Sunday, June 24, 2012

Do you know former NC State Senator, Julia Boseman, managed to get China to pay for cranes for Wilmington's Port?

An enlarged Panama Canal, seen here April 21, 2012, will open in 2014, allowing bigger ships with more containers full of consumer goods to reach the big population centers along the East Coast. West Coast ports, including the Port of Tacoma, have to factor in the change in long-term strategies. (Alejandro Bolivar/MCT)


I think it is safe to say China has plans the USA economy may not want.


Why is it everyone actually believes progress is actually progress?


Main Street vs Wall Street, 


I really love local economies. 


A lot !!!!!



From the Panama Canal to the Puget Sound (click title to entry - thank you)

A wider, deeper Panama Canal will open in 2014, meaning that bigger cargo ships filled with more containers of consumer goods can move directly to the population centers of the East Coast instead of stopping on the West Coast and sending the goods across the country.
Published: 05/20/12 12:05 am 
Updated: 05/20/12 12:14 pm
WASHINGTON — A wider, deeper Panama Canal will open in 2014, meaning that bigger cargo ships filled with more containers of consumer goods can move directly to the population centers of the East Coast instead of stopping on the West Coast and sending the goods across the country....

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/05/20/2151342/from-panama-to-puget-sound.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/05/20/2151342/from-panama-to-puget-sound.html#storylink=cpy



Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/05/20/2151342/from-panama-to-puget-sound.html#storylink=cpy

From the Panama Canal to the Puget Sound

A wider, deeper Panama Canal will open in 2014, meaning that bigger cargo ships filled with more containers of consumer goods can move directly to the population centers of the East Coast instead of stopping on the West Coast and sending the goods across the country.

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/05/20/2151342/from-panama-to-puget-sound.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/05/20/2151342/from-panama-to-puget-sound.html#storylink=cpy