Business News

Lorie Biddy, a payroll associate with Rushton & Company, has earned her Fundamental Payroll Certification from the American Payroll Association.

It's still a few months before Christmas magic and the Magical Nights of Lights arrives at Lake Lanier Islands, but first a "haunting" will settle over the resort.

The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce South Hall Business Coalition got its first look at students who are learning by doing Tuesday morning at the newly dedicated Lanier Charter Career Academy.

For the seventh year in a row, The Princeton Review has named Brenau University Women's College as one of the best colleges in the Southeast.

Sen. Blanche Lincoln, chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, says a move by China to finalize high duties on poultry imported from the U.S. is likely to lead to heightened tension between the two countries.

Southwest Airlines said Monday it will buy AirTran for about $1.42 billion. The move will put Southwest in head-to-head competition with Delta Air Lines in Delta's home base of Atlanta.

According to AAA, the average cost of regular unleaded gasoline in Georgia is now $2.59, down two cents from a week ago

Stock are reviving a September rally and closing with big gains following more good news on the economy.

The annual Taste of Jackson and Business Showcase presented by DelPhi Communications will be Thursday, October 7th from 5-8 p.m.

Stocks are surging at the open after news that orders for manufactured goods excluding the volatile transportation sector rose sharply last month.