May 2011 News

May 31, 2011

• Albany & Dougherty County Business Licenses- May 30

• GA-Based Company Says Physician Compensation Accounts for 8% of Healthcare Costs

May 31, 2011

• The U.S. economy finally has some momentum behind it - will it continue into the summer?

May 31, 2011

• Personal Income Rises as Businesses Hire More Workers

• Legislation Introduced Calling for Products Developed with Federal Research Dollars to be Manufactured in America

• April Pending Home Sales Drop After Two Monthly Gains

May 27, 2011

• Metro Albany’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 9.9% in April

May 27, 2011

• Deal Announces AmeriCorps Grants for Georgia Organizations

May 27, 2011

• GA Physicians to Benefit from Business Tools That Reduce Cost, Improve Efficiency in Local Practices

• PayPal Sues Google to Protect Trade Secrets

• SEC Charges Former NASDAQ Managing Director with Insider Trading

• Realtors Continue to Push Congress for Comprehensive GSE Strategy

• U.S. Commerce Dept Chief Economist Mark Doms Comments on Q1 GDP

• US Retailers Poised for Expansion

• S&P 500 Pensions, OPEB Remain Severely Underfunded

• Fixed Mortgage Rates Continue To Find New Lows

May 26, 2011

• Restaurant Inspections: Pizza Hut, Books-A-Million/Joe Muggs

May 26, 2011

• Colorado and Georgia Lead Highest U.S. Foreclosure Listings Increase

• SunTrust Named "Export Lender of the Year" by U.S. Small Business Administration for Second Straight Year

• Report: Georgia Consumers Reluctant to Spend, Look to Bolster Savings

• Bureau of Labor Statistics Releases Occupational Pay Comparisons Among Metro Areas

• Economic Recovery is Stronger in States Where People are More Optimistic Says University of Miami Study

• LendingTree Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse Reports Average Rates Edge Up

• SEC Adopts Rules to Establish Whistleblower Program

May 25, 2011

• CertusBank Assumes Deposits and Purchases Assets of Two Georgia Banks