Business News

Gold Kist Inc., the nation's second
largest chicken processor, today announced that it had discontinued its rare use of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in the production of broiler chickens.

Retailer J.C. Penney Co. said Thursday that it earned $95 million in the fourth quarter, a turnaround from huge losses a year ago despite flat sales.

The U.S. trade deficit in 2001 showed the first improvement in six years as the recession cut into America's appetite for foreign goods.

The state Labor Department said Thursday that Georgia's unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in January, up from 4.3 percent in December.

BellSouth Corp. cut its revenue and earnings forecasts for 2002 on Thursday, citing weak demand, delayed entry into the long-distance market and economic instability in Argentina and Venezuela.

An important gauge of U.S. economic activity rose in January for the fourth consecutive month, suggesting the nation's economic turnaround is on solid footing and could be stronger than expected.

Arthur Andersen LLP has reportedly begun contacting attorneys for various Enron Corp. groups offering to settle a pending class-action lawsuit to prevent the accounting firm from being put out of business by the scandal caused by the failed energy company

Cox Radio, Inc. today reported financial results for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2001.

The U.S. trade deficit in 2001 showed the first improvement in six years as the recession cut into America's appetite for foreign goods, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Still, the $346.3 billion imbalance was the second-largest deficit in h

Two Georgia-based insurers have agreed to pay $55 million to settle accusations they charged blacks higher premiums for life insurance policies for more than 30 years.