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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:12:32 -0500 5 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/27/bus_564820.shtml A biomedical research leader who cut his teeth by boosting the research park at Wake Forest University said Augusta is on the right track in boosting its own bioscience industry. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/27/bus_564820.shtml Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:43:19 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/26/bus_564698.shtml WASHINGTON --- Sales of previously occupied homes rose in 2009 for the first time in four years, despite a December slump that was due to a tax credit that led many buyers to complete sales earlier. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/26/bus_564698.shtml Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:03:13 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/bus_564592.shtml WASHINGTON --- A defeat of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's quest for another four-year term could raise the risk of a "double dip" recession if political jousting over a successor were to drag on for months, economists warn. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/bus_564592.shtml Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:13:13 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/24/bus_564357.shtml As the recession forced businesses to cut costs last year, chambers of commerce officials wondered how this would affect their own bottom lines. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/24/bus_564357.shtml Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:10:28 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/23/bus_564476.shtml Unemployment rates rose in 43 states last month, the government said Friday, painting a bleak picture of the job market and illustrating nationwide data released two weeks ago. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/23/bus_564476.shtml Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:18:19 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/22/bus_564199.shtml Augusta Regional Airport had its best year since 2000 with passenger boardings surpassing 200,000, it reported Thursday. The airport had 202,908 departing passengers in 2009, a 12 percent increase over 2008. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/22/bus_564199.shtml Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:36:12 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/21/bus_564040.shtml For about an hour Wednesday morning, the word "meters" became toxic during a presentation to downtown merchants about bringing paid parking back to Broad Street. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/21/bus_564040.shtml Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:54:13 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/27/bus_564869.shtml ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc.'s corporate travel demand is picking up, its trans-Atlantic business has rebounded and it is holding its own in Asia as it closes the books on a turbulent 2009. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/27/bus_564869.shtml Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:11:10 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/26/bus_564658.shtml ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc. will invest $1 billion over the next three-and-a-half years to improve customer service, remodel existing aircraft and improve fuel efficiency instead of buying new planes like some of its competitors. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/26/bus_564658.shtml Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:40:41 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/bus_564593.shtml NEW YORK --- Businesses expect to boost hiring and capital spending in the first half of the year as the U.S. recovery from the recession slowly continues, according to a new survey. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/bus_564593.shtml Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:13:14 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/23/bus_564442.shtml ELYRIA, Ohio --- A combative President Obama exhorted Congress on Friday to pass a new job-creation bill, taking a populist appeal to America's recession-racked Rust Belt in hopes of recapturing the energy of his campaign and moving his presidency beyond this week's blows. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/23/bus_564442.shtml Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:32:22 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/22/bus_564152.shtml WASHINGTON - Federal regulators received a verbal lashing Thursday from House lawmakers over the shutdown of a Chicago bank strongly tied to the local community and the government's handling of bank closings. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/22/bus_564152.shtml Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:30:29 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/21/bus_564019.shtml CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Bank of America Corp. said Wednesday it lost $5.2 billion during the final three months of 2009 as consumers struggled to make mortgage and credit card payments and the bank repaid its government bailout money. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/21/bus_564019.shtml Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:05:22 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/27/bus_564867.shtml NEW YORK - Home Depot Inc., the largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 staffers as it cuts three pilot programs and cuts some support positions. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/27/bus_564867.shtml Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:06:50 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/24/bus_564358.shtml NEW YORK --- Kimberly-Clark Corp. CEO Thomas Falk did things most executives ran from during the recession: He plunged money into innovation and marketing, and he raised prices. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/24/bus_564358.shtml Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:10:42 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/24/bus_564359.shtml If you have old items sitting around the house, consider making your trash someone else's treasure while earning some money in the process. Estate sales are a good way to profit from your old belongings. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/24/bus_564359.shtml Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:10:46 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/23/bus_564366.shtml COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina's unemployment rate rose sharply in December to a record 12.6 percent despite a drop in the number of people looking for work. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/23/bus_564366.shtml Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:35:52 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/22/bus_564179.shtml ANCHORAGE, Alaska --- Global warming has melted so much Arctic ice that a telecommunication group is moving forward with a project that was unthinkable just a few years ago: laying underwater fiber optic cable between Tokyo and London by way of the Northwest Passage. