Kevin West

After 13 years of answering taxpayer questions, Ellen Murphy nearly tore her 1040 instruction forms in two last week after opening her e-mail inbox. The taxpayer's message read, simply: "Could you tell me how much I have to pay this year? Thanks.&

McCauley Propeller Systems will move its operations from Dayton International Airport to Columbus, Ga., eliminating 195 local jobs.

The Justice Department will defer prosecuting Arthur Andersen LLP on obstruction charges in a settlement requiring the public admission that top Andersen officials knew employees were wrongfully destroying documents related to the collapse of Enron Corp.,

Profits rose at Citigroup Inc. in the first quarter but came in below analysts' expectations due to large write-offs of the bank's Argentine holdings.

Amtrak says it will save $85 million over seven years by turning over to IBM its reservation system and other information technology work.

General Electric Co. said Monday it plans to eliminate 7,000 jobs this year at GE Capital in an effort to cut costs by $1 billion at the financial services division.

One of the five whooping cranes being tracked by researchers on a migratory flight north to Wisconsin separated from the other four as the journey continued this week.

Emory Parkway Medical Center on Interstate 20 west of Atlanta will close on Friday, idling 416 employees.

Cobb County authorities have charged a Marietta couple with aggravated battery after their 2-month-old daughter was left brain dead from serious injuries.

Declining test scores have prompted officials to cut a band program from Rockdale County elementary schools, The Rockdale Citizen reported Tuesday.