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Commuter Rail Extension to Salinas Gets Funding Boost
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
Reported in the Salinas Californian June 13, 2013 Written by Jeff MitchellThe long-awaited effort to establish commuter rail service into Monterey County inched closer to reality this week when the California Transportation Commission approved $18.1 million in funding for track improvements.Debbie Hale, executive director of the Transportation Agency of Monterey County, said Thursday the money will allow the project to move ahead with track improvements that will first allow Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor commuter rail program to ... Read More
Santa Clara County Leading Cause of Death is...
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
The County of Santa Clara released the results of a study on Thursday showing the overall health of residents from Gilroy up to Palo Alto. The report is being used to create a new Health Element of the Santa Clara County General Plan. “This report helps us better understand some of the health challenges our residents face, and gives us the tools to make improvements through the planning process,” said Supervisor Joe Simitian.See some of the ... Read More
Will 2013 Mark a Turning Point in Fed Policy?
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
From T. Rowe Price Insights, by Alan Levenson, T. Rowe Price Chief Economist:With recent data showing the U.S. economy continuing to expand at a moderate pace, domestic stock markets trading near record highs, and some Fed officials publicly worrying that low interest rates could destabilize markets, many investors are increasingly attuned to signs that the central bank is preparing to temper its easy-money policies.Change will come first to the Fed's asset purchase plan Since late 2008, ... Read More
ManpowerGroup Annual Talent Shortage Survey Reveals U.S. Employers Making Strides to Build Sustainable Workforces, Report Less Difficulty Filling Open Positions
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
MILWAUKEE (May 28, 2013) - ManpowerGroup today released the results of its eighth annual Talent Shortage Survey, revealing 39 percent of U.S. employers are having difficulty finding staff with the right skills,down from 49 percent in 2012. U.S. employers report a slightly more pronounced talent shortage than their global peers, 35 percent of whom report difficulty finding the right people for key roles. According to the survey, nearly half (49 percent) of U.S. employers recognize that ... Read More
Graniterock Teams with UCSC Cal Teach for Algebra Enrichment
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
This from the May 2013 UCSC Cal Teach Newsletter:Donors Help UCSC Cal Teach Sponsor Summer EnrichmentGraniterock Summer Algebra Academy (August 12-17): Under leadership from the UCSC Math Department’s Nandini Bhattacharya, Cal Teach interns will support rising 8th graders in an algebra acceleration program sponsored by leading local company Graniterock at their headquarters in Watsonville. Cal Teach and UCSC’s MBAMP program hope to extend the collaboration with Graniterock, with Cal Teach interns to coach follow-up Math Clubs ... Read More
Home Prices are Climbing at the Fastest Pace Since March 2006
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
by Mamta BadkarNationwide home prices including distressed sales were up 10.5% year-over-year in March, according to CoreLogic's latest home price report. On a monthly basis home prices were up 1.9%.This was the thirteenth straight monthly rise, and the fastest pace of increase since March 2006. Ex-distressed sales, home prices were up 10.7% year-over-year and 2.4% on the month.“For the first time since March 2006, both the overall index and the index that excludes distressed sales are ... Read More
San Francisco Building Boom Brings Change
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
By Carolyn Said, San Francisco ChronicleApril 29, 2013A chorus line of more than two dozen skeletal construction cranes looms over San Francisco's skyline. A stroll down Market Street - or sections of Mission or Octavia or many other major thoroughfares - is punctuated by the clatter of pile drivers and jackhammers. Around the city, thousands of workers are busily erecting more than 140 building projects, big and small, that will yield about 4,000 new housing units. ... Read More
Stone, the Original Green Building Material
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
From Building Greenhttp://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2013/3/29/Stone-The-Original-Green-Building-Material/Stone was one of our first building materials. It has been used to construct everything from humble dwellings to our most iconic structures. As a building material, stone requires virtually no manufacturing and is so durable that stone structures built thousands of years ago are still used today—characteristics few contemporary “green” products can equal. Yet stone has been largely overlooked by the green building movement, while ephemeral products made of recycled plastic often carry ... Read More
Salinas Update: Building, Farming Lead Positive Job Trends
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
This fromD.L. Taylor of the Salinas Californian, , March 29, 2013Jobless numbers for both Salinas and Monterey County continued to decline during February, according to data released Friday by the state Employment Development Department. It marks the second straight month the local economy has seen jumps in the number of employed residents.The unemployment rate for Monterey County stood at 13.5 percent in February, down nearly a full percentage point from February 2012’s mark of 14.4 percent, ... Read More
Construction Coming Back to Life
Posted by Graniterock on Wed, March 18th, 2015, 8:16 am
On the front page of Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle, writer Carolyn Said heralds a rebound in San Francsico's construction job market.The housing downturn and recession clobbered the construction industry, wiping out 2.2 million jobs nationwide and about 380,000 in California. But now, those jobs are coming back — and the Bay Area with its current building boom, is the epicenter of a recovery in solid, blue-collar employment for skilled tradespeople, as we investigate here.Construction provided the ... Read More
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