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Friday, January 23, 2009

Atlanta Has Busiest Airport

For the fourth year in a row, Georgia's main airport has been named the nation's busiest. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport let the country in the number of takeoffs and landings in 2008. That's according to the Federal Aviation Administration. An FAA report shows Hartsfield-Jackson had just under 980,000 operations last year. Chicago's O'Hare International ranked second-busiest in 2008.

(Associated Press)

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Sumter Co.: Chicago firm mulling $30M plant

A Chicago food-processing firm may relocate to the Sumter Co. area, according to The Americus-Sumter County Industrial Development Authority (IDA).

IDA Executive Director David Garriga told reporters that the deal could mean several hundred jobs and a possible $30 million investment in the next few years. Garriga made the announcement at the group's meeting on Monday.

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