This Week on The Street (A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) By Harold V. Shumacher June  20, 2011 Georgia restaurant owners,  just barely recovered from the Great Recession , now have a new worry-increased activity by Georgia Dept. of Revenue field agents. In the past two years the department has [...]

The Patient is no Longer Critical (A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) How was the Show? That’s what 30,000 attendees at Recon 2011, the International Council of Shopping Center’s, annual Las Vegas soiree are still asking.  The easy answer- better than it’s been the past few years but not as [...]

This Week on The Street (A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) By Harold V. Shumacher May 12, 2011 You never know when you’ll have an opportunity to connect the dots and see something you’re familiar with in a new or different way. Last week was one of those times. In [...]

In case you were wondering the great recession ended a year and a half ago. At least according to New York based economist Ryan Severino.  Speaking at the first retail conference sponsored by Interface and Shopping Center News, Severino claims the economic recovery started in the fall of 2009 but admits it will be a [...]