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Is unemployment compensation considered a from of economic stimulus?
Question by murphy: Is unemployment compensation considered a from of economic stimulus?
Since unemployment compensation is spent mostly on the economy (i.e. rent, food, transportation, etc…) is it considered a form of economic stimulus?
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Answer by Bored Goblin
yes, although it also discourages people from finding jobs.
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Tunnel Construction in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld
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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 12, 2013
Demand for tunnel construction services is coming out of the dark. The economic downturn decimated demand for industry services as state and local municipalities cut back expenditures on transportation projects and private investments contracted, says IBISWorld industry analyst Deonta Smith. A shortage of property and fuel tax revenue, coupled with the rising need for unemployment insurance, prompted state and local governments to cutback transportation expenditures during the recession, hindering industry expansion. Due to these trends, IBISWorld expects revenue to drop 1.1% on average to $ 1.8 billion in the five years to 2013. In response, the federal government implemented numerous initiatives such as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act to assist the industry in a turnaround.
Over the past five years, utility tunnel maintenance and construction has emerged as one of the strongest needs in many states. According to Smith, Aging pipes and innovative plans to acquire more resources have prompted demand for tunnel construction projects. In addition, demand has grown with an increase in private toll roads; as such, private investors have become significant sources of demand for the Tunnel Construction industry. As a result of foregone maintenance on utility tunnels and an increase in public private partnerships, demand for tunnel construction services is slated for an immediate increase in demand. Subsequently, IBISWorld expects revenue to increase 2.8% in 2013.
The Tunnel Construction industry has a low level of market share concentration. In 2013, the top four companies will account for less than an estimated 15.0% of industry revenue. During the past five years, the number of companies has remained flat, increasing at an estimated annualized rate of 0.6% to 110. During the next five years, the number of companies is projected to increase at a faster rate, growing at an average annual rate of 1.6% to 119. The growth in the number of industry companies will be supported by moderate barriers to entry and increasing federal spending on tunnel construction services.
The industry is forecast to return to grow strongly over the next five years. As the economy recovers, demand from private-sector development will normalize, and state and local governments’ transportation outlays will rebound, offsetting the drop off in federal stimulus investment. As a result of pent-up demand from delayed projects, industry employment is expected to increase. The number of employees is projected to rise at an average annual rate of about 4.9% to 6,682 contractors.
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IBISWorld industry Report Key Topics
This industry constructs tunnels. Types of projects include new work, reconstruction and repairs. This industry does not include road and highway construction activity.
Industry Performance
Executive Summary
Key External Drivers
Current Performance
Industry Outlook
Industry Life Cycle
Products & Markets
Supply Chain
Products & Services
Major Markets
Globalization & Trade
Business Locations
Competitive Landscape
Market Share Concentration
Key Success Factors
Cost Structure Benchmarks
Barriers to Entry
Major Companies
Operating Conditions
Capital Intensity
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Annual Change
Key Ratios
About IBISWorld Inc.
Recognized as the nations most trusted independent source of industry and market research, IBISWorld offers a comprehensive database of unique information and analysis on every US industry. With an extensive online portfolio, valued for its depth and scope, the company equips clients with the insight necessary to make better business decisions. Headquartered in Los Angeles, IBISWorld serves a range of business, professional service and government organizations through more than 10 locations worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.ibisworld.com or call 1-800-330-3772.
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NW Jeweler Seattle Diamonds Reveals Research Showing Aboriginal Canadians may not be Benefiting from Canadas Lucrative Diamond Mines
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Seattle, WA (PRWEB) May 01, 2013
As Canadian-mined diamonds celebrate their crystal anniversary of being introduced to the world market, new data gathered by Seattle Diamonds, a Seattle-based jeweler shows that profits aren’t staying as local as were expected in 1998.
It was only 1998 when the first diamond mines began to open in Canada, forged on the promise of stimulating the national economy and creating jobs for both the indigenous tribes of the Northwest Territories as well as the general Canadian populous. The allure of a lucrative alternative to conflict diamonds portrayed the prospect of mining Canadian diamonds as a plan that was as morally sound as it was economical. Jump 15 years ahead to the present and Canada is now the 3rd largest producer of diamonds in the world with nearly 18 million carats being produced annually.
According to recent progress reports released by the Northwest Territories Chamber of Mines, the mines of the Northwest Territories at Snap Lake, Ekati, and Diavik, owned respectively by DeBeers, BHP, and the Harry Winston Group, have spent a combined $ 12.8 billion over the past 15 years on building and operational costs. Of that, 72% or $ 9.25 billion has been spent with northern companies, of which $ 4.2 billion was spent directly with Aboriginal companies. Further more, the big three have paid nearly $ 213 million in property and fuel taxes directly to the Government of the Northwest Territories, and an additional $ 102.8 million have been donated to various community resource programs over this same course of time.
