A third-quarter boom.
Byline: The Register-Guard It doesn't feel much like an economic boom - yet in the third quarter of 2003, the U.S. economy expanded at its fastest rate in 19 years. Robust growth will have to be sustained over several quarters to make itself widely felt. And the...

Depression, recession cause low occupancy.
Occupancy levels were at their lowest during two periods: three years following the Great Depression and during and immediately after the 1970 recession. From 1932 to 1934, contraction of demand caused by reduced travel led to occupancies of 51 percent, 50.5 percent and 56.2 percent, respectively. Occupancy levels of...

County's jobless rate inches up.
Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard The Lane County jobless rate increased slightly in June, and was slightly higher than the state and national unemployment figures, the state Employment Department reported Friday. The Lane County rate increased from 5.4 percent in May to 5.6 percent in...

Skate park finally coming to fruition; Panel formed 6 years ago; ramp purchases are next.
Byline: Steven H. Foskett Jr. DOUGLAS - It has been about six years since a push for a skate park was started in town, and some of the children who wanted the park have long put away their skateboards. But the Skate Park Building Committee...

GDP growth slows down to 4.8% in third quarter.
Byline: EDU H. LOPEZ The country's economy as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) posted a slower 4.8 percent growth in the third quarter of the year, fueled by a strong agricultural production, sustained export performance and stable services sector. Socio-economic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri...

Top 120 Australian and New Zealand companies--corporate social responsibility index.
www.reputex.com.au (RepuTex[R], Melbourne VIC, 2005) The biggest 100 Australian companies and 20 New Zealand companies from Business Review Weekly's top 1000 companies have been ranked below in order of their corporate social responsibility index from AAA (outstanding) down to C+ (very low) by RepuTex[R] (7 December 2005;...

Exports remain strong; $ 50 B expected this year.
Byline: LEE C. CHIPONGIAN Exporters are expecting higher dollar receipts this year of at least $ 50 billion due to the strong mid-year performance of the electronics, consumer durables and garments exports. Philippine Exporters Confederation president Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. said because of the strong exports,...

Gov't removes fees on exporters.
Byline: LEE C. CHIPONGIAN The government has removed the fees charged to exporters to help the sector achieve its 15-percent growth target for the year. Finance Secretary Margarito B. Teves said that he and Secretary Peter Favila of the Department of Trade and Industry have...

NEDA sees rise in investments.
The country's investment demand is likely to accelerate next year with 4.5 to 5.0 percent growth from projected figures of 1.5 percent this year, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) indicated. According to the NEDA, the continued strong growth in the telecommunications and the information and communication...

Imports rise 16.3% while exports grow 12.3% in Oct.
Byline: EDU H. LOPEZ The countrys trade surplus halved last October from a year earlier, the government said on Tuesday, as spiralling oil imports offset brisk electronics exports, the government reported yesterday. Merchandise imports rose 16.3 percent from a year earlier to $3.67 billion in...