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CL Atlanta publisher Luann Labedz leaving the company
Creative Loafing - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 17:00
Cites personal reasons, desire to spend more time with family
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Bill would lift Ga. 400 toll
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 16:55
The toll would come off of Georgia 400 under legislation introduced into the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday by Rep. Austin Scott.
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FGBC Bancshares CEO resigns
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 16:39
The president and CEO of First Georgia Banking Co. has resigned his post from the $800 million-in-assets lender, the company said in a Tuesday regulatory filing.
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EarthLink Chair’s total comp sliced
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 16:39
EarthLink Inc. Chairman and CEO Rolla P. Huff’s total compensation was cut by about 26 percent in 2009. (ELNK)
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Cops: Snellville man's online relationship with teen ends with Florida arrest
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 16:37
A relationship that started online resulted in a Snellville man's arrest when he went to the 15-year-old girl's Florida school.
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Health department pans courthouse cafe
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 16:37
Diners at the Gwinnett County courthouse cafeteria may have curbed their appetites last week when they learned the restaurant scored a 49 on its initial inspection March 17.
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Blockbuster strikes deal with Warner Bros. to offer movies first
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 16:12
Blockbuster Inc., which has 30 metro Atlanta stores, has reached a deal with Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX) that will allow the movie-rental company to offer films for rental the day they go on sale, nearly a month before competitors Netflix and Redbox. (TWX) (BBI)
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Family says grounded pilot's record being ignored
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 15:52
A decorated fighter pilot whose low flyover at a Georgia Tech football game cost him his career as a naval aviator is headed to Afghanistan for his third deployment in the Middle East, his family told the AJC.
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Atlanta house prices dip in February
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 15:33
Home prices in Atlanta were down 4 percent in February, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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Census: Atlanta now 9th-largest U.S. city
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 14:57
Atlanta grew last decade into the ninth-largest city in the nation, new U.S. Census Bureau figures show.
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Evermore CID to weigh finalists for stadium study
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 14:40
The Evermore Community Improvement District will hear presentations Wednesday from three finalists vying to study the long-term viability of the Olympic tennis stadium in Stone Mountain.
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H&R Block sees better results midway through tax season
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 14:20
H&R Block Inc. showed improved tax season results for the period from March 1 to March 15, but still faces a decline in business for the entire tax season. (HRB)
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Wind spreads fire to Stone Mountain neighbor's house
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 14:00
DeKalb County firefighters found a fully engulfed house Tuesday afternoon when they arrived on Golfcrest Circle.
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DeKalb wants control over transit tax
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 13:59
DeKalb County commissioners said they are willing to tax residents another penny for transportation, but only if they can control how it is spent.
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Suwanee to dedicate new City Hall sculpture
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 13:54
Suwanee will host a community celebration Thursday to dedicate "Shimmering Echoes," the new suspended sculpture at City Hall.
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Coca-Cola boosts Madison Square Garden sponsorship
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 13:45
The Coca-Cola Co. inked a deal to extend its 100-year-old marketing partnership with Madison Square Garden. (DAL) (KO)
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Atlanta closes street to make repairs
AJC - Metro - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 13:44
A portion of an Atlanta street near Turner Field is closed to traffic over the next month in order to make repairs.
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Photo of the Day: South By Southwest 2010
Creative Loafing - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 13:43
Fucked Up in the mud
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Scott Drops Bill To End Tolls ON GA-400; Abolish State Road And Tollway Authority
Peach Pundit - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 13:29
Press release from Austin Scott:
Atlanta – Representative Austin Scott, a Republican candidate for governor, today announced legislation to eliminate the toll from Georgia Highway 400. HB 1443 dismantles the State Road and Tollway Authority, the state agency that oversees the toll and collects $22 Million annually from GA-400 travelers, as well as the toll road it operates.
“When this project began, citizens and government agreed that the toll would come down when the road was paid for,” Scott said. “Yet when Roy Barnes was governor, he directed a change in the legislation that will leave the toll up indefinitely. Now more than ever, Georgians should be concerned with their ever-expanding government. Why should taxpayers spend $20 Million to run an agency that provides $2 Million in road maintenance?”
HB 1443 will eliminate the toll and transfer any ongoing business of the SRTA into the Georgia Department of Transportation.
“This bill is about giving Georgians a smaller government that stands behind its promises, and putting money back in the pockets of Georgia families,” he added.
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Morning Newsdome: ‘Sexting’ charges could be reduced for young girls who just want to be loved
Creative Loafing - Tue, 03/23/2010 - 12:44
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