Business / Economy
Financial Wanderings with Brad Blackburn – Stocks, Interest Rates, Trade Deals
Brad Blackburn with Blackburn Financial in Cashmere joins Dan Langager in your Financial Wanderings to talk about the recent tank of the stock market, raising of federal interest rates, what the newly-redone NAFTA means for trade and more.
Read MoreConstruction, Healthcare Lead Local Economy, August Unemployment Rate At Record 4%
A streak of record-low unemployment rates continues in the Chelan-Douglas County economy. August this year sported a 4 percent unemployment rate, down from 4.3 percent in August last year. July 2018 was at 3.2 percent, a record for that month. Regional Labor Economist Don Meseck told KOHO the local labor force has fluctuated over the…
Read MoreState Using Federal Grant to Expand Programs Helping Injured, Ill Employees Return to Work
A Washington state program aimed at helping people get back into the workforce is getting a grant from the federal government. And if things go well, it could get more funding, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Protesters Gather Outside Wenatchee World Building Over Publisher Editorial
Editorials can be tricky sometimes. Especially when it rubs some people the wrong way and they protest in front of your place of work. Marcus Bellissimo reports. You can read Ackerman’s editorial here.
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Leavenworth Adventure Park On Hold, Developers Say After Reviewing Public Comments
The brakes were engaged for plans for an alpine coaster in Leavenworth. But with regrouping and due diligence, developers may still get the green light. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Calling All Wenatchee Valley Young Professionals – It’s YP Week
Join the Wenatchee Downtown Association and community partners for the second annual Young Professionals Week. The Association’s Program & Events Director Meredith Hilger said the week-long series of events are for young professionals hoping to network, learn more about the community and ways to get involved.
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High-Quality Cherry Harvest Above Prediction, Apple Crop Down Slightly
Some fruit harvests in our region are wrapping up, while others have yet to begin. And the Washington State Tree Fruit Association keeps track of the all. Marcus Bellissimo has more.
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Douglas County Officials Say New Management Plan Needed For Pangborn Airport
Despite a record number of passengers this year and a potential new flight to San Francisco, the Pangborn Memorial Airport operates in the red. The deficits are made up by the Ports of Chelan and Douglas Counties, but officials say the current funding and operations agreement is no longer viable. It is the position of…
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Applications Open Now for Hundreds of Forest Service Jobs in Summer 2019
Summer jobs with the forest service are a great way to build a resume or a career. However, time is of the essence as the window to apply is now through early October. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreFinancial Wanderings with Brad Blackburn – Great Recession, Stock Market, Interest Rates
Brad Blackburn with Blackburn Financial in Cashmere joins Dan Langager in your Financial Wanderings to talk about the 10-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Bros. and the start of the Great Recession, record highs in the stock market, whether the Fed should raise interest rates again and more.
Read MoreNot Just Wash. Apples Go Around The World, Its Growers Do Too
Wenatchee, Washington, the apple capital of the world, perhaps not literally but certainly by reputation, sends it apples all around the globe. The trading partnerships that make it possible to not only export millions of apples, but also learn growing practices from other apple-producing regions, take communication, outreach and a certain level of diplomacy. But…
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