News

April 25, 2013

• Governor Deal Signs Bill to Expand Access to Tech Schools

• Atlanta Named Best City to Start a Business

• Aflac Profit Increases 14% to $892 Million on Investments

• Southern Company Q1 Profit Falls 75% on Project Charges

• Georgia-Pacific Acquires Buckeye Technologies for $1.5B

• AAA Identifies Motorist Breaking Point on Gas Prices in New Consumer Index

• Nearly a Quarter of Americans Have Never Checked Their Credit Report

• New-Car Sales Pace Above 15 Million Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate for Sixth Consecutive Month

• Large Majority Of Small Businesses Favor Minimum Wage Increase In New National Poll

April 24, 2013

• SB&T Parnet Company Synovus Reports Pre-Tax Income of $47M in Q1, Credit Quality Improvement

• Ameris Bancorp Reports Net Income of $5.3M in 1Q

• Hostess Announces Plans to Create 300+ Jobs in Columbus

• Regions Q1 Profit Jumps to $335M

• Delta Profit Falls in Q1

• SunTrust Announces Increase in Common Stock Dividend

• UPS Ramps Up Natural Gas Investment

• TSYS Q1 Profit Rises 3%

• Apple Posts Revenue of $43.6B in Q1, 37.4M iPhones Sold; 19.5M iPads Sold

• Report: New High Tech Businesses Rely More Than Other Firms on Bank Loans

• ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased 0.9% in March

April 23, 2013

• BJ Fletcher to Challenge Chris Pike for Commission Seat

• Albany Air Drawn as The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce Star Business of the Week

• Georgia Power Commits to Wind Energy

• Savannah's Fondarific Named Georgia Small Business Exporter of Year

• Executives Set for Bolder Dealmaking Future, but Action will Take Time

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