Economic woes trickle northward
TRAVERSE CITY — Many northern Michigan businesses and their workers felt repercussions of southeast Michigan’s struggling manufacturing sector in 2006.
December 31, 2006
More foreclosures predicted
Throughout much of the year, Colorado led the country in the number of foreclosures.
We asked some big wheels what they see in 2007
We enlisted the help of seven Boston leaders and executives to help us figure out the big business issues in 2007. Participating in the roundtable were Marianne Ajemian, a real estate partner at Boston law firm Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP and incoming national president of Commercial Real Estate Women; Lynn E. Browne, executive vice president of the Federal Reserve
Not so bullish
In Massachusetts and nationally, business leaders are anticipating next year will bring slower growth than 2006, with the sputtering local housing market a particular damper on the Bay State economy.
Housing market has many sellers seeing red
BELLEAIR BEACH - Bruce Sparks painted a bright red “4 SALE” sign on his home’s roof in September, hoping to attract a buyer for his waterfront home.
