1 process, procedure-A process is a set or series of actions directed to some end or a natural series of changes; a procedure is a series of actions conducted in a certain manner, an established way of doing something.
April 5 2007: 10:02 AM EDT. NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Atlanta has been the fastest growing metropolitan area in the nation since 2000, with a gain of nearly 900,000 residents to 5.1 million. Also gaining more than 800,000 residents in the five-year Census Bureau report were Dallas/Ft. Worth and Houston. Phoenix gained nearly 790,000.
Of the 20 fastest shrinking U.S. cities, Decatur is one of four in Illinois. Like other Midwestern metro areas, Decaturâs once vibrant industrial sector has been on the decline. The areaâs long-term economic struggles drove urban decay and population loss.