December 2012 News

December 28, 2012

• Aflac's New Calculator Helps Show Real Cost of Accident and Illness

December 19, 2012

• Wild Adventures Named Leading Business by the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber

• Georgia Releases Criminal Justice Reform Report

• Wage Increases Likely to Stay Roughly Steady, WTI Signals

• National Credit Default Rates Ticked Up in November

• Holiday Shoppers Purchasing With Cash Or Debit More This Year

• Overall Satisfaction Rates On The Rise Among Retail Banking Consumers

• U.S. Workers: 2013 Will Be A Better Year for Jobs, Economy

• ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rebounds 3.7% in November

December 18, 2012

• Southern Company Named No. 1 Utility In North America

• UPS Kicks Off Busiest Delivery Week

• Habitat for Humanity Launches First Mobile Fleet, Will Aid Sandy Victims

• French Software Maker Arkadin Moves North American HQ From NYC to Georgia

• American Businesses Enter Major Phase of Economic Census

• Busiest Day for Expense Reports Exposes Potential Two Billion Dollar Waste for U.S. Businesses

• Gift Card Sales To Top $110 Billion As Card Spillage Declines 20%

• More Homebuyers Confident about Rising Home Prices, Less Concerned About Economy

• Despite Economic Uncertainty, Travel, Hospitality & Leisure Companies to Grow in 2013

• Visa Inc. Survey Finds 73% of Consumers Still Have Christmas Gifts to Buy

December 17, 2012

• VSU Student Internal Audit Team Places 2nd in Statewide Competition

• 2 Valdosta Residents Named to State Boards by Governor Deal

• Georgia Ports Authority Unveils FIrst Eco-Friendly Cranes in North America

• How are Banks Working to Meet the Needs of the Unbanked & Underbanked?

• FDIC Board Approves 2013 $2.68B Operating Budget

• Five-Day U.S. Online Spending Total for Most Recent Workweek Surpasses $5B