UAL head Oscar Munoz is coming back to work only two months after having a heart transplant. Would you? Read the whole story HERE.
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Monthly Archives: March 2016
The January 2016 Economic Index Is IN
The January Economic Index is in and shows that while most sectors were quiet, the average home sale dipped from $285K in December to $243K last month. Thanks again to Dr Eschker and his hardworking crew, Read the full report HERE.
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Sports Authority Store Closings List
Sports Authority is closing 140 stores, 19 of which are in California. The closures do not include the Eureka store, according to this list. Nearby SA stores that will be closing include those in Redding, Corte Madera and Stockton and, in Oregon, those in Roseburg, Klamath Falls, Salem and Hillsboro.
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Liar’s Club- you’ve got to see this video.
Courtesy of the excellent newsletter Fox & Hounds. Look HERE.
Three Things I Didn’t Know Until Now
Forwarded for your edification:
‘Fraid of spiders? Get used to them. Every household in the United States harbors about 100 of them. But they only kill about seven people a year. Snakes kill five. This was in Better Homes and Gardens so it has to be true.
That actor who plays The Asshole in the National Car Rental ads, the guy who doesn’t want to talk to mere humans and negotiates a raise with himself, is Patrick Warburton, who played Elaine’s idiot used-car salesman boyfriend, the one who told her she was going to Hell. I sure didn’t recognize him. Guy is a genius. I didn’t used to appreciate those ads but I’ve seen the light.
The unemployment rate in Shasta County is 8% according to the Redding Searchlight-Record. That’s compared to 5% for Humboldt County.
(Bonus) According to the same paper, Red Emmerson of Sierra Pacific Industries is still rich. In fact, his Forbes ranking increased from 481 to 435 while his worth remained about the same, meaning some folks above him in the list had a tough year. HERE’S the story.
(Another bonus) Wild Rose Farm in Blue Lake is the larges quinoa producer in the US. You would have known that if you’d read the Greenway newsletter last week.
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COSTCO raises starting wage to $13.00
Retail giant Costco is increasing its starting wage by $1.50 to $13per hour. Read the whole story HERE. This after our civic leaders foretold the end of he Republic if Eureka were to have an $11/hour minimum. How can they afford this? Could good management have something to do with it? Do you think ??.
I love COSTCO.
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