News from February 2020


Arizona 4th-graders score four points below the national average on reading

Fourth-graders in Arizona on average scored 216 on a standardized reading test administered last year, which is four points below the 2019 national average calculated by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

Idaho ranchers win precedent-setting legal battle over grazing rights

A South Central Idaho ranching family appears to have won its fight against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), which the family argued was in violation of its legal right to graze cattle on federal land.

Nine repair and maintenance businesses in Indiana have between 100 and 249 employees in 2016

There were nine repair and maintenance businesses in Indiana that had between 100 and 249 employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

998 warehousing and storage businesses in the U.S. have between 100 and 249 employees in 2016

There were 998 warehousing and storage businesses in the U.S. that had between 100 and 249 employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

10 transportation and warehousing businesses in 85226 have between one and four employees in 2016

There were 10 transportation and warehousing businesses in Arizona ZIP code 85226 that had between one and four employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

23 accommodation and food services businesses in Huntington County have between one and four employees in 2016

There were 23 accommodation and food services businesses in Huntington County zip codes that had between one and four employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

26 accommodation and food services businesses in 85233 have between 20 and 49 employees in 2016

There were 26 accommodation and food services businesses in Arizona ZIP code 85233 that had between 20 and 49 employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

46 retail trade businesses in 85226 have between 20 and 49 employees in 2016

There were 46 retail trade businesses in Arizona ZIP code 85226 that had between 20 and 49 employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

1,909 retail trade businesses in Arizona have between 20 and 49 employees in 2016

There were 1,909 retail trade businesses in Arizona that had between 20 and 49 employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

17 accommodation and food services businesses in Huntington County have between 20 and 49 employees in 2016

There were 17 accommodation and food services businesses in Huntington County zip codes that had between 20 and 49 employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

30 transportation and warehousing businesses in Howard County have between one and four employees in 2016

There were 30 transportation and warehousing businesses in Howard County zip codes that had between one and four employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

14 accommodation and food services businesses in Huntington County have between 10 and 19 employees in 2016

There were 14 accommodation and food services businesses in Huntington County zip codes that had between 10 and 19 employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Farm product raw materials wholesalers report 10.1 percent increase in November sales

Sales by farm product raw materials wholesalers in November were $16.9 billion, an increase of 10.1 percent from the revised October 2019 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

One architect license lapsed in Brown County during 2019

One architect license lapsed in Brown County during 2019, an unchanged from according to Michigan's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA).

34 administrative, support, waste management and remediation services businesses in 85233 have between one and four employees in 2016

There were 34 administrative, support, waste management and remediation services businesses in Arizona ZIP code 85233 that had between one and four employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

2,537 warehousing and storage businesses in the U.S. have between five and nine employees in 2016

There were 2,537 warehousing and storage businesses in the U.S. that had between five and nine employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

18 wholesale trade businesses in 85226 have between 20 and 49 employees in 2016

There were 18 wholesale trade businesses in Arizona ZIP code 85226 that had between 20 and 49 employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Lumber and other construction materials wholesalers report 3.5 percent increase in year-over-year October inventories

Inventories held by lumber and other construction materials wholesalers in October were valued at $19.5 billion, an increase of 3.5 percent over the same period a year earlier.

42 wholesale trade businesses in 85226 have between one and four employees in 2016

There were 42 wholesale trade businesses in Arizona ZIP code 85226 that had between one and four employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

13 health care and social assistance businesses in 46544 have between five and nine employees in 2016

There were 13 health care and social assistance businesses in Indiana ZIP code 46544 that had between five and nine employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.