2011 and construction was completed by December 15, 2011, and also includes a location for a yet-unannounced fast food franchise.... |
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Thank You for a Record Setting January!!! |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/13/2012 05:17 PM
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Avery, CA..We would like to thank you for making January one of the busiest months in the 7 year history of ThePineTree.net. We had the highest number of daily visitors and visits in our history and the third highest number of page views ever!! Each and everyday last month we averaged over 17,500 of you who stopped by everyday!! We are humbled and we will do our best to provide something interesting and informative and timely each and every visit...
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State Board of Equalization Steps Up Compliance Actions |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/10/2012 08:05 AM
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| Sacramento – Retailers and businesses in California were sent more than 9700 letters by the Board of Equalization (BOE) notifying them of Statewide Compliance and Outreach Program (SCOP) Team visits to educate business owners on sales and use tax reporting responsibilities, increase tax compliance, and to help make our tax system fair and equal for all Californians... |
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Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital Awards in $22,000 Community Grants |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/10/2012 12:41 PM
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SAN ANDREAS, CA – February 9th, 2012– Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital (MTSJH) has selected four Calaveras County nonprofit organizations to receive Dignity Health Community Grants for 2011. “On behalf of Dignity Health, we are pleased to award more than $22,000 in community grants this year,” said Patti Monczewski, Interim Hospital President. “Each organization provides invaluable services to the community ranging from seniors to youth.”...
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Governor Brown and U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Reaffirm Strong Support for High-Speed Rail |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 02/10/2012 06:40 PM
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SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood yesterday reaffirmed their strong support for building High-Speed Rail in California. Secretary LaHood has traveled around the state this week to discuss the project with state and local officials as well as stakeholders.
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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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