Area's population growth trails
(Birmingham News: Thu, 05 Apr) Twenty-five of the nation's 50 fastest-growing metropolitan areas are in the South, but the Birmingham area isn't one of them, according to numbers released today by the Census Bureau.

Weather-related losses up yearly since 1970s: RMS
(Business Insurance: Fri, 06 Apr) NEWARK, Calif.-Financial losses from weather-related catastrophes have increased by an average of 2% per year since the 1970s, according to the chief researcher of catastrophe modeler Risk Management Solutions.

Valley's population leaps by 24% in 6-year period
(The Arizona Republic: Thu, 05 Apr) The Valley grew by 787,306 people from April 2000 to July 2006, the fourth-largest gain for a metropolitan area in the U.S. during that time, according to new census data.

Without immigration, big metros would shrink
(News 8 Austin: Thu, 05 Apr) WASHINGTON - Without immigrants pouring in, places such as New York, Los Angeles and Boston would be shrinking as native-born Americans move farther out.