June 2013 News

June 28, 2013

• Metro Albany’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.5% in May

• Flint Community Bank's Jason Rooks Elected CBA of Georgia Vice Chair

• Annette Bowling Given Lifetime Achievement Award from LPCA

• Fourth Annual Health IT Leadership Summit Set for November 12th in Atlanta

• Isakson, Chambliss Vote “No” As Immigration Reform Passes Senate

• Governor Deal #7 in Nation for Job Creation

• State Sells $685M in Bonds

• New Blue Cross Incentive Plan Focuses on Primary Care

• Georgia-Based HD Supply Prices IPO at $985 Million

• Commentary: When A College Degree Is Not Valuable

• Mortgage Rates Post Biggest One-Week Increase Since 2008 Financial Crisis

June 27, 2013

• Military Honored at Chamber Rise 'n' Shine Breakfast

• ASU Online Criminal Justice Program is Among Nation’s Best

• SunTrust Finds Businesses More Optimistic About Financial Well-Being

• U.S. Deficit Projected At Lowest Level in Five Years

• Georgia Power Launches Interactive Outage Map

• Aflac Launches Enhanced Group Short-Term Disability Plan

• Georgia-Pacific to Buy Buckeye Tech Through Merger, Cancels Offer

• UPS Employees OK Union Contract

• New-Car Sales To Improve 10% In June Reaching Greatest Year-To-Date Gain

• Who Pays the Price for 'Working Vacations'?

June 26, 2013

• Phoebe Sumter Medical Center CEO to retire in September

• VSU Students, Faculty Assist Emory’s South Georgia Farmworker Health Project

• AT&T to Open Innovation Center in Georgia

• Deal: Georgia has Earned Right to Equal Treatment