State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that the unemployment rate in the metro Atlanta area declined to 3.0 percent in October, down from 3.2 percent in September. The area's jobless rate was 3.1 percent in October of 1999.

Avaya holds open house

Avaya, formerly the Enterprise Networks Group of Lucent Technologies, hosted an open house in Peachtree City Nov. 14 to recognize the company's official spin-off from Lucent Technologies.

Absenteeism causes problems

A concerned reader recently e-mailed me about a problem he was having concerning people showing up for night shift work at a boat manufacturing facility.

Realtor gives away turkey dinner

ERA Jo-Par Realty recently held a contest to guess the correct weight of a Thanksgiving Pumpkin that was donated by ERA Mortgage Representative, Carol Bryant, and the Peachtree City Volunteer Firefighters Association.

No cigarettes to minors, revenue agents warn

Georgia Commissioner of Revenue T. Jerry Jackson has announced that revenue agents will be increasing their monitoring of retail establishments that sell tobacco products.

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