SOLD!
Tweet 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 [...]
Read More →LOCAL RESTRAURANT MIXING THINGS UP FOR COMMUNITY
Tweet Area Favorite Now Offers Live Music, Mexican Food and Other New Features Special to the Journal Roosters Restaurant and Oyster Bar in Edison has been a staple in the community for three decades. With local favorites like fried shrimp, manchester quail, hearty breakfasts and a bountiful lunch buffet, the local restaurant [...]
Read More →Riverkeeper sues to stop coal plant
Tweet 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 [...]
Read More →Trees or iPads? FOX 31 goes high-tech
Tweet Staff reports A local television news team suddenly doesn’t have any paper to throw away at the end of its newscasts. WFXL-FOX 31 is using five newly released Apple iPads, which station officials say makes the newsroom more efficient and environmentally green, to boot. “It’s a great feeling to walk off the set and [...]
Read More →Standoff: Airport and its new restaurant butting heads
Tweet 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 [...]
Read More →Small Business Matchmaker Event Set for Albany Technical College on May 13th
Tweet A free Matchmaking Event, to provide contracting opportunities for women and other small business owners, will be held on May 13, 2010 at Albany Technical College. In order to take part in the event, you are required to have been in business for at least two years.
Read More →Equinox’s Grimaldi is Georgia’s top exporter
Tweet 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 [...]
Read More →More furloughs at Albany Tech
Tweet At the request of Georgia Gov. Sonny Purdue, all full-time employees of Albany Technical College will be furloughed up to three days, depending on salary range. However, the furloughs will not reduce the days the college is operational between now and June 30, the last day of the fiscal year for state agencies. Full-time [...]
Read More →Albany, Ga Blood Bank plans expansion
Tweet 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 [...]
Read More →New Law addresses credit fees
Tweet Few areas of our lives have become as expensive as fees associated with maintaining a credit card. In February, a federal law designed to ease the costly burden of credit cards will take effect. The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 will curb some of the abuses credit card companies [...]
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