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Firms plan 1 million square-foot distribution building in Braselton
wo commercial real estate development firms recently announced plans to develop a building in Braselton they describe as the largest block of Class A distribution space available in the Southeast.
11:04AM ( 10 years ago )
Report says 60,000 veterans get triple benefits
Nearly 60,000 veterans were triple dippers last year, drawing a total of $3.5 billion in military retirement pay plus veterans and Social Security disability benefits at the same time, congressional auditors report.
8:41AM ( 10 years ago )
Investigators, Branson go to spacecraft crash site
Federal accident investigators are headed to a desert crash site where a winged spaceship designed to give wealthy tourists a high-altitude view of Earth broke up during a test flight, killing one pilot and badly injuring another.
8:33AM ( 10 years ago )
Deal, Carter report last-minute fundraising totals
Gov. Nathan Deal has raised about $1 million during the last few weeks of his re-election bid, while Democratic opponent Jason Carter raised about $1.1 million.
7:18AM ( 10 years ago )
Spacecraft for tourists explodes on test flight
A winged spaceship designed to take tourists on excursions beyond Earth's atmosphere exploded during a test flight Friday over the Mojave Desert, killing a pilot in the second fiery setback for commercial space travel in less than a week.
6:49PM ( 10 years ago )
Wall Street caps a wild month with a rally
For stock investors, there was no shortage of drama in October.
6:39PM ( 10 years ago )
Auburn company gets nod for Cleveland bypass work
The Georgia Department of Transportation Friday announced the contractor for Phase 2 of the Cleveland Bypass in White County.
6:32PM ( 10 years ago )
US consumer spending down 0.2 percent in September
U.S. consumer cut spending in September for the first time in eight months, as incomes grew at the slowest pace this year. The figures underscore nagging economic soft spots that are expected to ease in the coming months.
10:23AM ( 10 years ago )
Medicare bought meds for dead people
Call it drugs for the departed: Medicare's prescription program kept paying for costly medications even after patients were dead.
10:21AM ( 10 years ago )
Ga. graduation rate increases for third year straight
The Georgia Department of Education announced Thursday that the public high school graduation rate increased for the third consecutive year.
1:39PM ( 10 years ago )