ESCO receives order for 88,000 meter readers – Radio Frequency (RF) utility meters are coming to your neighborhood soon. Yes, everything is going to get networked, even your gas, electric, and water meters. ESCO Technologies (ESE) just sold a bunch to PG&E Corporation (PCG) and if you don’t live in California, expect your utility to follow suit.
Perdigao Reports Increase in Net Income of 174% in 2007 – Food prices keep rising – an issue I’ve mentioned here before. Brazilian pork and poultry producer Perdigao S.A. (PDA) has been a big …

Macro

Once again, Mark Zandi and his team at Moody’s Economy.com (MCO) comes through with something interesting. Click through on the image below and interact with the map to find out if your state and county is in risk of recession. My home state of California is definitely at risk, dragged down by rapidly falling housing prices. I currently spend most of my time in Utah, one of the few places that has seen strong economic expansion and even strong real estate price appreciation. Forbes recently named Salt Lake City first …