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Panera swears off artificial ingredients NEW YORK -- Panera says it will remove artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners and preservatives from its food by 2016, a reflection of the growing distaste people are showing for such ingredients.The... read more... |
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Jos. A. Bank buying Eddie Bauer in $850M deal HAMPSTEAD, Md. -- Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. is buying the parent company of Eddie Bauer in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $850 million. The men's clothing company, which itself is being pursued by... read more... |
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Target to hire fewer holiday workers than last year SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Target plans to hire about 70,000 seasonal workers for the critical holiday shopping season, down about 20 percent from a year ago. The discounter is aiming to be more efficient... read more... |
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Jobless rate jumps in June ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate rose to 8.9 in June.In Cherokee County, the unemployment rate was 7.3 percent.The Georgia Department of Labor announced the new numbers early Thursday.The... read more... |
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Jobless rate drops to 7.9 percent ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent in March, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 8.3 percent in February.In Cherokee County, the jobless rate was 6.7 percent... read more... |
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Man dies of self-inflicted shot in police face-off CANTON, Ga. -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says a man authorities said was fatally shot in a confrontation with police died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. GBI spokesman John... read more... |
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Ex-US Rep. Bob Barr running for Congress as Republican ATLANTA (AP) - Former Georgia Rep. Bob Barr says he's planning to run again for Congress. Barr made the announcement Thursday at a large outdoor sporting goods and firearms store in Smyrna, just... read more... |
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Alleged Ala. bank robber arrested in Atlanta MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in east Alabama say an alleged bank robber has been arrested in Atlanta. Oxford Police Chief Bill Partridge tells the Anniston Star 39-year-old Eli Scrutchins, of... read more... |
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Metro jobless rate drops to 8.3 percent ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate declined to 8.3 percent in Februray.That's down from 8.7 percent in January and well under the jobless rate of 9.3 percent from February a year ago.... read more... |
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