economy

Breakfast costs are rising according to a new Washington Post report.

The Partnership for a New American Economy and the Agriculture Coalition for Immigration Reform has released a new report titled "No Longer Home Grown - How Labor Shortages are Increasing America’s Reliance on Imported Fresh Produce and Slowing U.S. Economic Growth."

It looks like the beef wars are heating up.

U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Michael Froman says that both the Trade Promotion Authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement are extremely important to trade here in the Pacific Northwest.

A bipartisan group of Senators is urging U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman to negotiate a comprehensive and acceptable agreement with Japan that will increase market access for all agricultural products as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks.

The Obama Administration plans to give Congress reason to approve Trade Promotion Authority by negotiating a Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement they can’t pass up.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the release of a request for applications for the third round of USDA’s Farm to School grants.

The bio-diesel industry wants to remind President Obama that he co-sponsored the bill that created the Renewable Fuel Standard that allowed the industry to grow as a Senator. National Biodiesel Board CEO Joe Jobe says the policy vision of Senator Obama is now President Obama’s law to implement ... Read More ...

The entrepreneur spirit is beating strong in the Yakima area, many people have great ideas for their business and for the local economy.

While many college grads are only too happy to fly their parents’ nest and get a place of their own, the dip in the economy has meant some can’t — or won’t — until they feel more financially able to do so comfortably. What does this mean for the economy? Unfortunately, nothing good.

According to KIMA even though the economy continues to be perfectly defeating, beer sales couldn't be better. Owner of Yakima Craft Brewing Company, Jeff Winn says his business has followed the trend. While large commercial beers are seeing a decrease in sales, craft beer has grown nearly 20 percent in the last few years...

Hey! According to forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has set 2016 as the year when China's economy officially surpasses that of America as the world's largest.