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There is a lot of discussion about a so-called economic slowdown. Suddenly, everyone is saying growth during the second half of the year could be quite sluggish. My response is: What you see is what you should have expected all along. That is, the economy is doing as well as could be expected, given the headwinds it faces.

During the past 60 years, we have been witness to many complex socio-cultural, economic, political and technological milestones and challenges. Extraordinary entrepreneurial innovation and increasingly frequent technological advances in the U.S. and around the globe have changed the way we think, plan, act and function.

It seems you can’t tune in to a radio or television today without hearing the dreaded “R” word — recession. Open a newspaper, there it is. Surf the Web, you’re bound to run across it. Layoffs and hiring freezes are the new normal as the country deals with recession fatigue. Even lawyers are not immune.

Although the recession is slowing the rate at which people retire, midstate experts said there are several things employers can do to help blunt the blow when the baby boomers start hanging up their hats.

The word “pain” and the degree to which it’s being felt and by whom is the subject of the latest debate between Dauphin County and the city of Harrisburg.

In July, the world’s most popular social media site, Facebook, crossed the 500 million-user mark.

Harley-Davidson Inc.’s restructuring of its newer plant in York County is on schedule, and final movements out of its older facility down the hill could be complete by next September, according to the company.

Harrisburg is like a kid who bought a house, had his parents co-sign for the mortgage and then stopped making payments because it became inconvenient, said Jay Wenger, financial adviser to Dauphin County.