More than 1,100 cities, towns and villages in the U.S. lost their status as urban areas last week as the U.S. Census Bureau released a new list of places considered urban based on revised criteria.

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Eight of the 10 largest cities in the U.S. lost population during the first year of the pandemic, with New York, Los Angeles and Chicago leading the way.

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A few years ago I wrote an article, “Demographics, Development and Demand,” in which I predicted a return of the housing market by late 2010. Well, we all make mistakes.

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By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The jobs crisis has left so many people out of work for so long that most of America’s unemployed are no longer receiving unemployment benefits. Early last year, 75 percent ...

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When the Milwaukee Common Council in July approved a $4.6 million loan to help pay for the second phase of the North End apartments, city officials praised the complex as a cornerstone of the city's riverfront redevelopment.

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By ?ALAN ZIBEL AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people filing new claims for jobless benefits jumped last week after three straight declines, another sign that the pace of layoffs has not slowed. Initial claims for jobless ...

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Hope Yen AP Writer Washington — Five states — New York, California, Texas, Arizona and Florida — are perilously close to losing out on congressional seats because of lackluster participation in the U.S. census. The five were average or below ...

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By Hope Yen AP Writer Washington — Were those pricey Super Bowl ads a waste? Maybe not, but paying $3 million to census employees who didn’t do any work surely was. The Census Bureau, a month away from its 2010 ...

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By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Census Bureau kicks off its $300 million campaign Monday to prod, coax and cajole the nation’s more than 300 million residents to fill out their once-a-decade census forms. The bureau ...

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