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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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US economy adds 171K jobs, rate rises to 7.9 pct.
U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October and hiring was stronger over the previous two months than first thought. The unemployment rate inched up to 7.9 percent from 7.8 percent in September.
Study: Romney's privatized Medicare would raise premiums
Nearly six in 10 Medicare recipients would pay higher premiums under a hypothetical privatized system along the lines of what Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has proposed, according to a study released Monday.
US economy adds 96K jobs, rate falls to 8.1 pct.
U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs last month, a weak figure that could slow any momentum President Barack Obama hoped to gain from his speech to the Democratic National Convention.
Report: US health care system wastes $750B a year
The U.S. health care system squanders $750 billion a year — roughly 30 cents of every medical dollar — through unneeded care, byzantine paperwork, fraud and other waste, the influential Institute of Medicine said Thursday in a report that ties directly into the presidential campaign.
US unemployment aid applications decline to 365K
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell by 12,000 last week, a hopeful signal that the job market may be improving.
Retailers report strong gains for August
Americans kept spending in August despite their escalating fears about the slow economic recovery and surging gas prices.
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