Archive for December, 2009
Bernanke to Speak in Atlanta
Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke is scheduled to speak in Atlanta on January 3, 2010. Bernanke will be the opening speaker at the 125th annual meeting of the American Economic Association. The three day long economic summit will be held at the Marriott Marquis on Peachtree Center Avenue in downtown Atlanta.
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New Buckhead Restaurant
Shula’s 347 Grill opened for business this week in the Atlanta Mariott Buckhead on Lenox Road across from Lenox Mall. The restaurant is named after legendary football coach Don Shula and his NFL leading 347 career victories. The atmosphere is casual but the food is seriously good. They serve everything from premium Angus beef steaks [...]
Reed Declared New Atlanta Mayor
After a hotly contested November election and a month long run up to the runoff election in December, Kasim Reed has been declared the next mayor of Atlanta. Mary Norwood, although garnering significantly more votes in the initial election, failed to obtain the fifty percent plus one vote total needed to win outright. Thus, a [...]
Georgia Drops to 20th on Entrepreneurship List
In a recent study by the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council Georgia dropped from 12th to 20th in a ranking of the most entrepreneur friendly states. The study considers costs and other factors affecting by small businesses such as taxes, insurance, crime and energy costs. According to the study the top five states are: Washington, [...]
Buckhead Community Bank and Two Others Fail
Just as there seemed to be some improvement in the news on the economic front, the FDIC has closed three more Georgia banks on Friday. Georgia leads the nation this year in bank failures with a total of twenty-four. The list of failed banks includes Buckhead Community Bank and First Security National Bank, both Atlanta-based [...]
