Business & Economics
Business & Economics
Why the Silver State Mines the Golden State for Business
Nevada is running a rather edgy advertising campaign to lure businesses from the Golden State to the Silver State. This could serve as a wakeup call for California, but the response so far is not encouraging. The $1 million campaign from the Nevada Development Authority puts a porcine spin on ...
K. Lloyd Billingsley
August 26, 2009
Business & Economics
The Reagan Revolution and Its Discontents
His presidency was better than expected, but worse than desired. Some years ago I had occasion to hear Sir Martin Gilbert, then in the midst of producing the official biography of Winston Churchill, discuss how he became interested in writing history. His answer was simple — curiosity. As a small ...
Steven F. Hayward
August 26, 2009
Business & Economics
California is getting left in the dust
EVEN during an economic meltdown of the proportions being suffered now, base politicking doesn’t stop in California. When asked why Golden State finances have been doing so badly, officials are quick to point to the national recession, claiming it has slowed down local industry and decreased the amount of revenue ...
Jason Clemens
August 25, 2009
Agriculture
California as a Warning for America
Your current President is following the exact same path that has been followed by the State of California! If you don’t know, California is the 7th largest economy on the planet…and notice where they have landed…virtual bankruptcy. It is a long and educational read…but give it a try. Pretend you ...
Fred Cox
August 23, 2009
Business & Economics
Huyen de California por crisis
En los últimos cinco años el estado ha perdido un millón de personas, según estudio de expertos. Incluso si usted no es una de las 550 personas que, en promedio, abandona cada día California en busca de un destino más prometedor, es muy posible que haya dudado últimamente sobre las ...
Yolanda Arenales
August 20, 2009
Business & Economics
Study: Colorado 11th in state ‘economic performance’
Colorado ranks 11th best among the states in an evaluation of economic performance by the Pacific Research Institute, a free-market think tank. The report, issued Tuesday, rates the states using a variety of yardsticks, including gross domestic product, disposable income, private-sector job growth, the poverty and unemployment rates, and in- ...
Mark Harden
August 19, 2009
Business & Economics
California ranks low in labor
It’s commonplace for civic leaders to badmouth the way the state treats small businesses, but now they have something to backup the claims: A research group recently ranked California 48th in the nation in labor performance. The Pacific Research Institute on Wednesday released “California Prosperity: Assessing the State of the ...
Danny Bernardini
August 19, 2009
Business & Economics
Rose D. Friedman (1911 – 2009)
She was lucid and lively as ever at our Friedman Legacy event on July 31, but now Rose Friedman, a champion of liberty, has passed away at the grand age of 97. She was dearly beloved at PRI along with her husband Milton, who passed away in November of 2006, ...
Pacific Research Institute
August 19, 2009
Business & Economics
Report: California’s labor performance ranks 48th
California’s labor performance over the past five years is among the worst in the country, according to research by a San Francisco think tank. The Pacific Research Institute said California ranked better than only Michigan and Mississippi in the think tank’s new study called “California Prosperity: Assessing the State of ...
Katie Flanigan
August 19, 2009
Business & Economics
Assessing the State of the Golden State
The Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a free-market think tank based in California, found that California’s labor performance over the last five years is among the worst performing in the nation, ranking 48th and besting only Michigan and Mississippi. The ranking was published in the new study “Assessing the State of ...
Jason Clemens
August 18, 2009
Why the Silver State Mines the Golden State for Business
Nevada is running a rather edgy advertising campaign to lure businesses from the Golden State to the Silver State. This could serve as a wakeup call for California, but the response so far is not encouraging. The $1 million campaign from the Nevada Development Authority puts a porcine spin on ...
The Reagan Revolution and Its Discontents
His presidency was better than expected, but worse than desired. Some years ago I had occasion to hear Sir Martin Gilbert, then in the midst of producing the official biography of Winston Churchill, discuss how he became interested in writing history. His answer was simple — curiosity. As a small ...
California is getting left in the dust
EVEN during an economic meltdown of the proportions being suffered now, base politicking doesn’t stop in California. When asked why Golden State finances have been doing so badly, officials are quick to point to the national recession, claiming it has slowed down local industry and decreased the amount of revenue ...
California as a Warning for America
Your current President is following the exact same path that has been followed by the State of California! If you don’t know, California is the 7th largest economy on the planet…and notice where they have landed…virtual bankruptcy. It is a long and educational read…but give it a try. Pretend you ...
Huyen de California por crisis
En los últimos cinco años el estado ha perdido un millón de personas, según estudio de expertos. Incluso si usted no es una de las 550 personas que, en promedio, abandona cada día California en busca de un destino más prometedor, es muy posible que haya dudado últimamente sobre las ...
Study: Colorado 11th in state ‘economic performance’
Colorado ranks 11th best among the states in an evaluation of economic performance by the Pacific Research Institute, a free-market think tank. The report, issued Tuesday, rates the states using a variety of yardsticks, including gross domestic product, disposable income, private-sector job growth, the poverty and unemployment rates, and in- ...
California ranks low in labor
It’s commonplace for civic leaders to badmouth the way the state treats small businesses, but now they have something to backup the claims: A research group recently ranked California 48th in the nation in labor performance. The Pacific Research Institute on Wednesday released “California Prosperity: Assessing the State of the ...
Rose D. Friedman (1911 – 2009)
She was lucid and lively as ever at our Friedman Legacy event on July 31, but now Rose Friedman, a champion of liberty, has passed away at the grand age of 97. She was dearly beloved at PRI along with her husband Milton, who passed away in November of 2006, ...
Report: California’s labor performance ranks 48th
California’s labor performance over the past five years is among the worst in the country, according to research by a San Francisco think tank. The Pacific Research Institute said California ranked better than only Michigan and Mississippi in the think tank’s new study called “California Prosperity: Assessing the State of ...
Assessing the State of the Golden State
The Pacific Research Institute (PRI), a free-market think tank based in California, found that California’s labor performance over the last five years is among the worst performing in the nation, ranking 48th and besting only Michigan and Mississippi. The ranking was published in the new study “Assessing the State of ...