Month July 2016

Workers’ Comp Changes in Florida and New York

Workers’ compensation laws are changing around the country to better protect American workers. The U.S. Supreme Court is now reviewing Florida’s workers’ comp system after permanent partial disability benefits were cut by the state in an effort to save money.…

USDA Releases Biomass Wood Pellet Energy Report

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network recently released a report detailing Russia’s biofuels industry, offering some good news. Biomass pellets are used as a heating source and the use of…

Student Debt Rises As Home Ownership Falls

Home prices are rising, but student debt isn’t falling, and it’s having a very real effect on the housing market. Weaker traffic at open houses and reluctance to take on a mortgage is manifesting as millennials worry about their student…