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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:30 EST</pubDate>
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    <title>Expo will showcase Middle Georgia businesses</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:18 EST</pubDate>
    <description>The Business and Consumer Expo of 2012 this month will feature nationally acclaimed and locally recognized speakers.</description>
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    <title>Business leaders&amp;#x92; opinions mixed on school plan</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:38 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Superintendent Romain Dallemand&amp;#x2019;s plan for &amp;#x201C;rebuilding&amp;#x201D; Bibb County&amp;#x2019;s school system has drawn some early mixed reviews from business leaders, but they agree on one thing -- the public schools need major improvement if Macon is to stay competitive in economic development. </description>
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    <title>Mind Your Business: I&amp;#x92;m ready for a Macon miracle</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:18 EST</pubDate>
    <description>It&amp;#x92;s no secret that the area&amp;#x92;s public schools are very much tied to the local economy.</description>
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    <title>Macon store Vaults to next level</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:41 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Nearly a year after opening in downtown Macon, The Vault expanded last week into the second floor of the former bank building at 348 Cotton Ave.</description>
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    <title>McClatchy reports increase in net income</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:55 EST</pubDate>
    <description>California-based The McClatchy Co., which owns The Telegraph, reported net income in the fourth quarter of $42 million, up from income of $15.7 million for the same quarter in 2010, according to a news release.</description>
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    <title>Academy Sports &amp; Outdoors store coming to Warner Robins</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:17 EST</pubDate>
    <description>One of the nation&amp;#x92;s largest sporting goods retailers is heading to Warner Robins.</description>
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    <title>Flint Energies to raise base rate by $1</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:48 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Flint Energies is raising its base residential rate by $1 for all billings that begin April 1.</description>
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    <title>State Bank net income drops</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:11 EST</pubDate>
    <description>State Bank Financial Corp., the holding company for Macon-based State Bank &amp; Trust Co., issued Monday its financial results for the fourth quarter and for 2011.</description>
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    <title>Authority closer to deal with energy company</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:10 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Macon and Bibb County are getting very close to landing NW Technologies, a Norcross company that hopes to build a $20 million green energy farm in Ocmulgee East Industrial Park.</description>
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    <title>Web chat offers start-up business advice</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:11 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Anyone considering starting a business may want to get involved with a web chat this month hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration.</description>
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    <title>Word to the Wise: Don&amp;#x92;t let scammers ruin your vacation plans</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:12 EST</pubDate>
    <description>As winter winds down, nothing sounds better than relaxing under a tropical sun. Winter and spring are prime cruising months, but the Better Business Bureau is advising consumers to read all of the fine print before signing up for a special cruise deal.</description>
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    <title>Business 1 ON 1 with Todd McTier</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:55 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Name: Todd McTier</description>
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    <title>Faces and places</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:50 EST</pubDate>
    <description>&lt;b&gt;Tattnall grad named one of Atlanta&amp;#x92;s top business people&lt;/b&gt;</description>
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    <title>Middle Georgia real estate recovery expected to be &amp;#x93;long, slow, tedious&amp;#x94;</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:50 EST</pubDate>
    <description>What a difference five years make.</description>
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    <title>Aunt Zelda&amp;#x92;s in Warner Robins closes its doors</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:01 EST</pubDate>
    <description>The Aunt Zelda&amp;#x92;s Furniture store in Warner Robins closed mainly after the economy and the co-owner&amp;#x92;s health took a toll on the business.</description>
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    <title>State Bank closes Fayetteville branch</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:01 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Macon-based State Bank &amp; Trust Co. closed a branch of a bank it acquired about three months ago.</description>
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    <title>Mall owner: Sears might close in April</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:18 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Sears still is not saying when its Macon Mall store will close. But signs of the store&amp;#x2019;s imminent shuttering are showing up, and the mall&amp;#x2019;s owners say they expect it could close in April. </description>
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    <title>Robins chamber welcomes new president at reception</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:20 EST</pubDate>
    <description>WARNER ROBINS -- Community business members welcomed the new head of the Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce at a reception Thursday.</description>
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    <title>Minding Your Business: Sandefur helping create A-list Macon Film Festival during personal grief</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:11 EST</pubDate>
    <description>I&amp;#x92;m often amazed at the incredible stresses under which some people are able to perform.</description>
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    <title>Geico breaks record for local United Way</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Geico and its employees have pledged $939,030 for United Way of Central Georgia, the largest amount in its 90-year history. The amount, a 9 percent increase over last year, was announced Wednesday at a news conference held at the Geico office in Macon.</description>
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