March 2013 News

March 29, 2013

• Metro Valdosta’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 8.1% in February

• Restaurant Inspections: Cheddar's, Cracker Barrel, Chick-fil-A, Manny's

• Koch Foods Plans 750 New Georgia Jobs, Investing $49M

• Delta Partners with Nine Major League Baseball Teams for 2013 Season

• Georgia-Based Innotrac Corp. Reports 25;4% Increase in Revenues in 2012

• Vast Majority of Private Companies Reinvesting Savings from Cost Containment Measures into Growth Plans

• Nearly One-Third of Employers Now Hiring College Graduates for Jobs that Were Primarily Held by High School Graduates

• 54,000 Completed Foreclosures Reported in February Across U.S.

• Study Reveals 8 in 10 Companies Suffered Web-Borne Attacks

• Consumer Reports Survey: Bundling TV, Internet, And Phone Services Point To Big Savings

March 28, 2013

• Wiregrass Announces New Dean of Allied Health Programs

• Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Remains World’s Busiest Airport

• DynCorp Cutting 300 Jobs in Georgia

• Georgia-Based Labor SMART, Inc. YTD Revenue Surpasses $2 Million

• S&P 500 Stock Buybacks Decrease in Fourth Quarter of 2012

• GFI Survey Data Indicates Improved Outlook on IT Administrator Stress in U.S.

• Economic Attitudes Down From Last Month

• SUBWAY Named "Brand of the Year" in 2013

• Carnival Cruises Reputation Management Costs High After Second Incident

• AMR’s Merger With US Airways Approved by Judge in N.Y.

March 27, 2013

• Azalea Health Awards Scholarships to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College HIT Program Students

• Georgia Gets C+ for Spending Transparency

• UPS Expands Expedited Ocean Freight Services, Global Reach

• March New-Car Sales To Hit Highest Monthly Total Since August 2007

• Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declines