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- Saturday, May 25, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Business
Agribiz: Weather affects Vidalia onion supply
Georgia's wildly fluctuating temperatures in this year's first four months played havoc on the state's signature onion crop.
Learning to love the tablet
Since the early 1990s, I've had half a dozen desktop computers, five laptops, various printers, a couple of faxes, a plethora of dumb phones and a couple of smartphones. But just this week I got my first tablet computer. As I once initially thought, I had no need for a computer (my dedicated Smith Corona Word Processor was just fine for a writer), I also thought I didn't need a tablet. I was wrong.
New seafood restaurant is family affair
Gus Sialmas said his family has been in the restaurant business a long time. From the 1950s and '60s in Greece to the '90s in South Carolina and now to a new opening in Gainesville.\
Construction underway at Lakeshore Mall
Construction is underway on Dick's Sporting Goods in what is perhaps the most visible sign of Lakeshore Mall's $20 million-plus redevelopment efforts.
Hamilton State Bank acquires failed Douglas County Bank
Regulators have closed banks in Georgia, bringing the number of U.S. bank failures this year to 10.
Jobless rate dips again in metro Gainesville, now 6.8 percent
The metro Gainesville's unemployment rate fell to 6.8 percent in March, down one-tenth of a percentage point from 6.9 percent in February, the Georgia Department of Labor announced today.
Agribiz: Trans Pacific Partnership expansion opens trade opportunities for poultry
Expanded trade opportunities have opened up for many U.S. industries, including the poultry industry in Georgia.
Newsmakers in Business, April 20
DuBose joins Gainesville law firm Stewart Melvin & Frost as partner Charles Elton "Chuck" DuBose Jr., a legal specialist in workers compensation defense litigation, has been named a partner at the Stewart Melvin & Frost law firm in Gainesville. Since 2000, DuBose has focused his practice on workers' comp defense work, primarily representing employers, insurers and third-party administrators. His client base spans the manufacturing, retail, insurance, banking, health care, trucking and construction industries. "Chuck DuBose ...
Computer Care: Keep your smartphone secure against malware, infections
Today's smartphones allow us mobile access to so much more information than ever before. We can take charge of our schedule, email, texts, social networking, computing, Web browsing, banking and more. But what if you weren't the only one that had control of all that sensitive information in your mobile phone?
Wheeler: Retail food prices show slight increase
Shoppers paid slightly more for food at the grocery store at the beginning of 2013. Higher retail prices for meat items such as sliced deli ham, boneless chicken breasts and ground chuck, among other foods, resulted in a slight increase in the American Farm Bureau Federation's first Semi-Annual Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare one or more meals was $51.54, up $1 ...
Hall's jobless rate drops to 6.9 percent in February
The unemployment rate in metro Gainesville, which includes all of Hall County, declined to 6.9 percent in February, down five-tenths of a percentage point from 7.4 percent in January, the Georgia Department of Labor announced today.
Agribiz: Survey finds corn and soybean planting up this spring
U.S. farmers are ready to increase production of corn and soybeans for 2013, according to the latest Farm Futures survey.
Computer Care: Windows still rules, but there are other alternatives
I have been a fan of the Windows operating system since its inception. With Windows XP back near the turn of this century, things started getting better. Wireless and USB support were introduced and many enhancements were added with that edition. Improvements were made to the computer hardware, the operating system and software; it all began to run faster than ever before.
Jobless rate back up to 7.5 percent in metro Gainesville
The unemployment rate in metro Gainesville rose to 7.5 percent in January, up three-tenths of a percentage point from 7.2 percent in December, the Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday.
Newsmakers in Business for March 10-16
Grimsley joins The Oxley Group as director of client development The Oxley Group of Gainesville has named Don Grimsley as director of client development. He will be responsible for the leadership of all client development activities and will extend the company's ability to offer its programs and services. Grimsley's background includes investment banking and debt capital markets, where he was responsible for analyzing, packaging and marketing syndicated debt transactions in excess of $5 billion for ...
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Hall's jobless rate ticked up slightly in April
Metro Gainesville's unemployment rate rose to 6.9 percent in April, up one-tenth of a percentage point from 6.8 percent in March, Georgia Department of Labor announced today.
Agribiz: Georgia blueberry crops continue to impress
Growing up in Georgia, everyone loves muscadines and blackberries, but here lately blueberries have taken the front seat and have really become the bright shining star of Georgia's small fruit.
Atlas Pizza to expand at Bradford property
Atlas Pizza's purchase of the 32,000-square-foot, two-story 305 Bradford building downtown may bring 20 to 40 new jobs to Gainesville.
Computer Care: Tips to keep Windows 7 on your PC
Windows 8 is great, if you are used to it or if you have a touch-screen laptop or tablet. But more and more of my clients are complaining that they just got a new PC with Win 8 installed - and they hate it. What they really want is that new computer loaded with their old operating system, Windows 7.
Schreiber Foods to lay off 115, close Gainesville plant
After making tough decisions based on efficiency concerns, Schreiber Foods confirmed it will close its Gainesville location, which will result in 115 layoffs this fall.
Newsmakers in Business, May 12
Financial adviser Baldwin earns Edward Jones honors
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