Latest news, weather and high school sports for Albany and Southwest Georgia

Friday, November 09, 2012  Updated with video; Local leaders are reaching out to businessmen from outside of southwest Georgia to help local leaders understand more about economic development.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Customers flooded the newest addition to the Tifton Mall on Sunday during the grand opening of TJ Maxx.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  Georgia's unemployment rate is remaining constant, unchanged from July when the 9.3 percent rate was revised to 9.2 percent.

Friday, June 15, 2012  Updated with video; Although unemployment numbers aren't as low as many would like them to be, officials say jobs are on the rebound.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  Study concludes growth in mobile, Facebook applications has created 466,000 US jobs since 2007

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  Mage Solar says Albany is a great environment for solar power and that it could help economic growth in the city and state.

Thursday, January 27, 2011  The Georgia Department of Labor reported today that Albany’s unemployment rate dropped to 10.5% in December, down from 10.7% in November.

Friday, January 21, 2011  Business and community leaders came together in Albany today to discuss the future of the Southwest Georgia economy. The 2011 Southwest Georgia Economic Outlook Conference was held at the downtown Hilton Garden Inn.

Friday, January 14, 2011  White House: Americans to see benefit of payroll tax cuts in paychecks starting Friday.