Outside The Wire

Public school boost

The City Wire staff — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:04:32 -0500

Record numbers of prekindergarten and kindergarten students are expected to enter the nation's public school systems, according to a compilation of data from the National Center for Education Statistics.

We wanna be rich

The City Wire staff — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:22:18 -0500

A recent Adweek Media/Harris Poll finds that most Americans would rather be richer than thinner, smarter or younger.

Social media reluctance

The City Wire staff — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:18:21 -0500

Many corporate leaders are reluctant to change their marketing approaches for the sake of social networking, according to a new national survey conducted by KRC Research for MiresBall.

Living conditions

The City Wire staff — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:12:30 -0500

The nation's homeowners paid a median of $1,000 in monthly housing costs in 2009, compared with $808 for renters, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Renters usually paid a higher percentage of their household income on these costs than did owners (31% compared with 20%).

Intern competition

The City Wire staff — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:38:49 -0500

Competition for internships will be stiff this fall, as experienced/mature workers and college students vie for ways to get a foot in the door, according to a CareerBuilder survey.

Brand savings

The City Wire staff — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:09:30 -0500

Research conducted by the Private Label Manufacturers Association, found that shoppers can save over 30% by choosing the retailer's brand instead of the national brand.

Hopeful sales

The City Wire staff — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:08:17 -0500

September and October retail sales of electronics and appliances are expected to grow by $739 million compared to the 2009 period, according to IBM research.

Pessimism grows

The City Wire staff — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:00:46 -0500

Expectations for the United States economy turned sharply negative on concerns about unemployment and a tight credit market, as pessimists outweighed optimists by a two-to-one margin among CPAs serving as C-suite executives, according to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School's latest Quarterly Economic Outlook

No double dipping

The City Wire staff — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:46:02 -0500

Slower growth in the second quarter doesn’t presage a return to recession, according to this report from Kiplinger Associate Editor Jerome Idaszak.

Manufacturing supply woes

The City Wire staff — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:16:43 -0500

More than one-half of U.S. manufacturers participating in a recent survey say they have suffered a supply-chain disruption in the past three months, according to MFGWatch Survey.

The new survey also suggests that manufacturers say they economic recovery is losing steam.