Month: November 2015

Spreading Around Some Holiday Cheer

As 2015 begins to draw to a close, the life science market continues to remain hot providing some holiday cheer as we enter the winter months. Just last week, the overall economy added 271,000 jobs — far surpassing economists’ most…

Green Beans and Checking Accounts

I had a very insightful conversation earlier this week with a national retail banking manager in the Midwest who managed grocery stores in a previous career. His approach to how he trains his lending team is simple and intelligent: “Every grocery store carries basic Del Monte…

US Down To 5% Unemployment

Manufacturing has been flat the last couple of months, but the overall economy seems to be doing well. We are now at 5% unemployment which is considered the threshold for full employment by the Fed and many private economists. This…

Construction sector a strong point of U.S. jobs report

While September’s employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed a slowing down of the country’s employment gains, it also highlighted which industries are poised to lift the nation from its currently stagnant job numbers. MarketWatch reported that…