NEW YORK, March 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.5 percent in February to 99.8 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1 percent increase in January, and a 0.1 percent decline in December. “The U.S. LEI increased sharply in February, suggesting that any weather-related volatility will be short lived and the economy should [...]

TULARE – Tulare County residents who want to attend a board of supervisors meeting at night will have five chances to do so in 2014. The Tulare County Board of Supervisors approved dates for five night meetings on Tuesday. Chairman of the board of supervisors Phil Cox said the goal of hosting the night meetings [...]