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Sep 6, 2010 - Savannah Morning News - COLUMNINSIDE INSURANCE: Consumer knowledge is important
David Colmans writes, It's called add-on insurance. When a consumer makes a purchase, gets credit, rents a vehicle or makes other similar transactions, often times the vendor or selling company asks whether the customer would like an insurance policy to "protect" him or her from a variety of perils. Here comes one of those teaching moments we hear about these days. There are times when certain coverages can be helpful and others when they are simply not necessary. Also, some of the services offered are actually not insurance but are, in fact, a warranty.
Sep 6, 2010 - Brunswick News - EDITORIAL
Glynn's resources are just the beginning
The editorial board writes, Today, Labor Day, is a good time to reflect on what we have in Brunswick and the Golden Isles. While our unemployment rate is high, over 9 percent, the job situation here is better than what can be found in other places. The community owes that, in part, to the diversity of the economy - tourism, business, industry and federal installations like the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center here and the military bases to the north and south of Glynn County.
Sep 6, 2010 - Athens Banner-Herald - OP-ED
Past time to help low-wage, low-skill workers
Evelyn Ganzglass, director of work force development at the Center for Law and Social Policy, Policymakers entrusted with addressing some of the nation's most pressing problems should consider all the nation's human assets, including lower-skilled and low-wage workers. They should ramp up investments in postsecondary education and training and improve programs and policies that shape such programs. Such investment will ensure the nation can meet future skills demands and maintain our economic competitiveness into the future.
Sep 6, 2010 - Augusta Chronicle - COLUMN
Improve 'brand' to reach the top
Career Coach Debbie Walker writes, How well do you know your craft? What does your personal brand say about you? If you were asked to be a guest speaker on a national television program, would you accept or decline the invitation? When was the last time you received constructive feedback? How receptive were you of such feedback? Can you name three of the top leaders in your respective field? Have you ever been put in a position where you had to compete? How did you do?
Sunday Sep 5, 2010 - Savannah Morning News
Labor Day finds Savannah work environment in flux
Walter C. Jones reports that Labor Day has traditionally meant more about the end of summer and the start of football games and school for Savannah-area workers than a period of reflection on their job prospects. But the lingering effects of the most recent recession have changed everything. "The Great Recession is reaping a bitter harvest of jobs, hopes and dreams," wrote Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond in a recent column. "Americans fortunate enough to be gainfully employed are haunted by fear and anxiety, which are the debilitating by-products of widespread economic uncertainty."
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Sep 5, 2010 - Dalton Daily Citzen
Starnes: Murray County may be ‘choking to death’
Mark Millican reports that Tom Starnes says if Murray County doesn’t change the economic decline it is experiencing the county will soon be “choking to death.” The county manager who has watched over Murray in an administrative sense since the term of Jim Welch began as sole commissioner began in 2005, Starnes has now been tapped to head up the new Office of Community and Economic Development under present Commissioner David Ridley.
Sep 5, 2010 - Augusta Chronicle
Unemployment: Long-term problem
Erin Zureick and LaTina Emerson report, for some job-seekers, the hunt for employment seems like a race of endurance. "There are very few jobs. We just don't have the private sector job creation needed in order for people to find jobs and get back to work," said Michael Thurmond, the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor. "Job creation has been anemic for over 2 1/2 years. There are five job-seekers for every one job opening."
Sep 5, 2010 - Augusta Chronicle
Questions about unemployment
Erin Zureick and LaTina Emerson answer three qestions about unemployment including How do people make ends meet?: Contrary to popular belief, only 40 percent of unemployed Georgians are getting jobless benefits, said Michael Thurmond, the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor. "Most of the officially unemployed are not receiving unemployment benefits," he said. "They just don't qualify."
Sep 5, 2010 - Newnan Times-Herald
Kia move may impact local economy
Jeff Bishop reports that Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia is moving production of the 2011 Hyundai Sante Fe from its factory in Alabama to its West Point plant this fall, the company said this week. Even though new jobs won’t be added right away, the expanded line should still have an overall positive effect on the regional economy, said Greg Wright, president of the Coweta County Development Authority.
Sep 5, 2010 - Augusta Chronicle
Your résumé can set you apart -- or sink you
Tracey McManus reports, with the job market today, a mediocre résumé can't even get you a minimum-wage job. The Augusta Chronicle spoke with local and national experts on how to perfect a résumé and get noticed in a cut-throat job market. Turns out the classic rules of presenting a tidy résumé still exist, but job seekers need to stand out more than ever. Here's what the experts had to sa
Sep 5, 2010 - GlobalAtlanta.com
U.K. Ambassador to Discuss Economic Policy at Sept. 13 Lunch
Phil Bolton reports that the British ambassador to the U.S., Sir Nigel Sheinwald, is to attend a luncheon of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta and the Atlanta chapter of the British American Business Group at the Commerce Club downtown on Monday, Sept. 13. Sir Nigel is to be joined by Dennis P. Lockhart, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and chairman of the council.
