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Atlanta home prices up 3.4% in June 27 Aug 2013 | 07:18 pm
Atlanta posted the biggest home price gain of 20 major metros in the June CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indexes. The area’s home prices were up 3.4 percent from May to June, matching a 3.4 percent gain from...
Chinese tech firm TravelSky to put R&D center in Duluth 27 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
A Chinese state-owned travel technology company has announced plans to locate its North American research and development center in Duluth, Ga. Beijing-based TravelSky Technology Ltd. develops inform...
Snapshot: L.A. wants movie business back + Swiss approve “sex boxes” 27 Aug 2013 | 04:40 pm
Weather *Mostly sunny skies are forecast for Atlanta on Tuesday. High temperature 87 degrees. Today’s Talkers *Los Angeles’ new mayor has vowed to help stop the flow of film and TV production jobs ...
Lawsuit against Paula Deen dismissed 27 Aug 2013 | 04:18 pm
U.S. District Judge William T. Moore Jr. has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Savannah celebrity cook Paula Deen by a former employee, reports the Savannah Morning News. The judge’s action on Monday...
Forbes removes Emory from “America’s Best Colleges” list 27 Aug 2013 | 03:59 pm
Forbes magazine has removed Emory University and three other schools from its annual “America’s Best Colleges” list for two years for misreporting admissions data to organizations that produce ranking...
Third rural Georgia hospital closes 27 Aug 2013 | 03:44 pm
Charlton Memorial Hospital in southeast Georgia will suspend operations Friday, marking the third rural hospital to close this year, reports Georgia Health News. The Hospital Authority of Charlton Co...
Kroger cookie dough recalled in Georgia, 25 other states 27 Aug 2013 | 03:34 pm
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is recalling a limited number of Kroger’s Break ‘N Bake chocolate chip cookie dough packages due to peanut b...
McDonald’s adds chicken wings nationally after Atlanta tests 27 Aug 2013 | 03:04 pm
McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) will offer chicken wings nationally starting Sept. 9, following tests at 280 Atlanta restaurants. The restaurant's Mighty Wings are lightly-breaded, bone-in drummettes and wing...
Mayor Reed says things are crazy in Atlanta – crazy good 27 Aug 2013 | 02:19 pm
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on Monday officially qualified to run for re-election and a couple of hours later spoke to the Rotary Club of Atlanta, where he said the city might need to see a doctor. “Cand...
Fmr. Gov. Sonny Perdue testifies at APS cheating trial (VIDEO) 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue confirmed in court he ordered state authorities to take over the investigation of Atlanta Public Schools employees suspected of changing students’ answers on standardi...
