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Ga. gets $2.4M for nutrition, smoking cessation 0 Comments Last Updated: 5:46 PM 02/08/10 - Georgia will get $2.4 million in federal funds to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, reduce obesity, and decrease smoking. (Full Story)
Some spending less to celebrate Super Bowl; all enjoying time with loved ones 0 Comments Last Updated: 12:20 PM 02/08/10 - With money tight, some people have had to cutback on the usual Super Bowl festivities. A Nielsen Company survey shows only five percent of households planned to spend more on this years Super Bowl festivities. (Full Story)
Find Me a Job! Information about local job fairs, recruitment, and available jobs. (Full Story)
On Your Side: Free Tax Help? Believe it or not, you could be eligible 0 Comments Last Updated: 10:32 AM 02/05/10 - The AARP offers the free service to seniors and low to middle-income people. (Full Story)
Legislators: unemployment agency needs leadership 1 Comment Last Updated: 5:43 PM 02/04/10 - Legislators in South Carolina want the three commissioners running the state Employment Security Commission gone after a series of flaps. (Full Story)
Shoppers increasingly buying local 1 Comment Last Updated: 11:32 AM 02/03/10 - In November and December across the nation, smaller independent stores did just a little bit better than the big chain stores, according to the national retail federation. Part of the reason is because of the push by communities to have consumers spend local. (Full Story)
Powerball back in Ga., jackpot at $115 million 0 Comments Last Updated: 10:29 AM 02/03/10 - The first drawing in the Powerball lottery since the game returned to Georgia will take place Wednesday night, with a jackpot of $115 million. (Full Story)
Stimulus money pays for 20,000-plus Ga. jobs 2 Comments Last Updated: 10:44 AM 01/28/10 - A new state report shows that Georgia has used federal stimulus money to pay for more than 20,000 jobs over the last three months. (Full Story)
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Find Me A Job: Aiken woman uses career resources to jump back into workforce 0 Comments Last Updated: 7:32 PM 02/08/10 - There was a time when Terri Anderson would have been in front of this desk at the Aiken One Stop workforce center. In 2008 she lost her job at a local bank after nearly 20 years. But with that job loss came an opportunity. (Full Story)
Find Me A Job: WIA program can help you get back to work 0 Comments Last Updated: 7:31 PM 02/08/10 - Aiken One Stop is a somewhat popular place these days. Come in anytime and you'll see people filling out applications and talking to career counselors. (Full Story)
First-time jobless claims rise unexpectedly 0 Comments Last Updated: 10:09 AM 02/04/10 - The Labor Department says that new claims for unemployment insurance rose by 8,000 to a seasonally adjusted 480,000. (Full Story)
Ga. unemployment matches record 10.3 percent 0 Comments Last Updated: 10:51 AM 01/21/10 - Commissioner Michael Thurmond says new figures put the state's unemployment rate at 10.3 percent, matching the high set last July. (Full Story)
Georgia Corrections has lost 1,500-plus jobs 3 Comments Last Updated: 11:31 AM 01/20/10 - Georgia's prison system has shed more than 1,500 jobs over the last two years. (Full Story)
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