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Marple’s Pacific Northwest
Letter, published every other Wednesday
since 1949, provides intelligence on the economy
and companies of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
In four-page newsletter format that
saves time, Marple’s Letter analyzes trends in
employment, income, population, imports and
exports, housing prices, and output of the states’
economies.
Subcribers get heads-up
alerts to changes that affect their businesses
– and the region’s most comprehensive
reporting on insider
trading. For investors-subscribers, Marple's
strives to uncover opportunities
among more than 200 public companies
monitored.
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August 13 , 2008
No. 1508 |
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Exclusive analysis: The highest incomes in the Pacific Northwest turn up mostly where you would expect -- big cities and places where the cost of living is high. If you are looking for fast income growth, head instead for places where high quality of life attracts entrepreneurs, outdoors types and retirees. We break it all down for 27 metropolitan areas in the five states on our masthead. This is typical of exclusive content available only in Marple's.
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State and local taxes, who pays what: You'll hear plenty about state and local taxes in the next few weeks -- the "silly season" ahead of the November election. Our fact-based report shows just how much state and local government costs you as a percentage of your income -- last year and (in chart form) the trend for almost two decades.
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| Inside story: Free of his day-to-day responsibilities, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates suddenly is peeling off Microsoft stock every business day. A million shares here and two million there, and pretty soon you're talking real money. Where is he putting it? Answers are in our latest report.. |
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Michael J. Parks is
the Publisher of Marple's Letter and a respected
speaker on the Pacific Northwest Economy.
He's the "dean of Pacific Northwest economy watchers," says The Seattle Times.
See some recent PowerPoint slides here.
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