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The process of renewal and rebuilding accompanied by an increase of middle-class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces poorer residents. On Friday, Sept. 19, I logged on to Facebook to find my newsfeed filled with the same …

During his Iraq service, Sims was principal civil military officer responsible for liaising with civilians and civilian authorities in Baghdad. He went on to become deputy chief of the US Army's Joint Training Readiness …. Ferguson has a fairly …

The program offers low-income families access to an inexpensive refurbished laptop or desktop (about $150) and $9.99 per month broadband service (5 megabits download, 1 megabit upload), a service that would normally run up to $39.99 per month. The …

Boomers are placing new demands on retirement communities, on the home health services that they are starting to need, and on just about every other service provider with which they come in contact. A large part of the reason that Baby Boomers account …

It's no secret that Apple users are more affluent and better educated than Android users are – here's a Pew chart that breaks down smartphone ownership in the U.S. by age, income and education that makes that point pretty clear. By our own back of the …

Given its affluent customer base, demand for Tiffany's products is expected to be more resilient than the mid-tier category in a recessionary environment, although the category is not recession immune given its discretionary nature. Global Demand …

And when the Roosevelt Island Tram was built, connecting the Upper East Side of Manhattan to the residential developments in the middle of the river, it was meant to be a temporary stopgap nearly 40 years later, with subway service now available to the …

The Strand features a well balanced and complementary tenant mix including national credit retailers as well as service and family oriented tenants such as Half Price Books, Luce Italian Restaurant, Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, Pei Wei, Zoë's …