For a region of Canada that has a population slightly under 43,000, these seem like massive numbers. That is until you note that there is still a 32% unemployment rate within that citizenry. The distribution of this wealth is therefore anything but even within the Great White North. Initial occupational predictions for Canadian mined diamonds were that 1,826 jobs would be created, with 62% of those being local resident employment. Actual job numbers from Canadian diamonds have far out-shot those original forecasts with the creation of 3,028 jobs, but only 50% of those have gone to residents.
This outcome is due to a specific lack of education within the natives of the land of the 1,902 locals that went through the assessment process, only 737 had the capabilities to begin and complete training to work directly in the mines. While the potential personnel for the Canadian diamond industry are living in close proximity to the mines, they lack the fundamental schooling required as a foundation for the skill training to work there. This lack of coherence between those producing Canadian mined diamonds and the indigenous people living on the mined land is now leading many to believe that the corporations need to supplement the local economies with much more than was originally planned.
While this is certainly still a better alternative to the slave-labor and murder associated with conflict diamonds, the education predicament is accentuated even more within the surrounding tribes of DeBeers Victor Mine in Ontario. Unemployment rates are similar to those in the NW Territories, around 30%, but for the 1,900 residents of nearby Attawapiskat, only a handful have been able to secure a job in the mine. Many children in the area dont ever receive a formal education, so the potential of working at any level in the production of Canadian diamonds is non-existent. DeBeers pays the people of the region $ 2 million a year in royalties, but as a struggling community thats watching a Fortune 500 company pull nearly 800,000 carats a year out of their neighboring land, theyre making a demand for more. Tom Ormsby, director of external and corporate affairs for DeBeers Canada, says his company backs the idea of resource revenue sharing, but that sharing arrangements with First Nations communities are up to the government rather than the company to decide.
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Leaders work to shield Indiana's Camp Atterbury from closings
Leaders work to shield Indiana'' s Camp Atterbury from closings
Indiana congressmen will work to preserve and secure Camp Atterbury, the Muscatatuck Center for Complex Operations in Jennings County and other Indiana military centers, Coats stated. They prepare to promote Indiana as an affordable and centrally found …
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Israeli green team deals with closure due to funding troubles
Among the most vital ecological companies in northern Israel states it faces imminent closure after failing to raise adequate money to continue operations. The general public Health Coalition has actually been active in the Haifa Bay area for 12 years, concentrating …
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Limousine fire: Women killed satisfied through nursing, pals say
“”LimoStop Inc. will do everything possible to examine and assist authorities in determining the source of this fire in order to help bring forth responses and offer closure to the sufferers and their families,” “the statement said. The Foster City Fire …
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Do colleges care if you have transferred from a 4-year college to a community college?
Question by John: Do colleges care if you have transferred from a 4-year college to a community college?
I am a sophomore at 4-year college right now and don’t like the school. I want to fininsh off this coming semester so I can transfer to a community college since it’s cheaper. I plan on taking the next semester at a cc. And then when I become a junior, I’m going to another 4-year college to graduate. Will the colleges I will be applying next year wonder why I started out as a student at a 4-year college but then decided to transfer over to a community colleges?
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Answer by Lolajean
theyll probably ask… because inquiring minds (and nosy minds) want to know but its know big deal… heck I did the same thing … the first university was too much money for me(I was out of state) so I went back in state to attend a community college and I received my associates after that I went to a 4 year university and I received my bachelor I was only there for 10 month because I recieved majority of my credits from the first university and the community college
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Trucking Companies Now Have Easier Payroll Options with EzPaycheck from Halfpricesoft.com
Houston, TX (PRWEB) May 03, 2013
Ezpaycheck payroll software has just updated the new 2013 version to accommodate even the smallest trucking companies. Because of the differential pay involved in trucking industries, payroll can be a hassle with most payroll software, but not when using Ezpaycheck software from halfpricesoft.com.
Now is a great time for small businesses to automate their payroll processing with ezPaycheck payroll software, Dr. Ge, the founder of halfpricesoft.com, explained. Because we offer differential pay options for small companies at no additional charge, halfpricesoft.com is confident that customers will be pros at calculating payroll in no time, he added.
Furthermore, customers can now can set up tax options, calculate payroll, which includes federal, local and state taxes as well as deductions for Medicare, insurance and 401K all in house with EzPaycheck software.
