The Economy 157,000 Jobs in July as Economy Shows Continued Strength

The Economy 157,000 Jobs in July as Economy Shows Continued Strength

Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 157,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, in manufacturing, and in health care and social assistance. Household Survey Data In July, the unemployment rate edged down by 0.1 […]

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Career & Technical Training (C&TT) Scholarships for 2018 Totaling $15,000

Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) Awards Career & Technical Training (C&TT) Scholarships for 2018 Totaling $15,000

Angels Camp, CA…Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) awarded Career and Technical Training (C&TT) scholarships to a total of ten high school students during recent award night events. Seven Calaveras High School students, one Bret Harte High student and two Mountain Oaks students will each receive $1,500. Calaveras High School students receiving awards and their fields of […]

Employment Situation Summary for June, 213,000 New Jobs & Unemployment 4%

Employment Situation Summary for June, 213,000 New Jobs & Unemployment 4%

Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 213,000 in June, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth occurred in professional and business services, manufacturing, and health care, while retail trade lost jobs. Household Survey Data. The unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage point to […]

Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency (ATCAA) Receives Save Mart C.A.R.E.S Grant

Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency (ATCAA) Receives Save Mart C.A.R.E.S Grant

Jackson & Sonora, CA….The Save Mart C.A.R.E.S. Foundation Awards $70,000 in Grants in Q2 to Local Non-Profits. One Amador Organization Included. The Save Mart Companies C.A.R.E.S. Foundation is pleased to announce that fourteen organizations throughout California and Northern Nevada received grants. Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency $3,500 The Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency (ATCAA) helps individuals in […]

RCRC Joins California Delegation at SelectUSA Conference

RCRC Joins California Delegation at SelectUSA Conference

Washington, DC…RCRC partnered with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz) and other California economic development organizations at the 2018 SelectUSA Investment Summit (Summit) in Washington, D.C. last week. RCRC staff participated in a number of conversations with foreign entities interested in making investments and creating jobs in rural California. More than 3,000 […]

Golf Classic Raises $45,568 for Project HOPE

Golf Classic Raises $45,568 for Project HOPE

Copperopolis, CA…Last week, Adventist Health Sonora’s Foundation held the 22nd annual Golf Classic at Saddle Creek Golf Resort. It was a beautiful day for the 115 golfers who enjoyed 18 holes, lunch and an awards banquet. The tournament and contest winners were: 1st Place Champions/ Score: 51 Team 7A Joe Deleon Mutunga Maithya Axel Gomes […]

Beth Childs/Genna Hurst Scholarship Awarded by Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF)

Beth Childs/Genna Hurst Scholarship Awarded by Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF)

West Point, CA…The Beth E. Childs/Genna Hurst Renewable Scholarship administered by the Calaveras Community Foundation was presented during awards night at Calaveras High School in late May. The 2018 Scholarship Committee selected Corina Mata as the recipient. The Childs/Hurst scholarship is a 4-year $4,000 renewable scholarship awarded annually to a graduating student residing in the […]

Jim Bailey Can Insure Your “Building & Loan” & Help You With Almost Any Insurance Need

Jim Bailey Can Insure Your “Building & Loan” & Help You With Almost Any Insurance Need

Angels Camp, CA…There’s a new insurance option in town – one with a face many in Calaveras County might find familiar. Jim Bailey, a resident of Murphys, California, has taken over the old Angels Camp AAA location at 465 S. Main St in Angels Camp. “AAA made the decision to leave Angels Camp but I […]

New Reports Highlight Continuing Challenges for Social Security and Medicare ~ From Brian J. Tewksbury

New Reports Highlight Continuing Challenges for Social Security and Medicare ~ From Brian J. Tewksbury

Murphys, CA…Most Americans will receive Social Security and Medicare benefits at some point in their lives. For this reason, workers and retirees are concerned about potential program shortfalls that could affect future benefits. Each year, the Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds release lengthy annual reports to Congress that assess the health […]

Federal Reserve Continues Edging Up Interest Rates

Federal Reserve Continues Edging Up Interest Rates

Washington, DC….Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has declined. Recent data suggest that growth of household […]

Tariff Rates Around World Courtesy of the WTO

Tariff Rates Around World Courtesy of the WTO

Arnold, CA…Since Tariffs have become topic du jour recently we thought many of your like us might be interested in seeing the actual tariff levels around the world and what it might take to actually achieve a level playing field. Click on the image below for the WTO’s interactive tool. The WTO The World Trade […]

Dignity Health President and CEO Bob Diehl Issued the Following Statement Regarding Measure A

Dignity Health President and CEO Bob Diehl Issued the Following Statement Regarding Measure A

San Andreas, CA…“The passage of Measure A affirms a new lease between the Mark Twain Health Care District and Mark Twain Medical Center, which will continue to be affiliated with Dignity Health. Dignity Health continues to be proud to serve the residents of Calaveras County, providing high-quality, accessible health care. We want to thank the […]

223,000 New Jobs in May, Unemployment Drops to 3.8%

223,000 New Jobs in May, Unemployment Drops to 3.8%

Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 223,000 in May, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in several industries, including retail trade, health care, and construction. Household Survey Data The unemployment rate edged down to 3.8 percent in May, […]

Retirement Confidence Improves for Workers, Declines for Retirees in Critical Areas ~ From Brian J. Tewksbury

Retirement Confidence Improves for Workers, Declines for Retirees in Critical Areas  ~ From Brian J. Tewksbury

