Sun., March 21, 2010 1:22pm (EDT)

Articles Tagged "economy"

  • Fri., March 19, 2010 2:15pm
    A rural hospital in southeast Georgia is offering patients with overdue bills a 50-percent discount to pay-up now. It’s an effort that officials say could spread in the down economy.
  • Wed., March 3, 2010 10:05am
    This morning a committee of state lawmakers will gather to consider cuts proposed by the state’s University System.
  • Wed., March 3, 2010 8:46am
    Fresh numbers from the state’s Department of Labor Wednesday show a 10.4 percent jobless mark for January. That is a bump up from 10.3 the month before.
  • Tue., March 2, 2010 1:59pm
    President Barack Obama told an audience at Savannah Tech that he wants to create jobs by focusing on energy efficiency. He said a country that leads in clean energy will also lead in the new global economy.
  • Fri., February 26, 2010 3:02pm
    Savannah tourism leaders hope Delta’s second move to drop airfares between the coastal city and Atlanta will spur a permanent uptick in business. It comes following another round of letters between Savannah-area leaders and the airline concerning market fares.
  • Fri., February 26, 2010 2:49pm
    Governor Sonny Perdue joined Korean and American dignitaries Friday in celebrating the opening of Kia's first North American manufacturing facility in west Georgia.
  • Thu., February 25, 2010 4:16pm
    Like many Georgia communities, Cordele was shut-out of recent transportation grant funding. But that’s not stopping an inland port project in southwest Georgia.
  • Mon., February 8, 2010 7:23pm
    Several hundred pilots for the United Parcel Service face being furloughed as cost-saving talks break down between the company and the pilots’ union. Atlanta-based U-P-S and the Independent Pilots Association successfully avoided pilot furloughs last year after identifying other cost-saving measures.
  • Fri., February 5, 2010 9:51am
    Locking-in new business for Georgia is the primary aim of an annual outdoor event concluding today in the southwest corner of the state.The Georgia Quail Hunt is into its third decade, sponsored by state and local economic development officials.
  • Mon., January 18, 2010 4:40pm
    White males are the new faces of the unemployed in Georgia, according to state labor officials. Monday's job summit aimed to find ways to better connect that group to services and job training options.