Dislocation and Suburbanization
As old rust belt factories have closed because of inefficiencies, many workers find themselves being dislocated and relocating to more favorable business communities. In communities with large business downsizing, business districts have sought redevelopment projects to stimulate business growth and employment. Old warehouse neighborhoods are … Keep Reading → undergoing gentrification even as some rural communities experience suburbanization. While many young families have sought the suburbs and the conveniences of good schools and shopping malls, singles and active empty nest boomers are moving back downtown into chic lofts and townhouses converted from empty warehouses. Learn more about these shifts in population resulting from factory dislocation, rural suburbanization and business center gentrification here.