Consumers can view sample paychecks, FAQ pages and the new quick start guide on how to for many different questions and answers on the homepage at halfpricesoft.com.
Priced at just $ 89 per installation for new customers ($ 59 for ezPaycheck 2012 customers), ezPaycheck payroll software is affordable for any size business.
Potential customers are encouraged to test-drive the easy-to-use, flexible features of ezPaycheck payroll software risk free at http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll_software_download.asp with no credit carded needed and no obligation.
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Prints payroll checks on blank computer checks or preprinted checks.
Automatically calculates Federal Withholding Tax, Social Security, Medicare Tax and Employer Unemployment Taxes.
Includes built-in tax tables for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Creates and maintains payrolls for multiple companies, and does it simultaneously.
Supports daily, weekly, biweekly, semimonthly and monthly payroll periods. Features report functions, print functions, and pay stub functions.
Prints tax forms 940, 941, W-2 and W-3.
Small business owners who are seeking productivity-booting solution are welcome to start the 30-day free test drive of ezPaycheck payroll software at http://www.halfpricesoft.com/payroll-software/Payroll-software.html.
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'Women do not do any of the creative work': Rejection letter from Walt Disney …
'Women do not do any of the creative work': Rejection letter from Walt Disney …
A rejection letter from Walt Disney, addressed to a young woman who had inquired about a job as an animator in 1938, highlights the blunt gender inequality that plagued women before World War II. Kevin Burg, a graphic artist from New York, discovered …
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Letter: Gun control doesn't work
Challenging words on a newspaper opinion page is seldom worth the effort. However, the opinion piece by Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, a Georgetown University professor, requires some critical thought to answer pure emotion ("The way forward …
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Letter, 4/30: Work to release captive
The United States of America can, and has, successfully found and dealt with folks who are "hiding," but the president, CIA and secretary of defense can't seem to get this job done in nearly four years. It is outrageous to allow a bunch of terrorists …
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Tim Tebow gets his first job offer … from the former Lingerie Football League
Tim Tebow gets his first job offer … from the former Lingerie Football League
But on the very same day the Jets kicked him to the curb, the Legends Football League — the fancy new name for the former Lingerie Football League — came through with a job offer. [Jason Cole: Jets' release of Tim Tebow could be blessing in disguise …
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Health worker with 'shy bladder' sues hospital for withdrawing job offer after …
An Iowa health worker with a "shy bladder" is suing a hospital she claims withdrew a job offer because she was "too embarrassed" to urinate for a drug test. Jennifer Conner says Iowa Methodist Medical Center, in Des Moines, discriminated against her …
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Tigers head coach O'Connor set to take up Leinster's job offer
Independent.ie› Sport› Rugby›. Tigers head coach O'Connor set to take up Leinster's job offer. Comments. Email; Print; Font Size. TOULOUSE, FRANCE – OCTOBER 14: Richard Cockerill (R) the Leicester director of. Richard Cockerill the Leicester director …
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Office Space: Office Furniture Manufacturing in the US Industry Market Research Report from IBISWorld has Been Updated
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 30, 2013
The Office Furniture Manufacturing industry has suffered during the five years to 2013 as businesses cut back on expenses in the midst of the recession. With declining demand, companies within the industry were forced to lower prices to remain competitive, hampering industry profit. Furthermore, the surge of low-cost imports continues to adversely affect the industry. Countries like China have lower labor and overhead costs allowing they to offer lower prices on comparable products, effectively eroding domestic demand for US-made products, IBISWorld industry analyst Brandon Ruiz says. Consequently, industry revenue is expected to decline at an average annual rate of 4.1% in the five years to 2013.
Volatile input prices have also adversely affected the Office Furniture Manufacturing industry. The price of steel, a major input for office furniture, plummeted 25.1% in 2009 and jumped 16.0% in the following year. These price fluctuations made it difficult for manufacturers to anticipate future spending and control costs, Ruiz says. Furthermore, as a result of declining demand and prices for new office furniture, profit decreased from 3.3% of revenue in 2008 to 1.9% in 2013. Consequently, many firms were forced to exit the industry completely. Despite these challenges, IBISWorld expects industry revenue to grow a modest 0.4% to $ 23.2 billion in 2013, fueled by US enterprise growth and the expansion of corporate profit. The more businesses there are, the more office furniture is needed.
During the five years to 2013, the number of office furniture manufacturers decreased. Overall, the Office Furniture Manufacturing industry has low market share concentration. In 2013, the industrys three largest players are Steelcase Inc., HNI Corporation and Herman Miller Inc. The remainder of the market is captured by a large number of small and privately owned businesses that successfully supply the local community’s retail demand.
