redevelopment

When the government closed California's Castle Air Force Base, the future looked grim for surrounding Merced County. Yet, even though the area's unemployment and foreclosure rates are among the highest in the nation, the community is starting to stage a comeback.

Detroit could use a little economic good news. The announcement recently that the Shoppes at Gateway Park still has a pulse and Meijer, the Grand Rapids-based super store chain, will anchor this long-delayed project qualifies as worth cheering about. It should put revenue in the city's empty...