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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia voted for final passage of the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 on Monday and released a statement.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Search for 1st Web page by European physicists is as elusive as mysteries of the universe

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; AT&T is planning to strengthen the Georgia economy by creating 600 new jobs.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Updated with video; A new crop of college grads are hitting the job market this summer but a new survey from beyond.com reveal that employers may be taking a risk in hiring them.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Police Department has extended opportunities for employment to 16 people who may one day man the streets of Albany.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that metro Albany’s unemployment rate declined to 8.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 8.9 percent in March. The rate was 9.2 percent in April a year ago.

Monday, May 20, 2013  College campuses in Albany are quiet this time of year.  Many students have gone home for the summer and the Class of 2013 has accepted its diplomas. But now that those grads out in the working world, will they stay here in Albany?

Friday, May 17, 2013  Updated with video; Terrell County will soon have a new elementary school.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; Construction of the new Terrell County Elementary School is set to create hundreds of jobs for the area.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Unemployment rates have dipped again for Southwest Georgia and Albany according to information released by the Georgia Department of Labor.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Updated with video; Lee County Commissioners met this evening with good news, 22 new jobs are coming to town.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  There was over 300 jobs up for grabs at Albany Tech's Career Fair.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  After the Albany city commission work session on Tuesday, the president for the Albany-Dougherty Inner City Authority came forward with an update on Albany’s downtown development.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Updated with video; In the FOX 31 Facebook story of the day people wanted to know 'what do southwest Georgians want to see funded more in the president's budget?'

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Darton State College held a job fair for students Wednesday morning with 50 local employers from around the community.