The Apple Page -- September 22, 2015; FERC Approves Project To Export Appalachian Natural Gas Through Louisiana

Another $310 Million Project For Louisiana

From FuelFix:

A federal agency has approved construction of a project that will supply natural gas to the Cameron LNG export facility in southwest Louisiana.

The Advocate reports the announcement of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval was made by Columbia Pipeline Group Inc. and Columbia Pipeline Partners LP.
Their subsidiary, Columbia Gulf Transmission LLC, will supply the Appalachian natural gas to the facility.

The project involves an investment of about $310 million. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2016, with service starting during first-quarter 2018.

When it comes to energy, I think this will be America's century.

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Why Not Detroit?

Courier-Journal is reporting:

Ford Motor Co. first put out a call during the summer for potential assembly technicians to apply for jobs at the Kentucky Truck Plant (Louisville, KY). Now it's seeking to enlarge the facility.

The company applied Monday for zoning approval to add 288,000 square feet on its 413-acre site at 3001 Chamberlain Lane.

Current employment: 4,100 hourly, 209 salaried; UAW Local 862 represents the hourly employees, 900 of whom are entry level, aka Tier 2.

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The Apple Page

Every model of Apple's iPhone 6S is already sold out.

All versions of the iPhone 6S, which include all color combinations and storage options regardless of carrier, are pushed back by one to two weeks.

The larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6S Plus is on hold for three to four weeks.

This isn't unusual — Apple's new iPhones usually sell out fast. It's rare to receive your iPhone on launch day unless you place your order as soon as Apple's preorder page goes live.

Let's see what Macrumors has to say. Tea leaves on Monday (yesterday) suggested that was the case. In addition, Apple won't be selling iPhones on launch date in the US states that have no sales tax:  along with Hong Kong, China, and Japan, these four states have high rate of scalpers:

The four U.S. states with Apple retail stores that are affected by this policy include Oregon, Delaware, New Hampshire, and Alaska. Montana is the fifth U.S. state without a statewide sales tax, but Apple does not have any retail stores located in the state. 

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Sayonara

[Update, September 26, 2015: Spain requires VW to return "clean subsidies."

[Update, September 24, 2015: MyWay article on VW.]

[Update, September 23, 2015: no link, being reported everywhere: VW CEO resigns.]

VW CEO on his way out. Tea leaves. No link; being reported everywhere.