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Study: More than 352,000 jobs tied to Ga. ports

1:02 AM, May 18, 2012

A new study says more than 352,000 jobs across Georgia are tied to goods being imported and exported through the state's deep water ports in Savannah and Brunswick.

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Job One forum tackles the skills gap

8:36 PM, May 7, 2012

Big names in government and business met in Atlanta Monday to search for a solution to what they're calling the "skills gap".

Unemployment could dip below 8 percent by Election Day

4:33 AM, May 3, 2012

An Associated Press survey of 32 leading economists suggests steady hiring will get strong enough to push the unemployment rate below 8 percent by Election Day.

White House expands summer jobs initiative

5:34 PM, May 2, 2012

The White House announced Wednesday nearly 300,000 summer jobs and other employment opportunities for youth.

VA to add 1,900 mental health jobs

6:31 AM, May 1, 2012

The Department of Veterans Affairs will increase its size by 10 percent and add 1,900 mental health staffers.

Metro Atlanta's jobless rate drops to 8.7 percent

9:32 AM, Apr 26, 2012

Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate is down nearly 1 percent from a year ago, when it was 9.6 percent.

Top employers hiring at Cobb career expo

6:51 AM, Apr 26, 2012

AFLAC, Home Depot, Waffle House and Panera Bread are among more than 40 employers planning to attend the expo.

1,000 extras wanted in Macon for Jackie Robinson movie

5:36 PM, Apr 23, 2012

Some everyday Georgians could be extras in a Harrison Ford-supported movie about Jackie Robinson expected to be shot in Macon this summer.

150 warehouse, janitorial jobs available in Cobb

3:01 PM, Apr 23, 2012

The Georgia Department of Labor is looking to fill 150 warehouse and janitorial jobs in Cobb County at a hiring fair Tuesday.

Half of new grads are jobless

8:26 AM, Apr 23, 2012

The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work.

1,500 high-paying jobs headed to Newton County

9:11 AM, Apr 20, 2012

Healthcare conglomerate Baxter International plans to open a manufacturing plant on metro Atlanta's Eastside with about 1,500 jobs. Pharmaceuticals jobs pay above $60,000 on average.

Baxter International bringing 1,500 jobs to Georgia

9:19 PM, Apr 19, 2012

Since January, more than 14 major companies have committed to bringing 5,300 new jobs to Georgia. Fifteen hundred of those jobs are coming from pharmaceutical giant Baxter International.

Hundreds line up for airport jobs

10:43 AM, Apr 19, 2012

The prospect of a paycheck at the airport drew a steady line of people to a major job fair Monday.

3 cases of flesh eating bacteria in Southeast

11Alive speaks to a third person in the Southeast, the second in Georgia, who is fighting a flesh eating bacterial infection.

5:41 AM, May 21, 2012

Several hurt after chemical explosion in Dalton

Several people suffered from minor injuries after a chemical reaction caused an explosion at a plant in Dalton Monday morning.

6:39 PM, May 21, 2012

What's in the water that got Aimee Copeland sick???

Many have asked what was in the Little Tallapoosa River that got Aimee Copeland so sick? We wanted to know too, so we took a sample a got it tested.

9:55 PM, May 18, 2012

Callaway Gardens selling 4,000 acres to pay debt

Callaway Gardens plans to sell nearly a third of its property to settle heavy debt resulting from declining attendance and projects that have drained revenues in recent years, and says a prospective buyer is waiting in the wings.

12:39 PM, May 21, 2012

Aimee Copeland breathing on own as supporters stage blood drive

There's a waiting list for the blood drive Monday for Aimee Copeland.  However there is also a drive-through fundraiser you can still contribute to.

3:27 PM, May 21, 2012

'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse photo gallery

The shadow of the moon swept across the globe from Hong Kong to the Texas Panhandle as a rare annular solar eclipse began Monday morning in Asia and traversed the Pacific.

11:05 AM, May 21, 2012

Newborn Beluga in critical condition

A newborn beluga calf is in critical condition at the Georgia Aquarium after it's birth on Friday morning. 

8:20 PM, May 21, 2012

The wild world of high school sports recruiting

High school sports have always been a big deal. But it used to be, players pretty much played for the schools where they grew up. Now, it's a whole new ball game.

1:29 PM, May 21, 2012

Buckhead, North Atlanta residents advised to limit water use

Residents in Buckhead and North Atlanta inside the Perimeter as advised to limit water use until further notice while repair work on a water main forces a shutdown of some water valves.

5:37 PM, May 21, 2012

Flesh-eating bacteria quickly attacks body of Greenville, SC mother

Lana Kuykendall is a paramedic, so when a rapidly spreading red and black bruise appeared on the back of her leg after giving birth to twins, she knew something was wrong.

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