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6:47AM ( 12 years ago )
No let up for auto sales in March; pickups star
Strong truck demand in March drove U.S. auto sales to their highest monthly total since August 2007, as everyone from oil and gas producers to local home builders raced to replace the aging trucks they held onto during the recession. Overall auto sales rose 3.4 percent to 1.45 million, according to Autodata Corp.
6:31AM ( 12 years ago )
NKorea refuses to let SKoreans enter joint factory
North Korea on Wednesday barred South Korean workers from entering a jointly run factory park just over the heavily armed border in the North in the latest sign that Pyo
6:21AM ( 12 years ago )
Obama, in Colorado, to press for gun measures
In danger of losing congressional momentum, President Barack Obama is drawing attention to Colorado's newly passed gun control laws as he applies public pressure on Congress to pass similar federal measures.
6:19AM ( 12 years ago )
NGHS's Medical Plaza 400 opens
Medical Plaza 400 in Dawsonville opened Tuesday, offering residents along the Georgia 400 corridor local access to the specialty services of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS).
6:01PM ( 12 years ago )
Health insurers lead stocks higher on Wall Street
The Dow Jones industrial average touched another record high after reports on auto sales and factory orders provided the latest evidence that the U.S. economy is strengthening.
4:47PM ( 12 years ago )
Company creating 200 'command center' jobs in Gainesville
Tribe Transportation, a Native American-owned, logistics and trucking company is moving its base of operations from White County to Gainesville.
4:04PM ( 12 years ago )
Research conference opens at UNG
The 18th Annual Research Conference began Tuesday at the University of North Georgia, featuring presentations and panels in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer science.
4:02PM ( 12 years ago )
NRA study suggests trained, armed school staffers
Schools across the nation should train selected staff members to carry weapons and should each have at least one armed security officer to make students safer and allow a quicker response to an attack, the director of a National Rifle Association-sponsored study said Tuesday.
3:49PM ( 12 years ago )
GOP Sen. Kirk announces support for gay marriage
GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois said Tuesday he supports gay marriage, becoming the second sitting Republican senator to make such an announcement in recent weeks.
3:45PM ( 12 years ago )