News

July 02, 2012

• UPS Freight Hikes Rates About 6%

• Blackberry Maker RIM Posts $518M 1Q Loss, to Lay Off 5,000 Workers

• Optimism among Large Company CFOs Tumbles Again; Corporate Performance Expected to Slow

• Key Business Risks Not Being Continually Monitored: Deloitte Survey

• Auto Loan Volume increases 25-49% From Recession Lows

• 63,000 Reported Foreclosures in May

• Restaurant Performance Index Continues Upward Trend, Reflecting Continued Positive Sales

June 29, 2012

• Governor, Attorney General Disappointed by Ruling on Obamacare

• Georgia Chamber President Chris Clark Comments on US Supreme Court Decision on Health Care

• U.S. IPO Pipeline Slows Due to Confidential Filings Under JOBs Act and Investor Uncertainty

• Small Business Travel And Economic Outlook Positive Despite Mixed Economic Indicators

• Doctors Say SCOTUS Ruling on Health Care Largely Irrelevant

• S&P 500 Stock Buybacks Decrease Again

• Leading Economic Index for Europe Decreased Again in May

June 28, 2012

• Restaurant Inspections: Long John Silver, Krystal

• Personal Income Growth Lagging in Georgia

• Tractor Supply Company Creating 200 Jobs, Investing $50M at New Distribution Center in Macon

• Smartphones will Influence $689 Billion in Retail Store Sales by 2016

• New Construction Starts to Rise 2% in 2012

• Risks from Europe Mount, but U.S. Economic Recovery to Remain Resilient

• Is The Foreclosure Crisis Subsiding?

• Survey: MBA Hiring Remains Strong Despite Downtick in Student Optimism

• Office Pulse Survey Finds Summer Hours are Bad for Business

June 27, 2012

• Short & Paulk Opens New Wholesale Division

• Study: Georgia to Add Most Health-Care Jobs in Nation

Older Newer