Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 53 economic downturn 44 businesses 43 Great Recession 43 downtowns 43 recessionary 42 economic downturns 42 recession 41 skyrocketing 41 downturn 41 nonprofits 40 changing demographics 40 pocketbooks 39 pocketbook 39 budget shortfalls 39 retailers 39 Nonprofits 38 underemployment 38 economy 38 hiring freezes 38 Recession 37 downturns 37 economic 37 belt tightening 37 layoffs 37 identity theft 37 cutbacks 37 unemployment 37 merchants 37 hardships 36 suburban sprawl 36 housing slump 36 bankruptcies 36 joblessness 35 marketplace 35 auto dealerships 35 hardship 35 Rust Belt 35 Businesses 35 discounters 35 downsizing 35 Baby Boomers 35 fixed incomes 35 business 35 deepening recession 34 slowdown 34 restaurateurs 34 consumers 34 recessions 34 declining enrollment 34 prospering 34 foreclosures 34 economically depressed 34 Retailers 34 demographic trends 34 Ohioans 34 urban sprawl 34 sticker shock 34 growing pains 34 Floridians 34 ripple effect 34 shoppers 34 slowdowns 34 Layoffs 34 retrenching 33 budgets 33 homelessness 33 telecommuting 33 baby boomers 33 college grads 33 credit crunch 33 profit margins 33 Marylanders 33 insecurity 33 budgetary constraints 33 financially strapped 33 stretched thin 33 supply chains 33 dot com bust 33 financially 33 upswing 33 communities 33 uptick 33 retail 32 proactive 32 natural disasters 32 disposable income 32 boomers 32 gentrification 32 midsized 32 shortages 32 rolling blackouts 32 Main Streets 32 employment 32 Depression 32 disposable incomes 32 thriving 32 thrive 32 financial straits 32 paycheck 32 unfunded mandates 32 nest eggs