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Big Island economy bouncing back
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HILO -- The Big Island had the best payroll growth in the state in the last 18 months due to long-distance flights to Kona and the growth of diversified agriculture, First Hawaiian Bank economist Leroy Laney says.
"In the last year and a half, Hawaii County has come back," Laney said.
Payroll growth last year was 1.7 percent and this year it has reached an annualized rate of 2 percent, he said.
That good news for the Big Island fits into a "somber" picture for the rest of...
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