Murphys, CA…In its 28th annual Retirement Confidence Survey, the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) discovered that 64% of today’s workers feel very or somewhat confident in having enough money to retire comfortably, up from 60% in 2017. And although far more retirees are very confident in their retirement prospects than workers (32% versus 17%, respectively), […]

GDP at 2.2% in Second Estimate from BEA

GDP at 2.2% in Second Estimate from BEA

Washington, DC…National Income and Product Accounts Gross Domestic Product: First Quarter 2018 (Second Estimate) Corporate Profits: First Quarter 2018 (Preliminary Estimate) Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2018 (table 1), according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In […]

CCWD Board Approves Water and Sewer Rate Adjustments

CCWD Board Approves Water and Sewer Rate Adjustments

San Andreas, CA…After holding a public hearing Wednesday May 23, 2018, the Calaveras County Water District Board of Directors voted unanimously to approve a rate plan that will increase water and wastewater rates over the next five years fund a sustainable Operating Budget to provide water and sewer services. About 30 people attended the public […]

Calaveras Tourism Continues to Grow to $193,000,000 in 2017 ~ Calaveras CVB

Calaveras Tourism Continues to Grow to $193,000,000 in 2017 ~ Calaveras CVB

Angels Camp, CA…Calaveras Tourism is an economic heavy hitter. Preliminary data for 2017 shows an increase of 3% from $188.5 million to $193 million in overall tourism spending in Calaveras County. Visitors spent most on food service and food stores combined for a total of $69.3 million (up from $68.5 million in 2016) followed by […]

Calaveras County Financial Leadership Forum is May 23rd

Calaveras County Financial Leadership Forum is May 23rd

Angels Camp, CA…The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with Quest Capital Strategies, Inc. is pleased to announce the first annual Calaveras County forum on Financial Leadership at the Bret Harte Performing Arts Center, May 23, 2018 from 4:30pm – 8:00pm. This event is designed to educate the public while providing an opportunity to […]

Election Calaveras 2018! Assessor’s Office Candidate Debate, May 3, 2018

Election Calaveras 2018! Assessor’s Office Candidate Debate, May 3, 2018

San Andreas, CA…Election Calaveras 2018! Assessor’s Office Candidate Debate, May 3, 2018. Election Calaveras 2018! Here’s the latest in our PATV Studio debates. This time it’s the candidates for the Assessor’s Office in our Studio. Joel Metzger moderates the discussion between Leslie Davis and Tim Muetterties. Our local PATV Station does a great job with […]

The Employment Situation For April, 164,000 Jobs Created, Unemployment Down to 3.9 Percent!

The Employment Situation For April, 164,000 Jobs Created, Unemployment Down to 3.9 Percent!

Washington, DC…Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 164,000 in April, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, manufacturing, healthcare, and mining. Household Survey Data In April, the unemployment rate edged down to 3.9 percent, following 6 months […]

Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program Receives Funding from Calaveras Community Foundation

Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program Receives Funding from Calaveras Community Foundation

Angels Camp, CA…The Calaveras Community Foundation has awarded a grant to the Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program to cover the costs of volunteer fingerprinting in the program’s 2018-19 budget. The grant will support at least seven new volunteers being matched with local young people. “We are very grateful for the continuing support of our local community […]

Report Shows Tourism to Yosemite National Park Adds $589,343,700 in Economic Benefits

Report Shows Tourism to Yosemite National Park Adds $589,343,700 in Economic Benefits

Yosemite, CA…Report shows visitor spending supports 6,666 jobs in local economy. A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 4,336,889 visitors to Yosemite National Park in 2017 spent $451,782,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 6,666 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $589,343,700. […]

Gross Domestic Product: First Quarter 2018 (Advance Estimate is 2.3%)

Gross Domestic Product: First Quarter 2018 (Advance Estimate is 2.3%)

Washington, DC…Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the first quarter of 2018, according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real GDP increased 2.9 percent. The Bureau emphasized that the first-quarter advance estimate released today is based on source […]

Mark Twain Health Care District Presents $42,925 in Golden Health Community Grant Awards

Mark Twain Health Care District Presents $42,925 in Golden Health Community Grant Awards

San Andreas, CA…The Mark Twain Health Care District was honored to present Golden Health Community Grant Awards to deserving non-profit organizations in Calaveras County. The Community Grant Committee awarded $42,925.00 at a reception on April 25th at the District office in San Andreas. The awards covered such worthwhile needs in the County as the installation […]

CCWD Town Hall Meeting on Water & Sewer Rates April 26 in Valley Springs

CCWD Town Hall Meeting on Water & Sewer Rates April 26 in Valley Springs

Valley Springs, CA…What? Proposed water and sewer rate changes discussion. When? 6 p.m. Thursday April 26, 2018. Where? Veterans Hall, 300 Daphne Street, Valley Springs. Who? Dave Eggerton, General Manager. Jesse Hampton, Interim Director of Operations Stacey Lollar, Director of Customer Service. Joel Metzger, Manager of External Affairs. Jeff Davidson, Division 5 Director. Agenda: CCWD […]

The Second Annual Senior Family Forum is May 3rd

The Second Annual Senior Family Forum is May 3rd

Sonora, CA…Join us for a morning of presentations from local experts discussing issues relating to Tuolumne County seniors and their families. Speakers include: – Tuolumne County Sheriff Jim Mele- Scams/Abuse/Additions – Tuolumne County District Attorney’s Office Laura Krieg, Esq.- Elder Abuse- Criminal Prosecutions & Scams – Tamara Polley, Esq. of Tamara Polley Law- Wills/Trusts/Estate Planning […]

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