Economic growth foreseen.
Lodging stocks outperformed the broad equity indices for the four-week period ending July 15, with 32 of the 40 stocks in the Pricewaterhouse-Coopers' lodging stock index experiencing gains. Increases in ISM's new orders and production component indices to above 50 (representing expansion) in May and June and...

Unemployment rate up from May level.
Byline: SHERRI BURI McDONALD The Register-Guard Lane County's jobless rate rose slightly in June, reflecting the wave of students entering the work force to search for summer jobs. The rate was 6.3 percent, up from 6 percent in May, according to figures released Thursday by...

Gains limited to 6 stocks. (Stock Index).
Lodging stocks trailed broad equity indices during the four weeks ending March 4. Only four of the 26 C-Corporations and two of the 14 real-estate investment trusts in the PricewaterhouseCoopers' lodging stock index experienced gains. Credit rating agencies lowered ratings for a number of hotel-owning companies, citing...

Real GDP growth predicted.
According to Smith Travel Research, U.S. lodging industry revenue per available room increased 1.9 percent during the 28-day period ending Oct. 4 from comparable previous-year levels. Increases in the Institute of Supply Management's indices for manufacturing and nonmanufacturing activity in September indicate continued economic expansion. Further increases...

Oregon jobless rate continues to fall.
Byline: From Register-Guard and news service reports The job outlook in Oregon improved for the fourth straight month as the unemployment rate fell to 7.3 percent in November, the lowest point since February. Oregon has had the highest unemployment rate in the nation for most...

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...

Caraustar Industries, Inc. Announces Closure of York, PA Carton Plant.
ATLANTA, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caraustar Industries, Inc. today announced the closure of its York Carton Plant in York, PA, as part of the company's previously announced consolidation in its converted products group, comprised of the tube and core and custom packaging businesses. Caraustar expects to consolidate the majority...

Caraustar Industries, Inc. Announces the Retention of Tama, Iowa Crb Mill; Announces Completion of the Exit of the Specialty Packaging Business.
ATLANTA, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caraustar Industries, Inc. today announced the retention of its Tama, IA coated recycled boxboard (CRB) mill. Caraustar exited the balance of its CRB mill system earlier this year and Tama had been held for sale as part of the CRB group. The employees at...

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...