News

January 17, 2012

• Georgia Gulf Rejects Westlake Chemical's $1.1B Buyout

• SBA Programs Helping Bridge the Small Business Gap

• New Report Shows Advanced Economies Are Rapidly Losing Edge in Productivity

• European Financial Woes Take Toll on Near-Term CFO Expectations

• Credit Default Increases for Fourth Consecutive Month

• IT Employment Finishes Strong in 2011

January 16, 2012

• Georgia December Tax Revenue Down 1.2%

• U.S. Exports Hit More Than $175 Billion in November

• Holiday Season Saw More Retail Sales, But Fewer In-store Shoppers

• Record $86 Billion in 2011 U.S. Oil and Gas M&A Deals

• Consumers Show 20X Preference for Browser-based Web, Tablet and Mobile Shopping Over Apps

• Worldwide Telecom Industry Revenue to Reach $2.7 Trillion by 2017

January 12, 2012

• December Retail Sales Miss Forecasts, Commerce Dept. Reports

• Mortgage Rates Continue Trend of Record-Breaking Lows

• The Home Depot to Hire 70,000 for Spring Season

• Broadband Delivers Strongest Growth Since 2009

• Apple, Amazon Dominate Mobile Retail Satisfaction Survey

• U.S. Consumers Doing Better at Paying Retail and Bank Credit Card Bills

January 11, 2012

• Restaurant Inspections: Zacadoo's, Cracker Barrel

• Six Flags Over Georgia to Fill 2,400 Positions for 2012 Season

• Raymond James to Buy Morgan Keegan From Regions Financial for $930M

• Consumer Sentiment with Online Holiday Shopping Experience Improves

• Pulse of Commerce Index Increased 0.2 Percent in December

• Commercial Real Estate Market Recovery Beginning

• Investor Sentiment Index Advances in Fourth Quarter of 2011

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