Market Updates Archives - Acadian Industrial Textiles

The Minimum Wage Debate from an Agricultural Perspective

11/27/2018 Category: Market Updates, Regulations

North Carolina State University has recently evaluated the impact of how the minimum wage increase will affect agricultural businesses and workers. The federal minimum wage is set at $7.25, but states can create their own minimum wage value as...

Hurricanes: Economic Impact on the Trucking Industry

10/22/2018 Category: Market Updates, Weather

Each year, the period between June and November marks the official Atlantic hurricane season, leaving residents of the east and Gulf coasts on high alert. But when a hurricane makes landfall, the effects of the storm go far beyond the areas in th...

Legislative Updates for Farm Aid

09/26/2018 Category: Market Updates, Regulations

Farmers across the country have been feeling the effects, both positive and negative, of President Trump’s agricultural tariffs since they were implemented earlier this year. More changes are currently in the works, in the form of ...

Tariff Effects on Small Businesses

08/27/2018 Category: Business Management, Market Updates

Throughout the country, businesses are feeling the impact of the recent rollout of tariffs on imported products, in both positive and negative ways. Current Effects of the Tariffs For companies like SolarWorld, in Oregon, and Whirlpool, in Ohio...

2018 Mid-Year Ag Update

07/16/2018 Category: Market Updates

For the second year in a row, CropLife Magazine surveyed its list of top ag retailers to inspect the agriculture retail business as it stands halfway through the fiscal year. In comparison to the survey responses from 2017, CropLife was excited t...

Soybean Tariff Hits Home with the Agriculture Industry

07/16/2018 Category: Market Updates

In response to Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, China has imposed a new soybean tariff that is hitting home with the agriculture industry. As your partner, we want to keep you informed in this constantly evolving industry c...

2018 Construction Industry Updates and Prospects

06/14/2018 Category: Market Updates

Experts expect subtle growth of construction spending and starts throughout 2018. The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Consensus Forecast Panel has predicted that construction starts and spending in 2018 will remain healthy wit...

How Steel and Aluminum Tariffs May Impact Your Business

06/14/2018 Category: Market Updates

President Trump’s recently imposed 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports is expected to impact profits for many manufacturers across the country. While the steel and aluminum industries have shown improved performance over recen...

State of the Construction and Industrial Markets

02/26/2018 Category: Market Updates

Experts in the construction sector have been keeping an ear to the ground and an eye on the horizon, searching for signs telling of the construction industry's health and future. Last year was tough on the industry, with changing tax reforms and n...

Infrastructure Improvements are Coming

02/26/2018 Category: Market Updates

The budget proposal recently released by the White House includes a $1.5 trillion line item for improving infrastructure across the nation. And before the budget was released, a bipartisan group of senators had already started drafting legislati...

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