August 2013 News

August 30, 2013

• Chamber Accepting Applications for Business Plan Competition

• Southwest Georgia Financial Corporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

• Shaw Industries to Build $85M Georgia Plant, Add 500 Jobs

• FDIC-Insured Institutions Earned $42.2 Billion in Q2, Georgia Banks Post $716M Profit

• 49,000 Completed Foreclosures Reported in July

• Many Will Work On Labor Day

• Almost Half of Americans Rate Job Market in their Region as Bad

• Litigation, Commercial Law to Offer Greatest Revenue Opportunities for Law Firms

• Obamacare Exchanges Not Expected To Simplify Health Insurance Maze

• America's Beer Distribution Industry Recognizes Economic Impact of Its Workforce This Labor Day

• Boeing Forecasts Increased Global Demand for Airline Pilots

• Census Bureau Releases Health Insurance Coverage Estimates for All Counties

August 29, 2013

• Chamber and Rotary Clubs Host Legislative Luncheon with U.S. Rep. Austin Scott Next Week

• Stacy Bush Attends LPL Financial 2013 Conference

• Flowers Foods to Present at the 2013 Barclays Back-To-School Consumer Conference

• Obamacare to Hit Georgia Medicaid Budget

• Cash America Acquires 31 Georgia PawnMart Locations

• Six Flags Over Georgia Plans Biggest Expansion – New Water Park

• Manufacturing Employees: On the Move

• Southwest Named Official Airline of College Football Hall of Fame

• Small-Business Credit Quality Continued to Improve in Q2

• Bank Compensation Survey Indicates Job Market Stability

• U.S. Lodging Sector Performance Remains Favorable Despite Sluggish Economic Growth

• Report: 38,600 Clean Energy, Transportation Jobs Announced In Q2

• Older Consumers More Likely To Hold Off Buying New Obamacare Plans