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Southwest To Cut More AirTran Flights In Atlanta

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – Southwest Airlines will soon cut more AirTran routes this fall as it transforms AirTran’s hub into a Southwest operation. Officials say Southwest is eliminating routes between Atlanta and Memphis, Tenn.; Pensacola, Fla.; […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/08

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Deal: Dubai Company Plans To Build Georgia Plant

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – Gov. Nathan Deal says a company based in Dubai plans to build a manufacturing plant in Murray County with the goal of creating 200 jobs over the next three years. Deal said […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/08

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Sharpton: Meeting With PepsiCo ‘Positive’ Following Till Situation

The Rev. Al Sharpton says a meeting he held with PepsiCo Inc. officlals and members of Emmett Till’s family was “positive.”

2013/05/08

Carpet Company Planning 2 Plants In Dalton Area

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – A spokesman for Gov. Nathan Deal says a carpet manufacturing company will open two plants in northwest Georgia and create about 2,400 jobs. Deal’s spokesman Brian Robinson confirmed Wednesday that Engineered Floors […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/01

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Metro Atlanta Jobless Rate Drops To 7.9 Percent

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – State labor officials say metro Atlanta’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent in March. That is down four-tenths of a percentage point from 8.3 percent in February. The Georgia Department of Labor […]

WAOK-AM–2013/04/25

5 Firms Vie For Chance To Design Falcons’ Stadium

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – Five architecture firms are vying for the chance to design the Atlanta Falcons’ new retractable-roof stadium. Officials with the NFL Team and the Georgia World Congress Center concluded two days of interviews […]

WAOK-AM–2013/04/17

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Georgia High In Underwater Mortgages

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – Georgia is featured prominently in a survey of ZIP codes where mortgage holders owe more on their homes than the homes are now worth. Nationwide data compiled by Zillow identified the worst […]

WAOK-AM–2013/04/15

Psst. Tax Deadline Not Much Of A Deadline For Most

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – Here’s a little secret for all you procrastinators on Tax Day: The Internal Revenue Service doesn’t like to talk about it, but as long as you don’t owe any additional taxes, there […]

WAOK-AM–2013/04/15

Sun Dial Rotating Restaurant To Close For Makeover

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – The popular rotating restaurant atop a downtown Atlanta hill will close temporarily for renovations. Officials say the Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View above the Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel is set to […]

WAOK-AM–2013/04/05

Lawmakers Agree On $41 Billion Spending Plan

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – House and Senate leaders have settled on a roughly $41 billion state operating budget comprised of state and federal money for the next fiscal year. The two chambers will formally adopt the […]

WAOK-AM–2013/03/28