State officials say metro Atlanta's unemployment rate has declined to 7.6 percent in April. Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday the number of jobs in metro Atlanta increased by about 13,000 last month. The rate was an improvement over the 7.9 percent posted in March and the 8.5 percent for April 2012.
 
Career coach and workplace consultant Brandon Smith explains why promotions don’t happen sometimes and how we can fix what went wrong.
After more than a decade of planning and construction, a man-made whitewater course on the Chattahoochee River will open May 25. It is expected to attract adventurers from around the South. Business and civic leaders on Thursday announced the...
Regulators have closed a small bank in Georgia, bringing the total number of U.S. bank closures to four for this year after 51 closures in 2012. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday that state regulators closed Frontier Bank of LaGrange...
State labor officials say Georgia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 8.7 percent in January was unchanged from the December rate. The jobless rate was down from 9.3 percent a year ago.
Georgia farmers say they're expecting to export at least 80,000 tons of peanuts to China in the near future.
In the February 2013 issue, Georgia Trend magazine highlighted eight “renaissance cities” around the state. Editor Susan Percy talks about what makes these communities – and their downtowns – stand out.
State officials have announced extended jobless benefits for the unemployed are being reduced because of automatic budget cuts. Georgia Department of Labor Spokesman Sam Hall Monday said the U.S. Department of Labor has asked the state to reduce...
What do you do if your boss thinks you aren’t competitive enough at work? Our career and working expert Brandon Smith answers a listener question along those lines this week – and his advice might be surprising.
Toyota has chosen the Port of Brunswick to export its U.S.-made Venza vehicles to eastern Europe. The Georgia Ports Authority says Toyota plans to ship about 5,000 of the vehicles each year through Brunswick to Russia and Ukraine.
Federal authorities have chosen a Florida airline to provide passenger flights between Macon's airport and Atlanta and Orlando. The company is on pace to launch its Macon service on April 1.