by Associated Press Published: May 26,2011
Tags: Arkansas, Birmingham, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Georgia, Jay Bradford, Kentucky, Lady Gaga, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Republican, Missouri, North Dakota, Ole Miss, poverty, Rep. Alan Nunnelee, Small Business Administration, Tennessee, tornado, U.S. Census Bureau, University of Mississippi
The regions that most need insurance after tornadoes are often the exact places that don't have much of it. [...]
Mississippi is marked by pockets of financial comfort and regions of poverty, American Community Survey finds An extensive five-year survey by the U.S. Census Bureau lends weight to the belief that two Mississippi’s have developed within the state, one with relative prosperity and the other with hard-edged poverty. The study, for instance, found the Delta [...] [...]
Private non-residential construction spending fell by 0.5 percent in June, according to the August 3 report by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a year-over-year basis, private non-residential construction is down 4.8 percent from June 2008. Overall, total non-residential construction spending, including both private and public, is up 0.1 percent from May 2009 to $711.9 billion, [...] [...]
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