April 2012 News

April 30, 2012

• Bruster's Ice Cream Named Leading Business By the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber

• Georgia Chamber Praises Legislative Progress

• Delta Buys Pennsylvania Oil Refinery For Cheaper Access to Jet Fuel

• Georgia Gas Prices Continue Downward

• Georgia Power Brings New Natural Gas Plant on Line

• Online Labor Demand Rises 90,900 in April

• 4th-Quarter Domestic Air Fares Rose 10% from 4th Quarter 2010

• Restaurant Performance Index Closes Out Q1 at Post-Recession High

• 2010 Pension Assets Increase More Than $257 Billion for Public-Employee Retirement Systems

• Employers Confident Heading into 2012 Collective Bargaining Talks

April 29, 2012

• Newell Rubbermaid Q1 Profit Up 12% to $79.3 Million

• Aflac Ranks 214 on 2012 Forbes Global 2000 List

• Rising Used-Car Values Aid New-Vehicle Sales

• Cost of Owning and Operating Vehicle in U.S. Increased 1.9%, to 59.6 cents/mile

April 27, 2012

• Leading Economic Index for Europe Decreased in March

April 26, 2012

• Valdosta’s Jobless Rate Declines to 8.4% in March

• Southern Georgia’s Jobless Rate declines to 9.9 percent in March

• UPS First-Quarter Profit Grows 10% to $970M

• Georgia Power recognized as the national leader in EPA's ENERGY STAR campaign

• Three Georgia Businesses among the 50 Fastest Growing Women Led Companies

• March Mortgage Report: Further Decline in Delinquencies; Foreclosure Inventory Stable

• Air Travel on The Rise in 2012

• U.S. Home Values Post Largest Monthly Gain Since 2006

• Wage Growth in the U.S. Feeling Effects of Economy

• Leading Economic Index for China Increases in March