Topic – Economy
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Philadelphia to rework tax structure, encourage growth
Task force will study effects
Mayor Michael Nutter has assembled a task force to revamp the city's tax structure to promote - and remove barriers to - economic growth.
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Wisconsin report says US must change its transportation system
Transit provides key benefits
WISPIRG concludes that transit and rail reduce congestion, curb emissions, and provide huge savings.
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Houston Chronicle will lay off 12% of staff
News business faces big change
The Houston Chronicle will let go of 12% of its employees “in an effort to reduce costs amid unprecedented change in the newspaper industry.“
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On heels of recovery, TOD will regain momentum
ULI speakers plan for upswing
The economic collapse has dealt a blow to real estate development, including transit-oriented development, but speakers at the Urban Land…
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Major slowdown in migration to outer DC suburbs
Inner burbs growing faster
The pattern of steady population movement from Washington DC’s inner suburbs to less expensive homes in its outer suburbs over…
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Houston metro vehicle sales fall further in early ’09
County sales lowest since 1975
From a March 23 Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) email on February vehicle sales in the region: “The recession and tight…
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New construction in Houston down by over 50%
Preliminary data for Feb ’09
From a March 20 Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) email update on McGraw Hill data for new construction in the region:…
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Houston energy sector will lead in job losses, says FRB report
"Advantage" turned "liability"
“Houston’s growth advantage over the rest of the nation during the past five years — oil and natural gas —…
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How metros could save our economy
Local prosperity for a nation
The vast majority of the US population resides and works in metropolitan regions, and the long-term prosperity of our nation…
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Stephen Lee Davis
US House proposes cutting transit funding out of transpo reauthorization bill
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Make the house bill better for walking, biking, and transit
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Venture capital is shifting downtown
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