by Sandra Sadek | May 18, 2025 | Trade
SANTA TERESA, N.M. – Taiwanese auto parts supplier Hota’s late 2023 announcement of a 30-acre campus in Santa Teresa was a huge economic investment for the border town of about 6,000 residents. On the table: 350 new employees and a $99 million investment into the...
by shenal.tissera | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Ever since Donald Trump won the presidency again last November, Sandy Swett, founder of the Harrison Food Bank in Maine, had been expecting a reduction in the food shipments from the federal government. However, a 40% decline was far more than she had envisioned. In...
by Sandra Sadek | Mar 8, 2025 | Featured, Trade
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump’s tit-for-tat economic policies have forced businesses to brace for an all-out trade war, and pushed the trade deficit to levels unseen before. The latest numbers from the Bureau of Economic Analysis show that the goods and services...
by shenal.tissera | Feb 19, 2025 | Featured, Retail
Retail sales had their worst start of the year since 2014, falling more than the modest decline expected by economists. Sales were down 0.9% from December, according to data from the Commerce Department, which includes sales online, in stores and at restaurants. But...