May, 2012 Archives

The Beer Growler is expanding deeper into the Atlanta suburbs. Beer Growler franchises are expected to open by the end of July in Brookhaven at 1400 Dresden Road and in Suwanee at 4140 Moore Road. By the of the summer, franchises should open in Sandy Springs, Alpharetta and Johns Creek, , Denny Young, one of [...]

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A Gwinnett developer is hoping to bring a $1 billion destination gaming center to Gwinnett County, but it might not be that easy. Gambling is still illegal in the state of Georgia. That is except for the lottery, which funds the HOPE scholarship. In recent years, however, the HOPE Scholarship has been struggling. Developer Dan [...]

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Print E-mail By Jeremiah McWilliams The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta has released a request for proposals for companies that can provide research and analysis on the local taxicab industry, as well as recommendations to guide future regulation of the industry.The city is rewriting its ordinances and is looking to require upgrades including GPS devices, debit and [...]

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Print E-mail By Christian Boone The Atlanta Journal-Constitution At 11:30 a.m. Monday, Georgia State University economics professor Grace O got a phone call from her husband, telling her smoke was rising from the tony Villagio mall in Doha, Qatar, where their 2 1/2-year-old daughter Zeinah, was enrolled in daycare. Family photo, Family photo Zeinah Aouani [...]

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Clark Gore, Cassidy Turley

Continue Reading Passage of TSPLOST Critical to Metro Atlanta’s Future

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Continue Reading Bain Capital buys Consolidated Container

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Flowers Foods products

Continue Reading Flowers Foods acquires Lepage Bakeries for $370 million

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Nearly half of all homes sold in Georgia in the first quarter were in some stage of foreclosure or bank ownership.

Continue Reading RealtyTrac: Q1 foreclosure sales soar in Georgia

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A CNG gas station.

Continue Reading AGL receives proposals for CNG fueling stations

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