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Offline Getback

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How's the economy in your state?
« on: January 31, 2009, 08:19:40 AM »
Not real good here in Indiana from my point of view. I was lucky to find 2 jobs to apply for this week. I've been thinking of relocating. So I was wondering how things were in other states.
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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2009, 08:29:58 AM »
Well North Dakota isn't terrific, but we are ducking much of the storm thats leveling the rest of the country.

Probably wouldn't want to live here though.
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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2009, 08:31:37 AM »
East Tennessee isn't fairing well at all.  I was laid off this past Monday.  My wife was laid off yesterday (Friday.)  Same week.  Both of these were without warning  :(  I have been to the local Career Center and had to actually make an appointment to file for benefits as there are so many people filing in my area. We were both in manufacturing.  She was in Pharmaceutical and I was a plastic extrusion operator.

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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2009, 09:47:20 AM »
alabama is going through a real slow down-my company has 9 plants and most are having voluntary layoffs.my plant has cut back to 30 hours a week.this part of the country is becoming a big auto manufacturing state.we have honda.mercedes,kia and hundai.Krupp steel is building the worlds largest mill in mobile.It is a good place to live as there are alot of jobs but it is slow right now
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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2009, 10:55:55 AM »
Quote from: Getback on January 31, 2009, 08:19:40 AM
Not real good here in Indiana from my point of view. I was lucky to find 2 jobs to apply for this week. I've been thinking of relocating. So I was wondering how things were in other states.

i was in central florida last weekend,.......looks like there's lots of construction going on in the claremont area. might be worth looking into.
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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2009, 11:03:44 AM »
I know my area of florida at least is getting a huge boost from the superbowl

just waking up from some of the parties last night, saw loads of players and celebrities, city of tampa was alive like I've never seen it before.

Also a few months back on my side of tampa bay we had the World Series in St. Petersburg, as well as two college bowl games, so tourism is way up around here, which is a big chunk of our economy.
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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2009, 11:57:12 AM »
Texas usually is immune to slow downs unless they last 3 years or more. I have heard of several companies slowing down in the area though. My company is as busy as ever. Most of my employees are still 50 to 60 hours a week. We pride ourself on diversification just for those times the economy takes a dump.

A lot of companies concerened about BO and his inexperience as to what makes this country tick. Looking right now as if folks sitting on their can at home will be making as much as a lot of folks working their tails off. If that happens then production will about cease as the working folks will just go home and sit too.
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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2009, 12:08:42 PM »
for Kansas being in the midwest, we are at a slow pace.  but once the economic catches up out here, its real slow and not as bad.  the only big layoff i have seen is Cessna that let go 6,400.  that is a bad sign for the aviation. 
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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2009, 12:44:35 PM »
Pennsylvania is hurting a bit. New construction is almost nill, industries are slowing production or ceasing to exist.( or moving out of state) many/most companys are going thru layoffs. This one hit us a bit hard i fear. I work in the insurance industry
(property) and we just closed one of our largest offices leaving 600 out of work.

  Business goes thru these cycles ( this worse than most ) but some how folks like me and you dig our heels in and pull out of it. Fingers crossed for everyone its affecting now, and i hope everyone bounces back soon.

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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2009, 12:46:29 PM »
Worst in the United States.
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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2009, 12:47:43 PM »
Quote from: oakranger on January 31, 2009, 12:08:42 PM
for Kansas being in the midwest, we are at a slow pace.  but once the economic catches up out here, its real slow and not as bad.  the only big layoff i have seen is Cessna that let go 6,400.  that is a bad sign for the aviation. 

NOT intended as a hijack, but i heard that the skycatcher is being built in china? that would hurt them a bit i'd imagine.

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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2009, 01:33:04 PM »
The expected economic downturn for last quarter of 2008 was alledged to be 7-8% but the actual was 3.4% and thats with the newspapers and televisions inciting panic on every show and every edition. If the press/media had reported news instead of spreading opinion and turning it into panic the downturn would have been much less. You can guess what is driving it.
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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2009, 01:37:31 PM »
With the low quality output of china I'd never dream of buying anything like a plane or car from there.
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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2009, 03:43:49 PM »
Quote from: CAP1 on January 31, 2009, 12:47:43 PM
NOT intended as a hijack, but i heard that the skycatcher is being built in china? that would hurt them a bit i'd imagine.

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Wing Commander just took delivery of a brand new 182, complete with the G1000 and all. he said he was very impressed with their facalities out there.

Yea, not happy about that.
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Re: How's the economy in your state?
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2009, 04:14:18 PM »
Quote from: Shuffler on January 31, 2009, 01:37:31 PM
With the low quality output of china I'd never dream of buying anything like a plane or car from there.

Agreed....  There's a big difference between Made In Taiwan, Japan, Philippines and Made in China...
The aforementioned countries are westernized and have western ethics and manufacturing processes as
well as quality control.  China has none of these..  Chinese products I have seen or had are poorly made,
poorly assembled, and use poor materials..  The Chinese version of capitalism is as follows:
Make as many as possible, as quickly as possibly, as cheaply as possible, forgo quality control(too time consuming
and too expensive), never include any kind of usable warranty, and rest assured that if one guy is
unhappy with your cheap product(usually a knock-off/rip-off of something else), 100 other idiots are standing in
line to buy them anyway(due to the inherently attractive price).


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