"I Want My Safety Net" (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News) George Silli, a 66-year-old waiter from suburban Philadelphia, had a brush with President Bush's Ownership Society, and it was an experience he'll not soon forget. Silli's psyche and his wallet still bear the scorch marks of the 2000 market meltdown. He saw the value of his mutual funds drop by 60% and is convinced that opening Social Security to individual investing would produce similar
Despite setbacks, redevelopment continues (The Business Ledger) Recently underappreciated places are getting their due in the realm of development. From marginal neighborhoods in Wilmington to the Christina riverfront to abandoned industrial sites in Chester County, progress is on the move at varying rates of speed.
