News Talk KIT » economy http://newstalkkit.com Mon, 20 May 2013 22:30:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Country Fresh Inc. Launches Branded Pink Lady® Slices http://newstalkkit.com/country-fresh-inc-launches-branded-pink-lady-slices/ http://newstalkkit.com/country-fresh-inc-launches-branded-pink-lady-slices/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:54:25 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=213124 Country Fresh Inc. of Houston, Texas and Pink Lady America (PLA) of Yakima, Washington announce the availability of branded sliced organic Pink Lady® Apples for the first time with the product launch coming in a market test at a major retailer

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/union-gap-is-buzzing-with-new-businesses/feed/ 0 kima Gubernatioral Candidates went Head to Head in Yakima http://newstalkkit.com/gubernatioral-candidates-went-head-to-head-in-yakima/ http://newstalkkit.com/gubernatioral-candidates-went-head-to-head-in-yakima/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:30:32 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=180236  

Gubernatorial candidates Rob McKenna and Jay Inslee went head to head Tuesday night at the Yakima Convention Center, trying to court voters in one of the most heated races for the governor's seat in Washington in decades. They went back and forth on issues like taxes, healthcare, and the economy. Being that it’s just 32 days fr

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/gubernatioral-candidates-went-head-to-head-in-yakima/feed/ 0 facebook High Gas Prices: What Won't You Give Up? http://newstalkkit.com/high-gas-prices-what-wont-you-give-up/ http://newstalkkit.com/high-gas-prices-what-wont-you-give-up/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:00:15 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=124751  

Gas prices in Yakima range from $3.85 to $4.27 a gallon. That means that most people are looking for ways to save at the pump. Is there any trip that you don't mind filling up for? Some place or activity you just have to drive to?  

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New data shows that visitor spending in Yakima County was just under $350 million dollars in 2011, up 1.7% over 2010 and 5.7% over 2009, according to the Yakima Valley Visitors & Convention Bureau.

“Given the state of the econo

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/visitors-spending-up-in-yakima-county/feed/ 0 Tough Times Whispered in Santa's Ear http://newstalkkit.com/tough-times-whispered-in-santas-ear/ http://newstalkkit.com/tough-times-whispered-in-santas-ear/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:15:23 +0000 KIT http://newstalkkit.com/?p=74344 Santa knows if the kids have been bad or good…but it seems the kids know if the family finances are bad or good as well and that knowledge is showing up in Santa’s lap.

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/tough-times-whispered-in-santas-ear/feed/ 0 cacbee.com STILL TRUE: PEOPLE STAY IN BAD MARRIAGES BECAUSE OF BAD ECONOMY http://newstalkkit.com/still-true-people-stay-in-bad-marriages-because-of-bad-economy/ http://newstalkkit.com/still-true-people-stay-in-bad-marriages-because-of-bad-economy/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:33:56 +0000 Dave Ettl http://newstalkkit.com/?p=32428 The marriage vows often include the line  "for richer or poorer, for better or worse".  It seems that even when it's so bad that a divorce is inevitable, the "poorer" part kicks in and keeps people together...at least according to YourTango.com

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/still-true-people-stay-in-bad-marriages-because-of-bad-economy/feed/ 0 Mike Flokis/Getty Images Working For The Man: Uncle Sam Top Employer http://newstalkkit.com/working-for-the-man-uncle-sam-top-employer/ http://newstalkkit.com/working-for-the-man-uncle-sam-top-employer/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:02:48 +0000 Dave Ettl http://newstalkkit.com/?p=5543 If you want to understand better why so many states—from New York to Wisconsin to California—are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, consider this depressing statistic: Today in America there are nearly twice as many people working for the government (22.5 million) than in all of manufacturing (11.5 million).

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/working-for-the-man-uncle-sam-top-employer/feed/ 0 (Photo by J.D. Pooley/Getty Images Pacific Power Raising Yakima Rates http://newstalkkit.com/pacific-power-raising-yakima-rates/ http://newstalkkit.com/pacific-power-raising-yakima-rates/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:46:25 +0000 Brian Teegarden http://newstalkkit.com/?p=5352  

Time to really start yelling at your kids to turn lights off!

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