Mar 10th, 2010 · Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The data is somewhat better than December, when 43 states reported higher unemployment rates, but worse than November. California, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina and Georgia reported record-high joblessness.
Mar 2nd, 2010 · When the real estate market plummeted, banks all over Georgia began failing. In the Atlanta area alone, nearly half of the banks are under federal or state regulatory orders to raise more capital. As a result, many aren't making new loans to small businesses.
Feb 25th, 2010 · It's not very often that a young, up-and-coming band produces a fully developed, 17-track album. But the Athens, Georgia group Hope For Agoldensummer is wonderfully prolific. The band's members have produced a live album, two full-lengths, and they're now mixing a third. Their most recent LP, the lovely, meandering Ariadne Thread, plods effortlessly through 17 songs that are all extremely headphone-friendly.
Feb 13th, 2010 · Olympic officials decided late Friday night against any major changes in the track or any delays in competition and even doubled up on the schedule in the wake of the horrifying accident that claimed the life of a 21-year-old luger from the republic of Georgia.
Feb 12th, 2010 · A men's luger from the former Soviet republic of Georgia died Friday after a crash during training, an Olympic official with direct knowledge of the situation said. The death cast a shocking pall over the Vancouver Olympics hours before the opening ceremony.
Feb 12th, 2010 · A luge competitor from the former Soviet republic of Georgia was killed when he lost control of his sled during training. The incident cast a pall over the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, which kicks off Friday in Vancouver.
Dec 29th, 2009 · Some 140 banks have failed so far this year. That's more than in any year since 1992. The FDIC, which insures bank deposits, is planning for more failures next year. Georgia had more bank failures than any other state — 25 in all.
Dec 3rd, 2009 · Glenn Richardson, the first Republican to become speaker since Reconstruction, resigned Thursday after a suicide attempt and allegations by his ex-wife that he carried on an affair with a lobbyist.