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Outlook 2013: New tech trends to help raise tourism
The Albany Convention & Visitors Bureau uses application technology to bring tourists to the area.
Outlook 2013: Lee County seeks to improve fire rating
More firefighters and additional training are among the needs to reduce insurance rates for Lee residents.
Outlook 2013: Interim Dougherty School superintendent looking to shake things up
A new Lee County school set to open in August, which will add another middle school to the county.
Outlook 2013: Dougherty, Albany officials looking to get more lean
Budget cuts are the order of the day as city and county officials consider their Fiscal Year 2014 budgets.
Outlook 2013: MCLB-Albany continues to go green
There are $22.7 million in projects currently underway at MCLB-Albany, many of which have been prompted by energy-efficiency efforts.
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Outlook 2013: Albany economy stable, facing challenges
Business column
When reviewing the economic prospects for the Albany area in 2013, they can be described as stable, but highly susceptible to market shocks. Referring to last year, despite seeing a Georgia economy finally growing at a faster rate than their regional counterparts, our area lagged. Despite Albany’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate falling from 10.1 percent to 9.5 percent over the last year, there was no net job growth in 2012.
Outlook 2013: Deerfield looking to expand dual enrollment offerings with albany State University
Sherwood Christian set to begin an aggressive marketing campaign to increase the school’s enrollment.
Outlook 2013: Mobile shoe store takes product to the people
The Mulford family would sell their soles to be the best shoe store in the area.
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U.S. employment report points to steady economic growth
U.S. job growth grew modestly in January and gains in the prior two months were bigger than initially reported, supporting views the economy's sluggish recovery was on track despite a surprise contraction in output in the final three months of 2012.
Boehner: No progress in fiscal cliff talks
House Speaker John Boehner said Friday there has been no progress in negotiations to avert a "fiscal cliff" combination of automatic tax increases and spending cuts in January and called on President Barack Obama to produce a new offer.
U.S. job gains defy Sandy and fears of fiscal cliff
The U.S. economy added a solid 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008. The government said Superstorm Sandy had only a minimal effect on the figures.
Slow growth foreseen for Albany MSA in 2013
Experts say economic recovery in Southwest Georgia will be hampered by a number of factors.
Cash-strapped post office tests same-day delivery
Emboldened by rapid growth in e-commerce shipping, the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service is moving aggressively this holiday season to start a premium service for the Internet shopper seeking the instant gratification of a store purchase: same-day package delivery.
FDA probing if deaths were linked to energy shots
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of 13 deaths possibly linked to so-called "energy shots" and cautioning consumers to talk to their doctors before they take them or other energy drinks.
State unemployment rate drops to 8.7 percent
Georgia labor officials say the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 8.7 percent in October, down from 9 percent in September
Stocks slide as Europe slashes its growth forecast
Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street following the presidential election and dire warnings from Europe that a broad recession there is now all but certain.
