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October 2026 Cover Story — Cornerstone Caregiving Phoenixville — Helping People Remain Safely and Comfortably at HomeAustin, Texas 6th Street Entertainment DistrictExpress Data Systems
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October 2026 cover story

Cornerstone Caregiving Phoenixville

Helping People Remain Safely and Comfortably at Home

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Also in the October 2026 issue

01Austin, Texas 6th Street Entertainment District02Express Data Systems03Experience Matters! — Gerhart, Hartman & Ritner Insurance Agency04Set SMART Goals to Finish 2026 Strong05The Dental Insurance Myth: “We Take Your Insurance” Does Not Mean “We’re In-Network”06Succession Planning: What To Consider

Advice from the corridor's experts

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Exit 01AAA's Tip of the MonthExit 02Accounting PerspectivesExperts in thefield of accounting shares insights and information of interest to business owners.Exit 03Ask SCORESCORE, "Counselors to America's Small Business," is a nonprofit organization of more than 13,000 volunteer business counselors who provide free, confidential business counseling and training worksh...Exit 04Brand Marketing TipsMarketing Tips from Ron Romanik, Romanik Communications.Exit 05Business & Marketing StrategiesTips and techniques for achieving success in business.Exit 06Business, Health & FitnessAdvice and insight on health and fitness in the workplace.Exit 07Downtown Marketing and DevelopmentInsights and observations on the redevelopment and revitalization of post-industrial towns on the Route 422 Corridor in Southeastern Pennsylvania.Exit 08Event PlanningJeffrey Jackson, owner of The Party Redux Showcase, discusses aspects of successful event planning.

Features worth rereading

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Seattle 2026

While in Seattle, I am documenting the decline of a downtown area. A combination of factors has led the city to focus more of its efforts on the market area near Elliot Bay. Things have not changed much since last year. The astounding number of street-level vacancies shows a shrinking city. There are long strings of v...

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Another Road Trip

On May 15, I will begin my annual economic development survey of 70 cities. This is the fourth year, and I plan to make one more trip in 2027. I first took the trip in May 2021, when the Lockdown was winding down. I classified every storefront using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), a standard...

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Housing Affordability and Demand

I have been closely examining the issues surrounding housing affordability. It seems that conflicting interests and a lack of understanding dominate many of these issues. As with everything today, people become passionate about issues that intersect with others, creating a whirlwind of conflict. I have managed large h...

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New Commonwealth Housing Plan

The commonwealth has released a new plan for housing and housing affordability. The Housing Action Plan is comprehensive and offers scenarios under several headings. It creates a system to manage tangled titled properties. Clarifying ownership of inherited properties has always been difficult in neighborhood developme...

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Interpretive: Shakeup in Government Funding

While administering programs in the City of Philadelphia, I had access to many potential funding sources and did my best to secure all available funds so we were not reliant on a single source, and program delivery could proceed without interruption. A few months ago, I wrote about cost allocation and its effect on st...

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Relax, the Semiquincentennial is Here

Semiquincentennial: A combination of “semi” (half), “quin” (five), and “centennial” (hundred), meaning half of 500 years, or 250 years. This plateau reminds me that 50 years ago, I produced one of the largest Bicentennial celebrations on the East Coast — the “ill-fated” Baltimore County Fair. In my early 20s, I contin...

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AAA East CentralAaron GantzAlyse MittenAndrew MonastraAndrew RohrboughAnthony M. MazzoAudrey FaustBarbara McInnisBarry CassidyBen SnyderBeth SilvermanBill Felton

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