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/22/bus_564179.shtml Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:08:15 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/21/bus_564037.shtml NEW YORK --- Wells Fargo says the economy is getting better -- it sees signs of recovery in its loan business. But the big bank might be more of an exception than a leading indicator. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/21/bus_564037.shtml Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:54:12 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/27/bus_564834.shtml WASHINGTON --- The Transportation Department said Tuesday it is prohibiting truck and bus drivers from sending text messages on hand-held devices while operating commercial vehicles. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/27/bus_564834.shtml Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:43:23 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/26/bus_564705.shtml NEW YORK - Big bonuses are back on Wall Street, but that doesn't mean everybody's driving a new Ferrari. This year, more of the rewards are in stock that can't be redeemed for years, limiting the benefit for businesses that cater to the Masters of the Universe. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/26/bus_564705.shtml Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:26:51 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/24/bus_564356.shtml Jodi Bell has been named vice president of revenue development at The Augusta Chronicle. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/24/bus_564356.shtml Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:38:12 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/23/bus_564383.shtml NEW YORK - If the start of the 2010 IPO season is any indication of what's to come, companies that want to go public should brace for nervous investors, unwilling to pay top dollar in a crowded field - and in an uncertain market. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/23/bus_564383.shtml Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:35:54 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/21/bus_564016.shtml WASHINGTON - About 1.5 million Graco strollers sold at Wal-Mart, Target and other major retailers are being recalled after some children's fingertips were amputated by hinges on the products. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/21/bus_564016.shtml Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:05:22 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/27/bus_564858.shtml WASHINGTON --- Toyota Motor Co. said Tuesday that it was suspending U.S. sales of eight recalled models to fix accelerator pedals that stick, the latest quality problem to confront the world's No. 1 automaker. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/27/bus_564858.shtml Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:53:32 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/26/bus_564687.shtml DETROIT - Ed Whitacre Jr. is dropping the interim from his CEO title at General Motors Co. and he reaffirmed Monday the automaker would repay in full its loans from the U.S. and Canadian governments by June. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/26/bus_564687.shtml Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:18:12 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/23/bus_564363.shtml ATLANTA - Gov. Sonny Perdue has announced a partnership between the state and Microsoft that will provide free technology training for Georgians, especially the unemployed. Perdue on Friday launched the public-private initiative "Microsoft Elevate America" with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/23/bus_564363.shtml Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:35:51 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/22/bus_564200.shtml The Development Authority of Richmond County handled the financing for three businesses Thursday. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/22/bus_564200.shtml Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:36:13 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/21/bus_564020.shtml NEW YORK - The 2010 U.S. IPO market opens this week with a company connected to famed investor Warren Buffett getting most of the attention. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/21/bus_564020.shtml Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:05:22 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/27/bus_564824.shtml While no one doubts the economy has a long way to go to come back from the recession, the reports Tuesday were signs of progress for a recovery that has proceeded in fits and starts. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/27/bus_564824.shtml Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:43:20 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/23/bus_564391.shtml GAFFNEY, S.C. - A textile company plans to expand its operations and will create 50 new jobs in northern South Carolina. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/23/bus_564391.shtml Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:23:12 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/21/bus_564036.shtml Gov. Sonny Perdue announced that two European companies are bringing a $150 million bioenergy production plant to south Georgia. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/21/bus_564036.shtml Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:54:12 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/yrb_564573.shtml Susan Hunnicutt is going through her fifth merger. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/yrb_564573.shtml Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:34:13 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/yrb_564569.shtml The national unemployment rate is hovering around 10 percent, but the good news is that the upcoming 2010 census will create hundreds of thousands of temporary, part-time jobs across the United States. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/yrb_564569.shtml Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:28:16 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/yrb_564572.shtml - Tuesday: Business Basics and Financial Survival Techniques Workshop; 8 a.m. to noon, Penland Administration Building, Room 110, University of South Carolina Aiken, 471 University Parkway; participants will receive handouts and guidance on resources to increase profit, reduce costs and make informed business and financial decisions; $30 per participant, payable at door by cash, check or credit card; RSVP to SBDC Office at (803) 641-3646 or SBDC@usca.edu. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/yrb_564572.shtml Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:34:12 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/yrb_564563.shtml Sheena Hull-Clark received the Fair Housing Certification from the Southeastern Affordable Housing Management Association for her voluntary completion of Section 504 Fair Housing Training. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/yrb_564563.shtml Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:28:12 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/yrb_564565.shtml Listing of commercial building permits and liens satisfied. http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/yrb_564565.shtml Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:28:15 -0500 http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/yrb_564564.shtml Ribbon cutting from the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/25/yrb_564564.shtml Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:28:14 -0500