US Freedom Capital News (18)

EB-5 Retrogression for China

Posted by David Gunderson on Sep 12, 2014 9:56:00 AM

As expected, on August 23, 2014 the US government announced that that no more EB-5 visas would be available for Chinese nationals through the end of fiscal year 2014. While this is a sign that demand for EB-5 visas in China remains strong, it is likely not an immediate cause for concern among ... Read More

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Top Universities in the DFW-Area

Posted by USFC Team on Aug 21, 2014 5:41:00 PM

The University of Texas at Dallas The University of Texas at Dallas is an innovative institution in the heart of North Texas on the path to achieving Tier One national research university status. UT Dallas has grown since its founding in 1969 to include 133 degree programs, with cutting-edge ... Read More

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Texas produces 3M barrels per day, now 8th spot in the world

Posted by David Gunderson on Jul 31, 2014 7:51:00 AM

Texas oil production topped 3 million barrels per day in May, putting the Lone Star state on par with the world’s biggest oil producing countries, according to the Energy Information Administration. Only Russia, Saudi Arabia, United States, China, Canada, Iran and Iraq produce more oil than Texas, ... Read More

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New Jersey tech firm moving headquarters, 1,200 jobs to Texas

Posted by David Gunderson on Jul 30, 2014 7:51:00 AM

CVE Technology Group Inc., a New Jersey-based high-tech firm, plans to relocate its headquarters to Allen (suburban Dallas), Texas with plans to employ 1,200 workers in North Texas by the end of next year. The company is an after-market service provider of cellular handsets and consumer ... Read More

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Texas mid-sized companies lead national revenue and employment growth

Posted by David Gunderson on Jul 24, 2014 7:26:00 AM

Texas mid-sized companies led the nation in revenue and job growth in the last 12 months, according to a report released today by the National Center for the Middle Market. Overall, U.S. middle market companies — those with annual revenue of $10 million to $1 billion — grew for the second straight ... Read More

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Texas leads best US states for small business; California, New York and Vermont are the worst

Posted by David Gunderson on Jul 6, 2014 7:53:00 PM

Ian Toner, an architect in Philadelphia, recently went to city offices for a permit to build a stoop for a client’s home. The city, he learned, had just imposed new requirements: he would have to get maps from gas, electric, water and other utilities to ensure the stoop would not disturb their ... Read More

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Employers add 288K jobs in June; unemployment rate drops to 6.1%

Posted by David Gunderson on Jul 6, 2014 6:15:00 PM

In this Thursday, June 12, 2014 photo, people wait in line for the Cleveland Career Fair in Independence, Ohio. U.S. employers accelerated their hiring in June, adding a robust 288,000 jobs and helping drive the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, the lowest since September 2008, the Labor Department ... Read More

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