Word: drops
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...know who lives on the outskirts of the Square anymore.” Like most retailers, MacDonald counts on a strong holiday season. But he predicted that some businesses could find themselves suffering this year.“After the holiday season, there’s a huge drop-off and you have to borrow money from the bank,” said MacDonald. “Some businesses will find they won’t be able to.”Store managers for larger retailers such as Urban Outfitters and restaurants such as Bertucci’s were...
...We’re the kind of concentration that you can drop into your professor’s office hours, and we do want our numbers to grow but not grow to the point that it’s not possible,” Harrington said. “We retain a commitment to the personal touch and to the careful close one-to-one mentoring of students—that commitment remains unbroken...
John Cooper, 27, is having a tough few years in real estate. The Roseville, Calif, agent came into the business shortly before the top of the market then saw his sales drop off in 2006. Next, he lost his house. Payments on his adjustable rate mortgage jumped from $1,300 a month to $2,000. Cooper, who owed more than the home was worth, let the house go into foreclosure...
...Realtors around the country have for the past few years been dealing with the double blow of sinking home prices and falling transactions. That has not only led to lower pay checks and a drop in the number of real estate agents nationwide, but also a rise in foreclosures among realtors themselves. (Read "Four Steps to Ending the Foreclosure Crisis...
...constant road trips—she’s a self-professed “urban hiker,” who confesses to live out of a bookbag—she’s put out two full-length CDs. The most recent one, “Elijah Drop Your Gun,” was funded entirely by fans, including seven $1,000 donations...