Business News

Elizabeth Kemple Adams, who has been the features editor at The Augusta Chronicle for six years, has been named the paper's managing editor.

Delta Air Lines canceled 200 flights out of Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport for Wednesday in anticipation of icy weather that never came.

Worker productivity rose in the fourth quarter by the largest amount in more than a year as businesses cut workers' hours and eliminated jobs to cope with the ailing economy.

Some lawmakers hope to give the nation's unemployed workers extended jobless benefits even if the Senate appears ready to give up on a broader economic stimulus package.

Democratic lawmakers say it's time to pass the Enron inquiry to a special counsel, but some legal experts say that would just drag the nation into a costly quagmire reminiscent of Whitewater and Iran-Contra.

BellSouth Corporation said Tuesday it will consolidate its 75 call centers into 28 expanded offices to achieve greater operating efficiency amid sluggish demand.

Blimpie International is dropping Coca-Cola from its 1,900 sandwich outlets in favor of Pepsi.

More than half of all Americans use the Internet, with more than 2 million people going online for the first time each month.

Verizon Wireless sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday in an attempt to recoup a $1.74 billion deposit related to the aborted auction of wireless licenses held by NextWave Telecom Inc.

Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. will ask shareholders to approve their historic and controversial $23 billion merger on consecutive days next month.