Georgia Senate OKs downsized ?11 budget

The Georgia Senate Thursday adopted a $17.9 billion state budget that both cuts spending and brings in new revenue to help offset the recession’s impact on tax collections.

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Cumulus reduces loss in first quarter

Cumulus Media Inc. cut its loss in the first quarter. (CMLS)

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Mohawk records $21 million first-quarter profit

Mohawk Industries Inc. had higher-than-expected earnings in the first quarter, aided in part by higher sales and the end of the recession.

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Former MAC leader Tom Hamall dies

Former Metro Atlanta Chamber Executive Vice President Tom Hamall died Thursday, the organization reported without giving a cause a death.

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Oxendine launches gubernatorial bid

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine entered an increasingly crowded Republican gubernatorial race Thursday, filing qualifying paperwork for the July 20 GOP primary.

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Verizon Orders CNG Powered Ford Vehicles

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Dendreon?s Provenge gets FDA OK

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Dendreon Corp.’s Provenge drug for prostate cancer. (DNDN)

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LG Hausys starts on new Adairsville plant

LG Hausys America, which moved its U.S. headquarters to Atlanta in 2009, broke ground Thursday on a new, $50 million manufacturing plant in Adairsville, Ga.

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FHLBank Atlanta turns to Q1 profit

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta swung to a profit in the first quarter of 2010.

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House passes trauma care funding measure

Legislation that could create a dedicated source of funding for trauma care in Georgia is close to passing the General Assembly.

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