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Monday, December 14, 2009 9:41am
From:  Ken Starkey      
An 'A' for Matt Hawk, Kudos to Jan Mueller and continued great work to staff - it's a professional look and all should be proud. Happy Holiday's to all.  K

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 10:09pm
From:  Martin Stephan       
I find your web page really useful and interesting. I noticed that the real estate page charts and graphs have not been updated for some time.  Will this data be posted any time soon? Keep up the good work!

Monday, January 30, 2006 3:07pm
From:  Larry Shield
Many thanks to you and your staff for the recent report that you have made available on the Humboldt County housing market. I found the work on the housing P/E ratio to be especially useful. I read the most recent update on the P/E ratio and would very much appreciate any future updates. Thanks again for making this fine work available!

Friday, November 12, 2004 10:32am
From: Joan Rainwater-Gish
I applaud your comments on the Political-Economy of Our Environment.  These are tough issues that the business community needs to participate in to find solutions. 

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 4:03pm
From: Bob Judevine
Thanks so much for the good work your department does in maintaining this site. I make referrals to it virtually every day when folks are looking to do market research for their business plans. It is a concrete body of data to tie national and regional trends to our Humboldt County market. It is a great source of factual support for an entrepreneur's sales and marketing assumptions. 

Tuesday, May 20, 2003
From: Michelle Locke
Hi. My name is Michelle Locke and I am a reporter for the Associated Press. If you are reading this before 5-15, I've got a question on how to interpret figures from your economic index. I'm looking for a graph explaining the role of lumber in Humboldt County's economy.
Thanks.

Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:52 PM
From: "Julie A. Timmons" 
We continue to appreciate your fine work. Thanks! 

Monday, December 02, 2002 6:09 PM
From: James N. Hoff
Keep up the good work. I am pleased to have a site available which gives me an overview of what is going on from an economic standpoint in Humboldt County. 

Friday, November 01, 2002 10:27 AM
From: John and Ruth Berning 
Thank you for specific information on the local gasoline price situation. In my opinion, you state the information very clearly. If anything though, you give local gasoline wholesalers and retailers a huge amount of slack. If a station like Hansens in Fortuna can undercut gasoline in Eureka by a whopping 24 cents a gallon (as of 11/29/02), how can there be anything but collusion and greed in the local gasoline market place? If it costs 4-12 cents to ship fuel here, why are we 25 cents higher than Redding and Willits? What are the specific factors limiting competition here? Could the wholesalers actually be using price manipulation to smother any local competition? I think that this situation would make for a fascinating research project, and that the impact on our local economy in terms of lost tourism will prove increasingly important. Once again thank you for the information, and keep up the good work. 

Tuesday, September 24, 2002 4:49 PM
From: Jim Hight
Love your website, as it provides terrific information for my various writing projects. I just noticed a common error that I wanted to pass on: you report electricity consumption in kilowatts, but the correct measurement unit is kilowatt-hour, or kwh, 1,000 watts consumed for one hour. 

Thursday, August 08, 2002 5:31 PM
From: Bruce Rupp
Your economic analysis is very helpful for local business and real estate to get a picture of what is happening in Humboldt County. However, comments like "saving capitalism from the capitalists" and "forcing President bush" reflect a continuing bias by the educational elite who use the classroom as a propaganda platform instead of a place to build thoughtful citizens. The recent energy problems in California demonstate how a government managed economy in a free market world results more harm than good. 

Tuesday, August 06, 2002 11:15 AM
From: Marilyn Oberg
Your editorial, interpretive comments in the recent reports are much appreciated. "Perspective is all" and your comments help to provide that without using a sledge hammer. Hope you haven't received any negative remarks regarding same. 

Tuesday, August 06, 2002 10:48 AM
From: Darlene Penfold
Thank you for the Economic Index. This is a valuable service and tool for our local business community. Please keep up the good work. 

Tuesday, August 06, 2002 8:14 AM 
From: Craig Johnston 
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE REPORT. THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE ON THE REAL WORLD IS TERRIFIC. EVERYONE IN THIS HAMLET SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO READ IT AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND IT. THANK YOU

Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:02 PM
From: Craig Johnston
AS A RETIRED EXECUTIVE FROM THE BIG CITIES, IT NICE TO SEE SOMEONE DETAILING THE NECESSARY INFORMATION . THANK YOU FOR SHARING THE REPORT WITH US. FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING H.S.U. MAYBE IT IS TIME I TOOK SOME OF YOUR CLASSES. PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 

Monday, May 27, 2002 3:42 PM
From: m.pelchat
I enjoyed reading your economic analysis of Humboldt County. Does someone in your department follow economic trends in Del Norte County? 

Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:48 AM
From: Timmons, Julie A.
Thanks for the wonderful work you folks are doing on the economic index.