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Textile Manufacturer Opening Plant In Rome
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - A New Hampshire textile manufacturer plans to open a new $15 million manufacturing and distribution facility in northwest Georgia. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said Tuesday that Foss...
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Audit Suggests That MARTA Privatize Services
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - An audit finds that Atlanta’s public transit system will have to cut more services in a few years if it doesn’t control runaway costs. The audit released Monday also found that...
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Metro Atlanta Jobless Rate Declines To 8.9 Percent
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - State labor officials say that the preliminary unemployment rate in metro Atlanta dropped to 8.9 percent in August. That’s down from 9.2 percent in July. The Georgia Department of...
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Atlanta Symphony, Musicians Reach Labor Deal
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and its musicians have reached a deal to end their labor dispute, saving the upcoming season. Authorities say the musicians accepted a new collective...
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Georgia Power To Purchase More Solar Energy
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - Georgia Power executives say the utility firm plans to substantially boost the amount of solar power it distributes to customers. Company officials say the utility will buy more...
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Developer Plans $100M Resort Near Ga. Coast
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - A developer says it plans to build a $100 million resort with built-in tourist attractions on a site along Interstate 95 near the Georgia coast. Officials say the development will...
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Ga. GOP Lawmakers Face Uncomfortable Tax Choice
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - A national anti-tax advocate wants Georgia lawmakers to drop a tax paid by hospitals, a move that would create a large hole in the state budget. The head of Americans For Tax...
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MARTA Picks New Chief
Atlanta (WAOK/AJC)-The MARTA board of directors voted Thursday to hire San Antonio transit chief Keith Parker as the new general manager. Parker received 10 votes. Director Wendy Butler abstained and...
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Georgia Aims To Collect More Tax From Online Buys
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - With changes in the tax law taking effect this month, Georgia intends to begin treating some online retailers the same way it treats those with stores here: by collecting sales tax....
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Rainbow PUSH Prepares For 13th Annual Creating Opportunity Conference
ATLANTA (WAOK) – The Rainbow PUSH / Citizenship Education Fund’s 13th Annual Creating Opportunity Conference takes place this week with appearances by Reverend Jesse Jackson and other local and...
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Attorney General Opposes Federal Payday Lending Legislation
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens is joining 40 other state attorneys general in opposing a bill before Congress that would create federal payday lending regulations. Georgia...
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New Plans For Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) -The original developer of Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park has come up with ideas to redesign parts of the park. The Georgia World Congress Center is planning a makeover for the...
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Georgia’s Jobless Rate Drops To 9 Percent
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - Georgia labor officials say the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent in September, which is down from 9.2 percent in August. The Georgia Department of...
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Several Counties Sue British Bank Over Home Mortgages
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – Three Georgia counties are suing a British bank, claiming that predatory lending harmed property owners as the housing market collapsed. Officials say that Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton...
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Metro Atlanta Jobless Rate Drops To 8.4 Percent
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - Georgia labor officials say metro Atlanta’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.4 percent in September. That’s down four-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 8.8 percent in...
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UPS Sees Delivery Of 527 Million Holiday Packages
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - UPS expects to deliver 527 million packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, surpassing last year’s record high by 10 percent. The world’s largest package delivery...
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No More Paper Checks For Unemployment Benefits
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - Paper checks will soon be a thing of the past for recipients of Georgia unemployment benefits. Officials say the Georgia Department of Labor is ending paper checks this week....
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Atlanta’s Airport To Offer Free Wi-Fi Next year
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - Officials at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta say free Wi-Fi will be available to travelers next year. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport announced Wednesday...
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Georgia Power Bills To Rise Starting In January
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - Average bills from Georgia Power will soon increase, not decrease as some might have expected when the company announced last month that its fuel costs had dropped. Officials say...
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Job Fair Aimed At Veterans Attracts Thousands
ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) - A job fair in Atlanta designed for Georgia military veterans attracted thousands of job-seekers from across the state. Thursday’s event at the Georgia World Congress Center took...
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