February 2013 News

February 28, 2013

• Former VSU Counselor Receives Achievement Award

• CTSI Brings Georgia & North Florida Business Phones into the Internet Age

• Georgia-Based Carters, Inc. Profit Rises 41% to $161M in 2012

• 29 States Hit Record Export Levels In 2012

• Key Retail Trends for 2013: Always-On Consumers, Showrooming & Economic Uncertainty

• How is the Shale Gas Boom Impacting North American Companies & the Economy?

• Majority of Workers Plan to Work After Retiring, CareerBuilder Survey Finds

• Conference Board Leading Economic Index for Europe Up in January

• Manufacturing Employee Confidence Index Increases for Third Consecutive Quarter

• Who Makes Up the Housing Market?

February 27, 2013

• Veteran College Completion a Focus for Wiregrass Georgia Tech

• Furniture Express/Beds for Less Named Leading Business by the Valdosta Lowndes-County Chamber

• Sharp Rise in Car Loans a Sign of Strengthening Georgia Economy

• Toyota to Export Venza Crossovers via Port of Brunswick

• Home Depot Annual Profit Jumps 17% to $4.5B

• New Georgia-Built Gulfstream G650 Sets 4 Speed Records

• FDIC-Insured Institutions Earned $34.7 Billion in Q4 2012

• Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Rebounds in February

• JPMorgan Mortgage, Community Units to Lose Up to 19,000 Jobs

• U.S. Insurance Industry Outlook Defined by Challenging Environment

February 26, 2013

• Flowers Foods Completes Acquisition of Sara Lee and Earthgrains Assets

• Georgia Gas Hits $3.76 a Gallon, With No Relief in Sight

• Packaging Conversion Company Announces $66M Georgia Expansion

  PACKAGING CONVERSION COMPANY ANNOUNCES $66 MILLION EXPANSION

• TAG Hosts Annual High Tech Day at State Capitol

• Most GM Cars to Have 4G LTE by 2015