From Maryland Business Daily
WIC participation in Maryland drops 14.2% over 5 years
The number of Maryland residents taking part in the federal nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) declined 14.2 percent from fiscal years 2015 to 2019, the U.S. Food and Nutrition Service reported.
From Maryland Business Daily
Highest income earners in Maryland taxed at 9% rate
The top 1 percent of earners in Maryland are taxed at an effective rate of 9 percent, compared to the state’s 10.6 percent tax rate on the middle 20 percent of income earners, according to a new 24/7 Wall St. analysis.
From Maine Business Daily
Maine 4th-graders score two points above the national average on reading
Fourth-graders in Maine on average scored 221 on a standardized reading test administered last year, which is two points above the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
- Maine 4th-graders score one point above the national average on math
- Cost of a childless divorce in Maine is $11,100
- Inbound cigarette smuggling rate in Maine estimated at 8.3%
- UMaine sports programs took in $18.5 million in 2018
- Maine ranks 8th worst in new economic outlook analysis
From Maine Business Daily
From Maine Business Daily
From Maine Business Daily
From Maine Business Daily
From Maine Business Daily
From Maine Business Daily
Maine ranks 13th worst on corporate tax study
Maine finished 38th in a study by the Tax Foundation examining how well states have structured their corporate income tax systems in 2020.
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Shipments of information technology industries fall 1.1 percent in August
Shipments for information technology industries decreased $293 million, or 1.1 percent, to $25.2 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report, which was released in October.
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Shipments of construction materials and supplies climb 0.6 percent in August
Shipments for construction materials and supplies increased $311 million, or 0.6 percent, to $52.5 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report, which was released in October.
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Shipments of plastics and rubber products climb 0.9 percent in August
Shipments for plastics and rubber products increased $181 million, or 0.9 percent, to $19.9 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report, which was released in October.
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Shipments of paint, coating and adhesive manufacturing climb 0.7 percent in August
Shipments for paint, coating and adhesive manufacturing increased $29 million, or 0.7 percent, to $3.9 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report, which was released in October.
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Shipments of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing climb 2.5 percent in August
Shipments for pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing increased $572 million, or 2.5 percent, to $23.4 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report, which was released in October.
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Shipments of pesticide, fertilizer and other agricultural chemical manufacturing climb 0.8 percent in August
Shipments for pesticide, fertilizer and other agricultural chemical manufacturing increased $19 million, or 0.8 percent, to $2.5 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report, which was released in October.
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Shipments of chemical products climb 1 percent in August
Shipments for chemical products increased $638 million, or 1 percent, to $67.5 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report, which was released in October.
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Shipments of petroleum refineries fall 4.9 percent in August
Shipments for petroleum refineries decreased $2.4 billion, or 4.9 percent, to $46.7 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report, which was released in October.
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Shipments of petroleum and coal products fall 4.4 percent in August
Shipments for petroleum and coal products decreased $2.3 billion, or 4.4 percent, to $51 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report, which was released in October.
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Shipments of printing climb 0.1 percent in August
Shipments for printing increased $8 million, or 0.1 percent, to $6.9 billion in August, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report, which was released in October.