Sep 5, 2010 - Savannah Morning News
Using Facebook, Twitter to lure tourists to Savannah
Arlinda Smith Broady reports, "From that day on, we was always together. Jenny and me was like peas and carrots." - Forrest Gump. Like the epic character and his lady love, one could say social media and tourism, too, go together like peas and carrots. Technology has made it easier for consumers to access applications such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, while businesses have earnestly sought ways to capitalize on the popular medium. But perhaps no industry has made the connection like tourism has.
Sep 5, 2010 - Athens Banner-Herald
Program wants to highlight businesses that treat employees well
Don Nelson reports that the owners of Power Partners in Athens understand the value of taking care of their employees. Good wages and benefits improve worker productivity and help cultivate business for the company that makes electrical transformers and solar water heater systems, the owner said. Power Partners is one of seven Athens businesses designated as Worker Friendly Employers by the Athens Economic Justice Coalition, which also is recognizing the seven companies Monday in a special Labor Day advertisement.
Sep 5, 2010 - Georgia Times Union
Glynn County inventor secures three big patents in less than a year
Terry Dickson reports that Joe Iannicelli's employees call him Mr. Joe. And his company headquarters beside U.S. 17 is nothing fancy. It has a nondescript lab, some old equipment under a tall lean-to and an unassuming office lobby. You wouldn't know from appearances that Iannicelli, 81, holds a doctorate in organic chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has more than 50 patents listed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Two of his three most recent hold enormous promise for nuclear energy production and for environmental cleanup.
Sep 5, 2010 - Athens Banner-Herald
Agribusiness classes set for Sept. 14, 15
Staff reports that the 2010 Agribusiness Workshop "Building Agribusiness Alliances" will be held Sept. 14 and 15, at Athens Technical College. The Sept. 14 session, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., will be conducted by agribusiness and agritourism owners and operators and experts who will share information and resources on business basics; sustaining an agribusiness venture; financing and loan programs; marketing; food safety; and resources for organics-focused businesses.
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Sep 5, 2010 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Football hall narrows site choices, but still has way to go
Leon Stafford reports that when Gary Stokan announced in September 2009 that the College Football Hall of Fame was moving to Atlanta almost a year ago, he set a timetable to keep the project moving along. His goals for the first six months were to name an architect, start seeking corporate donations and select a site. Now, almost a year later, many of those marks still have not been hit.
Sep 5, 2010 - Athens Banner-Herald
McConnell joins bankers board
Staff reports that Jackson McConnell, chairman and CEO of Pinnacle Bank, Elberton, has accepted an appointment to the Georgia Bankers Association board of directors.
Sep 5, 2010 - Gwinnett Daily Post
Local leaders remain frustrated, but Gwinnett Place Mall officials are counting on a ... different strategy
Camie Young reports that inside, the floors still gleam, but many of the storefronts have darkened. Outside, the recently pressure-washed stone walls aren’t enough to stop perceptions of neglect and crime. Last month a proposal to allow a check-cashing business at Gwinnett Place Mall was the final straw for some leaders biting their tongues about Gwinnett’s once premiere shopping establishment.
Sep 5, 2010 - Macon Telegraph
Some Middle Georgia farmers markets accepting EBT cards
Andrea Castillo reports that low-income residents in Middle Georgia and across the state will now have more access to fruits, vegetables and other food sold at farmers markets, thanks to a statewide effort that allows people to make purchases with their electronic benefit transfer cards. Debuting in the spring, the option is now available at nearly 20 farmers markets across the state. In Middle Georgia, customers at farmers markets in Fort Valley and Sandersville can use the option, and Dublin’s farmers market will be equipped to offer it next year.
Sep 5, 2010 - Rome News-Tribune
Dealers hope their cars make the grade
Doug Walker reports that the federal Environmental Protection Agency is suggesting a new way of rating vehicles that looks a lot like the grades you got in school. Except in this scenario, there are no F’s. Andy Welborn, general manager at Riverside Chevrolet-Cadillac-Hyundai, 100 U.S. 411 East in Rome, said he’s read a little bit about the proposed changes in the sticker standards. “You know, it’s just like any other government regulation. There’s not a lot I can do about it,” Welborn said.
