The real estate that includes the financially plagued Beef O’Brady’s restaurant at 2610 Gillionville Road near Darton College was sold for $70,000 on the Dougherty County Courthouse steps on Tuesday to Albany businessman Tim Coley. Coley acquired what is called a tax deed; now, a one-year redemption period is now in effect for the owners to reacquire [...]

Special to the Journal Flint Riverkeeper and two southwest Georgia citizens who are members have filed an appeal of an extension of a construction permit to build the proposed Longleaf coal-fired power generation plant in Early County. The appeal was filed against Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division in Atlanta following an April 9th granting of the [...]

The honeymoon is over: A showdown is on tap between the Southwest Georgia Regional Airport director and a restaurant that celebrated its grand opening last month. A central issue in the dispute is the restaurant’s desire to serve local clientele long after the last flight leaves the airport. Trudy and Ricky Cross, the owners of [...]

Export sales account for 40 percent of Albany company’s revenue Special to the Journal Mark Grimaldi, president of Albany-based Equinox Chemicals, has been selected the 2010 Small Business Exporter of the Year in Georgia. “Equinox Chemicals is a perfect example of how small businesses can grow by tapping international markets,” said Terri Denison, SBA Georgia [...]

By Phil Hennin Talecris, a 27-bed blood plasma donation center in Albany, was granted a variance by the City of Albany to expand its service capacity. Marcy McMullen, manager of Talecris Plasma Resources said that multiplied by four clients in a one day period Talecris’ capacity is about 108 clients per day. “Around the holidays [...]