You may have seen the billboard posted high above the Jones Falls Expressway inviting you to check out the 401.
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Read More »October 28, 2012 Comments Off on Joe Nathanson: Census report misstates downtown growth
You may have seen the billboard posted high above the Jones Falls Expressway inviting you to check out the 401.
Tagged with: Baltimore census growth Joe Nathanson
Read More »October 26, 2012 Comments Off on Economic growth up to still-modest 2 percent rate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a slightly faster 2 percent annual rate from July through September, buoyed by more spending by consumers and the federal government. Even with the increase from a 1.3 percent growth rate in the ...
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Read More »October 24, 2012 Comments Off on Fed cites moderate growth, takes no new action
WASHINGTON — Two weeks before a U.S. election focused on the economy, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday that its help is still needed to increase growth and lower unemployment. The Fed took no action after a two-day policy meeting. It ...
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Read More »October 10, 2012 Comments Off on Wal-Mart to accelerate small store growth
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is accelerating the expansion of small stores, particularly its Neighborhood Market stores, as it looks to compete with a variety of rivals from dollar stores to drug chains. “This gives us the opportunity to ...
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Read More »October 4, 2012 Comments Off on Spending slows, but retailers optimistic about holidays
Americans may have slowed their spending in September after splurging during the start of the busy back-to-school shopping season in the month before. But most importantly, they were still spending. September sales rose 3.9 percent — a slowdown from the ...
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Read More »October 2, 2012 Comments Off on Retail group predicts growth in holiday sales
NEW YORK — Americans are expected to spend more during what’s traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they’re not exactly ready to shop ’til they drop like they have been in the past two years. The National ...
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Read More »September 28, 2012 Comments Off on Higher gas costs push consumer spending up
WASHINGTON — Americans boosted their spending in August even though their income barely grew. Much of the spending increase went to pay higher gas prices, which may have forced consumers to cut back elsewhere. The Commerce Department said Friday that ...
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Read More »September 21, 2012 Comments Off on Learn from others, but be true to your core values
The problem I see is business leaders trying to emulate other leaders’ styles when that persona conflicts with their personality, or more importantly, with their core values.
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Read More »September 13, 2012 Comments Off on Fed’s bold steps aimed at hastening recovery
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve unleashed a series of bold and open-ended steps Thursday designed to stimulate the economy by boosting the stock market and making it cheaper for people to borrow and spend. The Fed said it will spend ...
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Read More »September 9, 2012 Comments Off on Betsy Nelson: To grow city population, start in the middle
During her inaugural address in December 2011, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake proposed an ambitious goal to grow the city by 10,000 households over 10 years.
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