Patricia Stalzer, a regional director of trust services in BMO's Scottsdale office, senses that affluent individuals feel more comfortable about donating money than in years past. Many older clients diverted money to helping adult children or …

… real estate information service DataQuick reported. Yet in Sacramento, home prices remain about 40 percent below the heights they reached in the bubble. Even in the region's most affluent areas, including the suburban foothill communities of …

City leaders say the study as proof both that Chicago's gruesome reputation is undeserved and that recent stepped-up law enforcement and social services efforts are working. "We have more work to do," Mayor Rahm Emanuel told USA TODAY. But "it does …

She grew up fast, taking care of a sick mother and siblings when she was just a child herself. “They called me a soldier,” she said of the moniker bestowed on her by family members. That ability to soldier on amid tough times has come in handy over the …

Since leaving hospital after treatment last December, Mandela – often referred to in South Africa by his clan name Madiba – had been receiving medical care at his home in an affluent Johannesburg suburb. He had spent most of 2012 in Qunu. Observer 1964 …

EARLIER this week I attended the memorial service organized by Ambassador Agnes Nyamande-Pitso of South Africa and her staff for the late South African President Nelson Mandela. The service was held at the Carlos P. … In fact, on my very first day in …

VERY STRONG SERVICE AREA: The utility is the monopoly provider of essential water services to a high-income service area about halfway between San Francisco and San Jose. The city is home to major technology companies such as Oracle … Rates are …

Twitter: useful for customer service, in particular with airlines and leading hotel chains, but also to reach out to influencers, media relations and bloggers. Great listening tool as well, to get the pulse of the market and understand sentiment …

Martini built a distinctive curated content ad unit (CCU) that integrates editorial content from the likes of Forbes and Fodors, among others, into high impact rich media units alongside advertisers' brand messages. The result has been a huge lift in …