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This March 6, 2012 photo provided by the law offices of Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP shows the scene of a crash in Bainbridge, Ga., where a 4-year-old boy named Remi Walden was burned and died when a Jeep Grand Cherokee was struck from the rear by a Dodge Dakota pickup truck. Chrysler is expected to file papers Tuesday, June 18, 2013, explaining why it’s refusing to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP)
Chrysler expected to formally refuse Jeep recall
In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at...
June 18, 2013 01:10 PM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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In this Jan. 7, 2012 file photo, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Budget Committee. The financial world looks to Bernanke the Week of June 17, 2013, to clarify the Fed’s timetable on economic stimulus. ( AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
World looks to Bernanke to clarify stimulus plans
Financial markets have been gyrating in the 3½ weeks since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress the Fed might scale back its effort to keep long-term rates at record lows within "the...
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New Hostess owner prepares to re-start Georgia plant
The smell of snack cakes could soon return to the Dolly Madison plant in Columbus as Hostess Brands LLC prepares to relaunch production.
June 13, 2013 11:05 AM | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Yamaha to expand vehicle production in Georgia
Officials at Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp. say they've opened a second assembly plant in Newnan and will hire 100 employees to work on a new utility vehicle.
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Cable operators buff up guides for Internet age
After years of making money providing Internet service, cable TV companies are now tapping the power of the Internet to improve clunky program guides that are a relic of the 1990s.
June 10, 2013 11:30 AM | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Exide files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Battery maker Exide Technologies, based in Milton, Ga., is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it attempts to restructure its U.S. business and strengthen its balance sheet.
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Staff/Laura Moon<br> Well-known Marietta allergist Dr. Stanley Fineman earned an M.B.A. to improve the business side of his successful medical practice. Fineman divides his time between his practice’s east Cobb and Kennestone offices, seeing around 25 patients a day. The practice has 19 offices and 18 doctors, as well as nurse practitioners and administrative personnel.
Fine and dandy — With an M.D., M.B.A., Marietta allergist means business
“I wanted to be a doctor since grade school,” he recalls. For many, the childhood notion evolves; but not for Fineman — the Atlanta native and son of a chemist has been in private practices treatin...
June 08, 2013 11:20 PM | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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Media General, Young to combine TV operations
Broadcast companies Media General Inc. and New Young Broadcasting Holding Co. said Thursday that they are combining to create a company that will operate 30 TV stations in 27 markets including San ...
June 06, 2013 12:10 PM | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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KSU, Parkmobile win annual software awards
From staff reports ATLANTA — Two Cobb County entities, Kennesaw State University and Parkmobile Inc., won awards for software innovation at the annual Impact Awards put on by the Technology Associ...
June 05, 2013 12:06 AM | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • New Zaxby’s construction beginning near Sprayberry to employ up to 50
    06.05.13 - 12:03 am
  • Salesforce.com buying ExactTarget for $2.34B
    06.04.13 - 10:25 am
  • Georgia child care ratings go public on July 1
    by Associated Press Wire
    06.03.13 - 08:30 am
  • ‘Nue’ beginnings — Marietta health tech firm to double its staff over two years
    by Leo Hohmann
    06.01.13 - 11:42 pm
  • PulteGroup to move corporate offices to Atlanta
    by Associated Press Wire
    05.31.13 - 11:30 am
  • Lane change — Marietta bowling/dining facility to employ 85 people
    05.29.13 - 12:18 am
  • Monroe-based firm to expand its operations in Georgia
    by Associated Press Wire
    05.28.13 - 01:40 pm
  • Valeant to buy Bausch + Lomb for $8.7B
    by Associated Press Wire
    05.27.13 - 10:15 am
  • Calling for growth — From inception to recent aquisition, ProCore president was there
    by Sheri Kell
    business@mdjonline.com
    05.25.13 - 11:52 pm
  • Delta ups the ante in battle for New York travel market
    by Scott Mayerowitz, AP Airlines Writer
    05.24.13 - 01:43 pm
    • William G. Lako Jr.<br>Business Columnist
    Restricted stock tax rate benefits
    Last week, I covered the awesome benefit of being granted restricted stock as part of your compensation. One of the most important aspects of restricted stocks, however, is how they are taxed, as t...
    June 13, 2013 11:27 PM | 0 0 comments | 79 79 recommendations | email to a friend
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    The Associated Press<br> Nina Vaca, right, speaks to Justin Junkel during a meeting at her office in Dallas on June 11. Vaca expects to hire more than 50 people for her firm, Pinnacle Technical Resources, by the end of 2013 as demand is soaring for the high-tech temporary workers it places at large corporations. Vaca held off expanding her staff while she waited to see what impact federal budget cuts would have on companies. But by the end of the first quarter, she could see that companies needed temporary high-tech workers, and that her business would be strong enough to pay for her own hires.
