Entries for May 2007
Many Katrina evacuees still unemployedMay 31, 2007
Nineteen months after Hurricane Katrina sent evacuees from New Orleans streaming into Houston, more than 5,000 heads of households among them are still unemployed despite the city’s booming economy, officials say.The number of jobless is contributing...
Inflation was considered bigger threat than housingMay 31, 2007
Concerns about inflation trumped worries about the slumping housing market last month in the minds of Federal Reserve officials who voted to hold interest rates steady.While Fed officials said the downturn in housing was turning out to be more severe...
Getting its money's worth from stormsMay 31, 2007
The City of Houston is slowly but surely recovering costs from its assistance in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, according to the monthly financial report presented in yesterday’s city council meeting.City Controller Annise Parker, along with Finance an...
Many Katrina evacuees still unemployedMay 31, 2007
Nineteen months after Hurricane Katrina sent evacuees from New Orleans streaming into Houston, more than 5,000 heads of households among them are still unemployed despite the city’s booming economy, officials say.The number of jobless is contributing...
Inflation was considered bigger threat than housingMay 31, 2007
Concerns about inflation trumped worries about the slumping housing market last month in the minds of Federal Reserve officials who voted to hold interest rates steady.While Fed officials said the downturn in housing was turning out to be more severe...