Federal policy is on the verge of taking the wind out of the economy’s sails. Big states like Texas and Florida are still moving in the right direction, but it will take more than a couple states to reignite economic growth.
A UCLA team has found that in the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than three million Californians reported their households went without sufficient food.
That was an increase of 22% from the pre-pandemic rate, and the impact was felt widely across the state, especially among those already facing hunger: those experiencing household food insufficiency prior to COVID-19 were 40 times more likely to be food insufficient - defined simply as “not having enough food to eat.” Of adults who experienced household food insufficiency during COVID-19, almost 80% were food insufficient prior to the pandemic.
“Our findings show regional differences, across California, in food insufficiency risk,” said
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DENVER, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC) announced today that it will webcast a presentation being made at the J.P. Morgan 14
th Annual Homebuilding and Building Products Conference on Wednesday, May 19
th at 3:55 p.m. ET. The presentation can be heard live and will be available for replay by entering the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. website, www.mdcholdings.com, and selecting J.P. Morgan 14
th Annual Homebuilding and Building Products Conference.
About MDC
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1972. MDC s homebuilding subsidiaries, which operate under the name Richmond American Homes, have built and financed the American Dream for more than 210,000 homebuyers since 1977. MDC s commitment to customer satisfaction, quality and value is reflected in each home its subsidiaries build. MDC is one of the largest homebuilders in the United States. Its subsidiaries have homebuilding operations across the country, includi
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GMS to Acquire Westside Building Material
May 11, 2021 GMT
GMS Inc. (NYSE: GMS), a leading North American specialty distributor of interior building products, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Westside Building Material (“Westside”), one of the largest independent distributors of interior building products in the U.S., for $135 million in cash.
Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Anaheim, CA, Westside is a leading supplier of steel framing, wallboard, acoustical ceilings, insulation and related building products serving commercial and residential markets. Westside’s distribution network comprises ten locations, including nine across California (Anaheim, Hesperia, Oakland, Chatsworth, Fresno, Lancaster, Santa Maria, San Diego and National City) and one in Las Vegas, NV. For the twelve months ended December