Business News

It's not the salary. That theme echoes along the pickets posted around Lockheed Martin's huge Cobb County plant and through the union hall just north of the factory.

Georgia blueberry growers estimate they lost at least 15 percent of the crop during a freeze earlier this month.

BellSouth Corporation won a key approval Thursday for its request to offer long-distance service in Georgia and Louisiana.

Dorothy Smith, an editor at the Waycross Journal-Herald for more than 40 years, died Thursday after several years of declining health. She was 85.

Steve Stone, assistant vice president/shared services for Knight Ridder, has been named to a similar position with Morris Communications.

Georgia blueberry growers estimate they lost at least 15 percent of the crop during a freeze earlier this month.

Springs Industries Incorporated has completed the purchase of the rug divisions of Beaulieu of America, LLC.

Higher prices for clothing, medical care and airline fares contributed to a mild 0.2 percent rise in consumer inflation in February.

Barnes & Noble Inc., boosted by strong sales for the holiday period, swung into a profit for the fourth quarter and beat Wall Street expectations by a penny.

Going-out-of-business sales can begin after a bankruptcy judge approved Kmart Corp.'s request to close more than 280 stores across the country.