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Jury selection starts in stocks trading trial
NEW YORK — The July 29, 2008, phone call between two titans of Wall Street began with the old friends exchanging mild pleasantries, but then quickly turned serious and — by the government’s account...
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Alex Gregory was selected as president and CEO of YKK Corporation of America in 2002. Two years later, he became the first non-Japanese group officer for YKK Corp. of Japan. In 2011, he was elected chairman of the board of directors, again being the first non-Japanese person in the position. Today, he reports to the president of YKK Corp. in Tokyo.,br>Staff/Laura Moon
Fastening a firm’s future: Cobb’s Alex Gregory is the first non-Japanese officer of YKK
Cobb Executive Profile In 1973, Georgia Tech graduate Alex Gregory was nearing the end of a three-year stint with the Navy when a friend called to say a Japanese company was looking for a textil...
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Northside Hospital increases east Cobb footprint
New practice will anchor the complex on Johnson Ferry Rd.
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Developer: Politicians can’t keep approving new casinos
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Casinos are not like Starbucks stores: You really can’t have one on every corner. That’s the word from David Cordish, whose company is opening a huge new casino next month in...
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The server room at Facebook’s Prineville Data Center in Prineville, Ore. Insiders and early Facebook investors are taking advantage of increasing investor demand and selling more of their stock in the company’s initial public offering, the company said on Wednesday.<br>The Associated Press
Billion-dollar offering: Facebook says it will sell more stock
NEW YORK — Responding to extraordinary demand, Facebook said Wednesday that it would sell more stock in the company’s initial public offering. But ahead of the IPO, a debate emerged between two of ...
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Lower oil prices ease load on consumers, Obama
NEW YORK — A threat that’s been hanging over the economy is starting to look a lot less menacing. Oil and gasoline prices are sinking, giving relief to businesses and consumers who a few weeks ago...
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Kennesaw State University President Dan Papp has selected Kat Schwaig, above, as dean of the Michael J. Coles College of Business. She says her focus will be to develop more certificate programs for executives.<br>Staff/Todd Hull
Getting schooled: Kat Schwaig is first female dean of KSU’s business school
KENNESAW — Kathy “Kat” Schwaig, the first female dean of the Michael J. Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University, says her focus will be to develop more certificate programs for execu...
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A Home Depot store in Edmond, Okla., in November 2011. Home Depot said Tuesday that its fiscal first-quarter profit climbed 27.5 percent as warmer weather brought consumers out for spring gardening and lawn products.<br>The Associated Press
Warm weather pushes up Home Depot’s quarterly profit
NEW YORK — Vinings-based Home Depot said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income climbed nearly 28 percent as as unseasonably warm winter and increased business from contractors and other profess...
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In this May, 26, 2010 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the social network site s new privacy settings in Palo Alto, Calif. Zuckerberg and other executives addressed about 200 prospective investors Friday, May 10, 2012 at a hotel luncheon in Silicon Valley. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)<br>
Poll: Half of Americans call Facebook a fad
The public overall is similarly divided on the company’s future. Just under half of adults (46 percent) predict a short timeline for Facebook, while 43 percent say it has staying power.
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  • Best Buy founder steps down after probe
    by Mae Anderson
    Associated Press Writer
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  • Coca-Cola trying again with mid-calorie sodas
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    Associated Press Writer
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    by Michael Liedtke
    Associated Press Writer
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    by Barbara Ortutay
    Associated Press Writer
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  • Proud plumber: Through hard work and dedication, Moore has grown her local business
    by Sheri Kell
    business@mdjonline.com
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    by Christina Rexrode
    Associated Press Writer
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    AP Business Writer
    05.10.12 - 01:19 pm
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    newseditor@mdjonline.com
    05.10.12 - 10:30 am
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    Associated Press
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    business@mdjonline.com
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    • From the Briefcase
    Military luncheon set for Tuesday COBB GALLERIA — The Cobb Chamber of Commerce will conduct the 60th annual Atlanta Regional Military Affairs Council Luncheon at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Cobb Gall...
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    William G. Lako Jr.<br>Business Columnist
    William G. Lako Jr.: How to be a millionaire — through compounding
    Congratulations to recent college graduates. Let me share a piece of wisdom your commencement speaker may have omitted: Save early; save often. Many of you will find yourself going from a part-tim...
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    Dale Cardwell<br>Business Columnist
    Beware the $1.6 billion speed trap
    I sensed something was wrong back in January when I couldn’t get an answer to a simple question. I asked the city of Atlanta how many people were processed through the airport’s current internation...
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    Google strives to enlighten with new search tool
    Google Inc. spent the past two years poring through Wikipedia, the CIA Factbook and other sources to expand a database of 12 million items to provide answers quickly and concisely as possible.
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    Feds: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads
    Federal Trade Commission says Skechers made unfounded claims that its Shape-ups shoes would help people lose weight and strengthen muscles.
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    From the Briefcase
    Marietta native receives honor MARIETTA — Marietta native Condace Pressley will receive the Pioneer award, the highest honor bestowed by the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists at the 30th ...
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    Hillsborough Sheriff deputy patrols outside the gate of JP Morgan Chase annual stockholders meeting held Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon will speak to shareholders five days after disclosing a $2 billion trading loss. (AP Photo/Scott Iskowitz)
    Dimon wins votes on pay, chairmanship
    JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon was confronted by shareholders upset about the $2 billion trading loss, which rattled investor confidence in the bank.
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    Warmer weather pushes Home Depot 1Q profit up
    Shares fall despite positive news on the for the 1st quarter.
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    Dennis Wolf-Keith of Des Moines, Iowa, center, holds a sign during a rally outside the Capitol Square Post Office on Monday in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The U.S. Postal Service said Monday it no longer plans to close 600 urban and suburban postal branch offices and satellite stations.<br>The Associated Press
    U.S. Postal Service won’t close 600 urban stations
    DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Postal Service said Monday its decision to halt the closing of more than 3,700 post offices includes roughly 600 urban and suburban postal branch offices and satellite s...
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    From the Briefcase
    C.W. Matthews gets DOT contracts MARIETTA — The Georgia Department of Transportation awarded two contracts to C.W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc., of Marietta. The company received the $11.6 mil...
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  • William G. Lako Jr.: Unrealized appreciation — your company stock
    by William G. Lako Jr.
    Business Columnist
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    by Kelli Kennedy
    Associated Press Writer
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    by Dale Cardwell
    Business Columnist
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  • Appeals court grants wax seal to Maker’s Mark
    by Brett Barrouquere
    Associated Press
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    by Marietta Daily Journal staff
    05.08.12 - 11:59 pm
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    by David Klepper
    Associated Press Writer
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