Monday, February 18, 2008

Slowdown impacts many area businesses

Weakness in the economy has long been evident to Robert A. Mecca, a life-planning consultant in Mount Prospect who said the economic slowdown has taken its toll on his clients.

The financial planner said his customers have been hit by greater numbers of corporate restructurings, jobs moving overseas and benefit changes.

"I've been predicting a slowdown since 2007," Mecca said.

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