Poverty Rate Held Steady Last Year, Census Says (Washington Post)
The nation's poverty rate held steady as median household income edged upward last year, according to annual census data released yesterday. The Census Bureau also reported that the number of people without health insurance decreased by more than 1 million people in 2007.
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Michigan income down, poverty up (Detroit News)
Poverty rose across Michigan last year while incomes fell for the third year in a row, according to new data that reveal the widening impact of the state's economic restructuring.
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Housing market struggles for balance (Gazette.Net)
With little relief this summer, Maryland's home foreclosure rate continued at a rapid clip through July, with Frederick County showing the biggest jump from June and Prince George's County still with the state's highest rate.
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Check fine print on phone bill's energy charge, other new fees (Baltimore Sun)
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SonicWALL Secures Virtual Call Center for Ascend One (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SonicWALL, Inc. , a leading secure network infrastructure company, today announced that Maryland-based financial services provider Ascend One Corporation has virtualized its call center and maintained security by deploying a SonicWALL Aventail E-Class EX-1600 SSL VPN solution.
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