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Consumer spending projected to slow
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:54
Consumers remain concerned about the economy and are likely to pull back spending over the next 30 days, according to the Consumer Reports Index.
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Bison on I-20 was headed to farm in Sparta, owner says
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:45
The bison that stopped traffic on I-20 last month was just a baby, its owner said. The 450-pound animal was headed from Tennessee to spend the rest of her life on the Lone Branch Farm in Sparta.
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Forsyth County grand jury indicts members of assisted suicide network
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:34
A Forsyth County Grand jury said four members of the right-to-die group, the Final Exit Network, operated a criminal enterprise that helped people die.
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Concert to benefit Relay for Life
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:31
A concert celebrating cancer survivors will be held March 21 in Marietta to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life in Cobb County.
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Publix recalls seasoning mixes
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:27
Publix Super Markets Inc. issued a voluntary recall for four varieties of seasoning mixes manufactured with hydrolyzed vegetable protein supplied by Basic Food Flavors of Las Vegas.
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Profits fall, but Kroger beats 4Q estimates
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:25
Kroger Co.'s fourth quarter 2009 profit slipped 27 percent, but the grocer still finished above Wall Street’s outlook for both quarterly sales and net income. (KR)
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General Growth adds $3.9B to Brookfield plan
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:18
General Growth Properties Inc., owner of several metro Atlanta malls, said its biggest debt and equity holders offered to jointly invest $3.93 billion in the company, bolstering a plan with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. to bring the mall owner out of bankruptcy. (SPG)
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Teen wounded in Alpharetta shooting
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:15
Alpharetta police Tuesday were trying to unravel the circumstances behind an overnight shooting that left a teenager nursing a gunshot wound to the arm.
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Arrivals, departures at Hartsfield-Jackson improve in January
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:07
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport improved its on-time and departure performance in January, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. (DAL) (AAI)
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Judge to weigh Sunday sales motion
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:36
A Gwinnett County judge will decide next month whether new evidence in Snellville's Sunday liquor saga justifies a new trial.
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Index: Construction costs dip in 1Q
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:19
Construction costs for non-residential projects continue to decline in the United States, though not as sharply as they did last year, according to a widely-used gauge in the industry.
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Clark Atlanta event features Savannah mayor
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:19
Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson will deliver the keynote address during a March 18 ceremony at Clark Atlanta University.
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Report: Metro Atlanta employment outlook among weakest in nation
Creative Loafing - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:58
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Atlanta celebrates 72 hours without Waka Flocka Flame-related shooting
Creative Loafing - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:24
Officials are cautiously optimistic, though some are worried the pause is just for reloading.
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Police: Energy exec may have fallen into Mississippi River
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:22
Search and rescue organization Texas EquuSearch has sent a team to New Orleans to help search the Misssissippi River for missing AGL Resources Inc. executive Douglas Schantz. (AGL)
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Woman found dead in Dunwoody identified
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:01
The woman whose body was found Sunday in a parked car at the Camden Dunwoody Apartments has been identified as 40-year-old Trina Brown.
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Newell Rubbermaid starts new line of shades
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:54
Newell Rubbermaid Inc.’s new line of window shades can do more than block the sun -- they can lower your energy bills. (NWL)
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Atlanta employment outlook among weakest
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:40
Metro Atlanta employers plan to add staff at a “reserved” pace in the second quarter, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey published March 9.
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Man critical after being stabbed in the back
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:07
Atlanta police Tuesday were investigating a stabbing at an apartment complex near Lindbergh Plaza.
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School board members could be out under bill
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 08:52
The Georgia House threw its support Monday behind legislation that would give the governor the power to remove problem members of local school boards.
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