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Tue., May 22, 2012 7:01am
Federal statistics show that one of every 10 working Georgians now makes the minimum wage. An analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that is triple the proportion when the recession technically ended nearly three years ago.
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Wed., October 12, 2011 4:18pm
Federal banking regulators are telling The Savannah Bank it needs to reduce its troubled assets. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has given the bank its lightest possible action, letting bank officials dictate their own terms for reducing delinquent loans and reposessions. The move speaks to how far Georgia banks have to recover from the Great Recession.
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Wed., August 3, 2011 4:15pm
Savannah-area officials are working to attract another big warehouse. Not much is known about the potential new company and nothing is finalized. But, industry officials say, the area is courting a 1.4 million square-foot distribution center in Pooler.
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Fri., October 15, 2010 3:33pm
With Georgia unemployment at 10-percent and still higher than the national average, any news of an opening is going to attract a crowd. In coastal Liberty County, there's a rush of job-seekers to a metal forging facility opening soon.
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Tue., September 21, 2010 3:22pm
Work Ready has used about $1.4 million in stimulus funds. And the state has certified 56 counties as "Work Ready," meaning that they've met educational and other goals. Rural areas, however, have few employers that recognize the certificate and even fewer are hiring.
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Wed., March 17, 2010 1:50pm
Food banks are on a list of organizations that could be forced to start pay
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Thu., March 11, 2010 3:40pm
Officials at Augusta State University are eying a struggling municipal golf
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Fri., January 1, 2010 5:13pm
Economic woes have forced many horse owners to reconsider their animals.
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Thu., October 29, 2009 1:26pm
Economic Forecaster says GDP shows the nation is technically out of a reces