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ECONOMIES OF AMERICAN CITIES
American cities are in trouble, the recession is straining cities' ability to meet their financial needs causing them to cutback on essential services, implementing hiring freezes and layoffs, delaying capital expenditures.The way out is to increase taxes or fees or both. The impact to businesses and the financial markets is harsh with 80% (CNN Estimate) in trouble.
Can the stimulus package or big government stop the trend? Will the further decline put a larger drag on the predicted financial recovery of the nation? Will reduction in services drive higher crime and further deterioration?
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You may remember several communities canceled their 4th of July fire works last year including North Providence .
California is a state of pain for workers--its cities dominate our list of metro areas with the most layoffs in the...
BizCosts.com releases new cost reports ranking cities for new business development. Monterrey, Mexico, Augusta, El...
The city let the spending flow during good times, playing generous with everything. Now, the revenue has slowed and the...
Lagging sales-tax revenue, combined with an expected drop in property tax funds, and City Council requests for more...
As Franco Harris's "Immaculate Reception" sparked the rise of the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl wins...
The Charlotte metropolitan region got a little younger, a bit smarter and a lot more populous in the past decade.
State and city leaders want to build a 1,000-room hotel next to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, a project...
Companies from China are spending billions to build factories in the U.S. -- and creating thousands of new jobs for...
The jobless can get by on government assistance much easier in some cities than in others.
de Mayo, the day that Mexicans and Mexican-Americans go out in droves in the US to celebrate, with American cities...
Today, buying a home in Atlantic City is a gamble. Of 315 cities measured by Local Market Monitor, a Cary, N.C.
Several cities in Iowa are among the best in the nation regarding the economy and jobs. Forbes Magazine ranks Des...
Ten boom towns with resilient economies, growing industries, and lots of job potential. Knowledge workers, take note.
General Motors confirmed today that it will invest $890M in five North American plants and will create or retain more...
Eight pioneering strategists from the consulting, advisory and BPO side of the shared services and outsourcing space...
Tight budgets and falling revenues are prompting cities across the USA to consider selling municipal water and sewer...
Cities like Des Moines, Iowa; Provo, Utah; and Fort Collins, Colo.; lead our 12th annual list of areas with the most...
brands for small and midsize businesses. See All Video & Multimedia Godfrey Phillips, vice president for research...
Hotels in New York and Honolulu remain the priciest, though the recession has induced some good deals for travelers.
The Obama administration says it is the job of government to “make life in cities safe, rewarding, and healthy.
The Obama administration's latest attempt to prevent a tidal wave of foreclosures, this time focusing on homeowners...
The city's economic development woes were displayed by the numbers to the Norwich Community Development Corp.
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