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May 24, 2013

• CooperCraft Communications Announces Merger With Select-Tel Systems

• Cummiskey: Economic Development Incentives More Art Than Science

• Subaru Chooses Port of Brunswick as Gateway to Southeast

• Georgia Power Recognized for Commitment to Diversity

• Home Depot Announces Dividend

• Is There a Bad Apple in the Tax Avoidance Bunch?

• 13 Million Homeowners Still Underwater in Q1, But More Than 9 Million More May Lack Enough Equity to Move

• U.S. Restaurants Projecting to Add 448,000 Summer Jobs

• In Grading CEO Performance, Financials Still Dominate

• Banks Flocking to Financial Education to Drive Sales

May 23, 2013

• SGMC’s Neil Ginty Receives Inaugural Assisted Living Certification

• In Wake of Acquisitions, Flowers Foods Announces Stock Split, Increased Dividend

• American Cancer Society Marks 100th Anniversary

• Aflac Announces Changes In Management Responsibilities

• Study: Annual Healthcare Cost for a Typical American Family is $22,030

• National Association of Small Business Professionals Adopts Tougher Approval Standards for Its Accredited Business Program

• Majority of Employees Use Personal Mobile Devices to Access Work Data Regardless of Company Policy

• U.S. Coal Exports Help Fuel Economic Recovery

• Silicon Valley Continues as Nations Top Real Estate Market

• Survey Identifies Challenges Accounting Firms Face as They Advise Clients on Implementation of U.S. Health Care Reform

May 22, 2013

• South Georgia Vein Centers Named Leading Business by the Valdosta-Lowndes Chamber

• Home Depot Q1 Profit Jumps 20%, Fund Started for Tornado Victims

• Southern Company Recognized as a Top Employer for Military

• National Credit Default Rates Fell in April

• Analysis Shows Modest Improvement in Global Employee Engagement Levels

• Annual U.S. Home Value Appreciation Exceeds 5% for 6th Straight Month in April

• Apple Remains No.1 in Top 100 Ranking of the Most Valuable Global Brands

• Dow Jones Hedge Fund Index Commentary Offers Insight into April Hedge Fund Performance

• ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 0.2% in April

• CFO Economic Optimism Declines as Concerns over Eurozone Remain

May 21, 2013

• Summer Camps Offered at Valdosta State University

• Georgia Chamber Rates Lawmakers

• GPA Reports Highest Volume on Record in April

• Georgia Gas Prices Continue Climb Towards Memorial Day Holiday

• Kennesaw State named National Restaurant Association's Innovator of the Year

• Georgia Power Adds Suite of Accessibility Tools to GeorgiaPower.com

• Buffett Jets Chief Says U.S. Leads Private-Flight Rebound

• High Gas Prices Hurt Economy More Than Lower Gas Prices Help

• Sluggish Employment Picture for Higher Education in Q1

• 4 out of 10 Families Will Dine Out on Father's Day

May 20, 2013

• Top Young Professionals Named Metro Valdosta’s 4 Under 40

• UGA, Georgia Southern to Host International Agribusiness Conference & Expo

• Habitat for Humanity Announces $5M Fundraising Effort to Rebuild Texas

• Governor Appoints Three to Boards

• Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.S. Increases

• Home Price Indexes Affirm 2012 a Big Year for Home Price Increases, More to Come in 2013-2017

• Study Shows How Clothing Choices Affect Promotion Prospects

• Survey: Executives and Employees Believe U.S. Businesses Are Falling Short on Delivering Positive and Meaningful Societal Impact

• Identifying Diversity-Seeking Consumers

• Nearly Three in Ten Employers Plan to Hire Seasonal Workers this Summer

• Consumers Responding to Social Call-to-Action in Online and TV Advertisements

May 17, 2013

• Lt. Governor to Speak at Chamber Breakfast May 23rd

• Flowers Foods Q1 Profit Skyrockets on Recent Acquisitions

• Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Dips to 8.2% in April, Lowest Since 2008

• ExactTarget to Expand its Atlanta-based Pardot Marketing Automation Team

• Atlanta Event Focuses on High-Performing & Efficient Data Centers

• American Flyers Willing to Pay More for Personal Space

• Growing Regulatory Pressure, Geopolitical Unrest And A Global Economic Crisis Top C-Suite Worries

• Healthcare Cost Index: Annual Growth Rates Slowed in March

• Deloitte: Stable Economic Fundamentals Keep Consumer Spending Outlook on Track

• In Almost Two-Thirds Of U.S. Metros, Buying Beats Renting In Three Years Or Less

May 16, 2013

• Pearlman Cancer Center Observes National Cancer Survivors Day

• Deal Executive Order Protects Students, Local Control

• Delta 2nd in J.D. Power & Associates Airline Satisfaction Rankings

• Dont Expect to be Bothered By the IRS in the Next 5 Days

• Where Do Americans Really Want to Live? New Study Sheds Light

• Technology Link to Business Success Grows Stronger, New Study Finds

• Health Insurance Premium Rates Remain Largely Steady In Lead Up To ACA Implementation

• Advocacy Study Highlights Top Locations for High-Growth Companies

• Aging Baby Boomers Drive Changes to Workplace Safety Programs

• Little if Any Improvement in Wage Gains Likely in Coming Months

May 15, 2013

• Georgia Power Adds to Biomass Capacity to Energy Grid

• Internet TV Company Aereo to Launch in Atlanta Mext month

• Georgia-Based Novelis Profit Jumps 126% in Fiscal 2013

• Southwest Airlines Releases Report on Performance, People, & Planet

• Memorial Day and Summer Travel Expected to Rise in 2013

• State And Local Government Workforce: 2013 Trends Show Still Shrinking

• Money Talks: More Than Six in 10 Executives Are Willing to Negotiate Starting Compensation

• Farm Bill Gets House Hearing After Senate Panel Approval

• Mobile Commerce Index Shows Smartphone Orders Up 85%

• The Conference Board Leading Economic Index for the U.K. Increased in March

May 14, 2013

• Gainesville Foods Plant to Close, 250 Jobs Affected

• Gas Prices Up Across Georgia This Week

• Georgia's Nonprofit Leaders To Convene In Atlanta for Nonprofit Summit 2013: Ignite Possible

• UGA President-Elect Announces Administrative Restructuring

• Companies in States with Weaker Economies Provide Investing Opportunity

• Cheap Domestic Energy Sources Drive Manufacturing Renaissance

• Census Retail Sales Report Shows Decline Again in April

• NA Freight Index Down in April

• 52% of Executives Polled Say In-House Expertise is No Longer Worth Paying For

• Majority of IT Executives Say Public Cloud Services Negatively Impact Corporate Budgets, Operations

May 13, 2013

• Georgia #2 for Identity Theft

• Governor Announces Innovation in Teaching Competition

• TAG SSA Names Awards Finalists

• USPS Posts $1.9B Q2 Loss

• Spending for Mother’s Day Up 11% From 2012

• Bond Sales to Fall First Time Since 2010 as U.S. Deficit Narrows

• One-third of Homebuyers Surveyed Are Ill-prepared to Get a Mortgage

• New Employer Survey Finds Growing Use of Outcomes-Based Incentives

• Conference Board Leading Economic Index for Japan Increases

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