As the number of US businesses increases, industry revenue is forecast to rise in the five years to 2018; however, some mitigating factors will remain. Higher import penetration will lower domestic demand and increase price pressures on domestic manufacturers, which will slightly constrict growth. Also, raw material prices are projected to continue increasing, which will adversely affect profit in the same period. Manufacturers can pass the additional costs on to buyers, but in doing so, they risk losing business to low-priced foreign imports. For more information, visit IBISWorlds Office Furniture Manufacturing industry in the US industry report page.
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IBISWorld industry Report Key Topics
The Office Furniture Manufacturing industry produces a wide range of office furniture, including bookcases, cabinets, chairs, desks and filing cabinets. It also manufactures office and store fixtures, such as cafeteria countertops (except kitchen and bathroom), furniture parts and partitions. Furniture may be ordered predesigned or customized, and may be sold assembled or unassembled.
Industry Performance
Executive Summary
Key External Drivers
Current Performance
Industry Outlook
Industry Life Cycle
Products & Markets
Supply Chain
Products & Services
Major Markets
Globalization & Trade
Business Locations
Competitive Landscape
Market Share Concentration
Key Success Factors
Cost Structure Benchmarks
Barriers to Entry
Major Companies
Operating Conditions
Capital Intensity
Key Statistics
Industry Data
Annual Change
Key Ratios
About IBISWorld Inc.
Recognized as the nations most trusted independent source of industry and market research, IBISWorld offers a comprehensive database of unique information and analysis on every US industry. With an extensive online portfolio, valued for its depth and scope, the company equips clients with the insight necessary to make better business decisions. Headquartered in Los Angeles, IBISWorld serves a range of business, professional service and government organizations through more than 10 locations worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.ibisworld.com or call 1-800-330-3772.
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Montgomery County, Ohio Announces Benefits for Employers Hiring Individuals Returning from Prison
Dayton, OH (PRWEB) February 28, 2013
The Montgomery County, Ohio Ex-Offender Reentry Policy Board and the Montgomery County Office of Ex-Offender Reentry welcomed U.S. Senator Rob Portman and U.S. Congressman Mike Turner to Dayton to discuss benefits available to employers who hire individuals returning to our community from prison.
U.S. District Judge Walter H. Rice and Montgomery County Commissioner Debbie Lieberman, Co-chairs of the Montgomery County Reentry Policy Board, joined Senator Portman, Congressman Turner, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce President Phil Parker and business owners for a media event held at the Dayton Convention Center.
Montgomery County, on an annual basis, sees approximately 1,700 to 2,000 women and men return to the community from state and federal prisons to every zip code in the county.
Intense teaching and coaching for ex-offenders working to change their lives for the better have shown significant results since the start of Montgomery Countys Reentry Program in December 2010. Employment is one of the keys to that success.
Montgomery County employers who work through the Office of Reentry can hire ex-offenders who have soft skills training and employers are eligible for tax credits and incentives, said County Commissioner Debbie Lieberman. Work opportunities provide hope and a chance to achieve success for ex-offenders who have made the decision to turn their lives around.
Employers who hire ex-offenders through the MCOER are guaranteed to be matched with individuals who have:
Soft Skill Training
Access to in-prison training and state issued certificates of achievement and employability
A pre-screen drug test
Other incentives that benefit employers:
A Federal Bonding program for ex-felons for up to $ 5,000.
The Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit available after the employee works the required number of hours, either full or part time.
Access to a company (WOTC Solutions) that will take responsibility for all required tax credit paperwork and reporting. They charge a fee from the tax credit so the risk to the employer is minimal.
When ex-offenders partner with community resources to turn their lives around, they have a greatly enhanced chance of avoiding criminal behavior and, in many cases, are able to gain employment, housing and reunification with their family, said U.S. District Court Judge Walter H. Rice.
In 2005, at the beginning of Montgomery Countys current effort to reduce recidivism, the county recidivism rate was 44.7%. By the end of 2011, the county recidivism rate had fallen dramatically to 32.2%. The Montgomery County Office of Ex-Offender Reentry is pleased to announce, over the past two years, an overall recidivism rate of 9.3% for all 1,371 clients who are eligible for and participated in specific programming.
The annual cost to incarcerate an individual is about $ 25,000. The cost to provide an ex-offender with a cognitive based reentry program with proven results is less than $ 1,000.00 total.
To learn more about the benefits of hiring individuals returning from prison, employers can contact the Montgomery County Office of Ex-Offender Reentry at 937-225-6460.
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