    Weighing options — Small businesses hiring cautiously amid tax, budget concerns
    Vaca expects to hire more than 50 people for her firm, Pinnacle Technical Resources, by the end of 2013. Demand is soaring for the high-tech temporary workers it places at large corporations. The r...
    June 12, 2013 10:24 PM | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Agilysys returns to a profit in its 4th quarter
    Agilysys Inc. lower expenses helped it return to profitability in its fiscal fourth quarter after hefty charges resulted in a loss a year ago.
    June 12, 2013 09:30 AM | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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    People wait in line outside the Moscone West Center for the start of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Monday, June 10, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
    Music service, mobile software expected from Apple
    Apple is expected to reveal a digital radio service and changes to the software behind iPhones and iPads on Monday as the company opens its annual conference for software developers.
    June 10, 2013 11:15 AM | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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    The Associated Press<br> Traders Dan Ryan, left, and Gordon Charlop work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 28. A nervous debate is raging among investors and analysts: Have the Federal Reserve's record-low interest rates inflated a stock market bubble that's destined to burst? Three-quarters of the economists surveyed by The Associated Press say stocks, which have rocketed 19 percent since mid-November, aren't overvalued. Many point to corporate profits, which reached record levels at the end of 2012, as justifying the stock market's outsize gains.
    An inflated debate? — AP survey: Economists see no stock market bubble
    The answer, according to economists surveyed by The Associated Press: No. Three-quarters of the economists say stocks, which are at their lowest point in a month but are up 19 percent since Novembe...
    June 06, 2013 11:39 PM | 2 2 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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    William G. Lako Jr.<br>Business Columnist
    Creative employee compensation
    Companies often look for creative ways to compensate their employees. Most personnel are familiar with a bonus check, holiday gift cards or perhaps a company-paid trip. Another way companies reward...
    June 06, 2013 11:38 PM | 1 1 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
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    AT&T to fill more than 1,000 positions in Georgia
    AT&T has announced it will create about 600 new jobs in the state, and plans to hire workers to fill more than 1,000 positions overall.
    June 06, 2013 03:20 PM | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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    The Associated Press<br> Jeff Stibel, CEO of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp., sits in his office in Malibu, Calif., on May 17. Stibel says that many small business owners go about getting a loan all wrong.
    Credit check — CEO identifies how businesses can avoid loan rejection
    Thousands of stunned small business owners call Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. each week after they’re turned down for a loan. Jeff Stibel, CEO of the business credit reporting company, has a m...
    June 05, 2013 11:36 PM | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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    In an April 8, 2009 photo, the Pulte Homes Inc. headquarters is seen in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. PulteGroup, one of the country's biggest homebuilders, is planning to move its headquarters to Atlanta from the suburbs of Detroit next year. The company said Friday, May 31, 2013, that the relocation will put it closer to its customers and a bigger portion of its investment portfolio. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, FILE)
    Georgia offers $5.8M in incentives for PulteGroup move
    Georgia has offered PulteGroup about $5.8 million in state tax incentives and job training as part of the deal bringing the homebuilder's corporate headquarters to Atlanta.
    June 05, 2013 03:00 PM | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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    Apple enlists Winnie-the-Pooh in e-book argument
    An Apple Inc. lawyer is using Winnie-the-Pooh and tens of millions of customers too to try to convince a judge that the computer giant did not manipulate e-book prices when it opened an online book...
    June 04, 2013 05:32 PM | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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  • New Farm Bill could benefit Georgia peanut farmers
    by Associated Press Wire
    06.03.13 - 01:00 pm
  • Delta launching flights between Newark, Paris
    by Associated Press Wire
    05.31.13 - 01:43 pm
  • Start good financial habits early on
    by William G. Lako, Jr.
    Columnist
    05.30.13 - 11:01 pm
  • Read all about it — Berkshire Hathaway acquires Va. daily newspaper, making 30 total
    by The Associated Press
    05.30.13 - 10:58 pm
  • Beat the heat — Advice for small businesses during summer slowdown
    by Joseph Pisani
    Associated Press Writer
    05.29.13 - 11:25 pm
  • Southern Co. team weighing changes from renewables
    by Ray Henry, Associated Press
    05.24.13 - 05:15 pm
  • ‘Bond’ voyage ... As economy improves, Fed may slow down bond purchases
    by The Associated Press
    05.23.13 - 11:52 pm