Other business news | ajc.com http://www.ajc.com The latest headlines from AJC en-us Copyright 2009, Cox Newspapers Inc., AJC Mon, 6 Jul 2009 08:23:32 EDT Newspapers COXnet RSS Generator v1.0 http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/08/17/52/image_1352178.jpg Other business news | ajc.com http://www.ajc.com 5 Companies reconfigure surplus office space http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/05/office_space_reconfigure.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/05/office_space_reconfigure.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 23:29:48 EDT From the 30th floor of Centennial Tower in downtown Atlanta, employees at Gensler architectural firm have a breathtaking view of the Atlanta skyline. Georgia banks on brink of collapse? Not quite http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/05/georgia_banks.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/05/georgia_banks.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:37:09 EDT Joe Brannen, Survey: Employees will jet when job market rebounds http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/05/recession_survey.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/05/recession_survey.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:26:41 EDT Call it economic karma. One consolation for Atlanta: jobless woes worse elsewhere http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/02/atlanta_jobs_losses.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/02/atlanta_jobs_losses.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:20:22 EDT It's bad, but it isn't El Centro or Yuma. It's not even Charlotte. Restaurants offering summer freebies http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/02/fastfoodpromos_0703_web.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/02/fastfoodpromos_0703_web.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 22:13:16 EDT Tough times call for creative measures so this summer several quick service restaurants are offering more specials and value deals. Cobb career expo called off due to economy http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/cobb/stories/2009/07/02/cobb_career_expo_canceled.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/cobb/stories/2009/07/02/cobb_career_expo_canceled.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=13 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:19:05 EDT The Marietta/Cobb Career Expo has been canceled because few of the companies attending had any jobs to offer, said Marietta City Council member Anthony Coleman. Weather Channel changing up 'On the 8s' tunes http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/02/weather_channel_tunes.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/02/weather_channel_tunes.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:47:17 EDT The drippy smooth jazz that for years has played in the background of the Atlanta-based Weather Channel's "Local On the 8s" segments has been replaced with soft rock songs people can actually hum instead of going numb. AGL to pay $5M fine for violating gas pipeline policy http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/02/agl_gas_policy_fine.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/02/agl_gas_policy_fine.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:40:37 EDT A unit of Atlanta Gas Light parent AGL Resources has agreed to pay a $5 million penalty levied by the federal government for violating natural gas pipeline regulatory policies. Financing renewed in Peachtree Hills Place project http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/02/isakson_living_project.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/07/02/isakson_living_project.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:32:21 EDT Isakson Living has contributed more than $8.5 million to the future of Peachtree Hills Place, a planned 55+ residential community. Atlanta existing home prices fall less than other cities http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/06/30/atlanta_home_prices.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 http://www.ajc.com/services/content/business/stories/2009/06/30/atlanta_home_prices.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=6 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:03:44 EDT Existing home prices continue to fall across the country, but the rate of decline in Atlanta is slower than the national average, according to a widely watched measure.