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2006

March

AT&T, BellSouth to seek formal approval for merger 03/31/2006
Delta to pass along fees, hike prices on some flights 03/31/2006
Home Depot completes purchase of Hughes Supply 03/31/2006
AT&T, BellSouth seek formal approval for merger 03/31/2006
Coca-Cola rolling out new advertising campaign 03/30/2006
Sheriff wants officers from around state to secure accused courthouse gunman trial 03/30/2006
Gilmer High golf tourney entry form 03/30/2006
Hundreds of Delta pilots march through Atlanta airport to protest effort to reject contract 03/30/2006
Coca-Cola rolling out new advertising campaign 03/30/2006
Hundreds of Delta pilots march through Atlanta airport to protest effort to reject contract 03/30/2006
Hundreds of Delta pilots protest at Atlanta airport 03/30/2006
Delta's marketing chief leaving as part of management downsizing 03/29/2006
Comair, flight attendants square off over employee contracts 03/28/2006
Hyphen dropped from Scientific Atlanta's name 03/28/2006
U.S. ambassador says airline ban talks with Venezuela near `permanent' solution 03/28/2006
GlaxoSmithKline, attorneys general settle Paxil dispute 03/28/2006
ChoicePoint CEO realizes $14 million from options 03/27/2006
Cingular, customer service employees reach tentative agreement 03/27/2006
Comair asks bankruptcy court to let it toss out flight attendant contracts 03/27/2006
Fed approves BB&T's merger with Georgia's Main Street Banks 03/27/2006
Delta: Loan interest reduction to save $30 million a year 03/27/2006
Venezuela willing to back off U.S. airline ban temporarily 03/27/2006
Legal fees rack up for Delta, Northwest bankruptcies 03/26/2006
Comair flight attendants vote to let union leaders call strike 03/24/2006
Comair flight attendants vote to let union leaders call strike 03/24/2006
Venezuela says decision on U.S. airline ban still pending 03/24/2006
Delta pilots to conduct 'practice strike' 03/24/2006
Delta pilots to conduct 'practice strike' 03/24/2006
Venezuela's top carrier calls for U.S. airline ban as officials say decision pending 03/24/2006
Delta, pilots ordered to start negotiations immediately 03/23/2006
Delta, pilots ordered to begin negotiations immediately 03/23/2006
Delta, pilots ordered to start negotiating immediately 03/23/2006
Cabela's plans to build store in Georgia 03/23/2006
Coca-Cola disappears for first time in decades in Zimbabwe 03/23/2006
CEO says Progress Energy is not being shopped to buyer 03/22/2006
Pepsi, Coke settle suit over Powerade advertisement 03/22/2006
Head of Delta pilots union affirms promise to strike, urges two sides to reach accord 03/22/2006
Coca-Cola disappears for first time in decades in Zimbabwe 03/22/2006
Lower losses seen for airlines in 2006 03/22/2006
Lower losses seen for airlines in 2006 03/22/2006
Lower losses seen for airlines in 2006 03/22/2006
Pepsi sues Coke over Powerade advertisement 03/21/2006
Pepsi sues Coke over Powerade advertisement 03/21/2006
AT&T CEO says Internet will remain open after BellSouth merger 03/21/2006
Union expert says Delta in better shape as pilots start new round of picketing 03/21/2006
AT&T CEO says Internet will remain open after BellSouth merger 03/21/2006
Union expert says Delta in better shape as pilots start new round of picketing 03/21/2006
Delta seeking to reject employee stock options 03/20/2006
Delta seeking to reject employee stock options 03/20/2006
Monsanto to move cow growth hormone production entirely to Georgia plant 03/20/2006
Delta seeking to reject employee stock options 03/20/2006
UPS paid chief executive $2.5 million in 2005, proxy shows 03/20/2006
Delta seeking to reject employee stock options 03/20/2006
Georgia firm buys old Federal Reserve site in Birmingham 03/18/2006
Delta pilots union defends contract against rejection effort 03/17/2006
Delta pilots union defends contract against rejection effort 03/17/2006
AP Interview: Delta CFO says airline won't negotiate pay cut amount it has requested of pilots 03/16/2006
AP Interview: Delta CFO says airline won't negotiate pay cut amount it has requested of pilots 03/16/2006
Georgia-Pacific's Old Town mill in Maine to shut down 03/16/2006
More talk about Delta finances as hearing over pilot pay cuts continues 03/15/2006
ChoicePoint discloses pay for top executives 03/15/2006
More talk about Delta finances as hearing over pilot pay cuts continues 03/15/2006
More talk about Delta finances as hearing over pilot pay cuts continues 03/15/2006
More talk about Delta finances as hearing over pilot pay cuts continues 03/15/2006
More talk about Delta finances as hearing over pilot pay cuts continues 03/15/2006
Delta CFO: Airline 'tapped out,' needs pilot cuts to survive 03/14/2006
UPS begins investigation of subsidiary 03/14/2006
Delta CFO: Airline 'tapped out,' needs pilot cuts to survive 03/14/2006
Farmers fear tighter supply of immigrant workers this year 03/14/2006
Delta CFO: Airline 'tapped out,' needs pilot cuts to survive 03/14/2006
Delta CFO: Airline 'tapped out,' needs pilot cuts to survive 03/14/2006
Delta CFO: Airline 'tapped out,' needs pilot cuts to survive 03/14/2006
Arbitration hearings between Delta, pilots 03/13/2006
Arbitration hearings begin for Delta, pilots 03/13/2006
Arbitration hearings begin over pay cut dispute between Delta, pilots 03/13/2006
BellSouth updates severance offer to 1,300 managers 03/13/2006
Arbitration hearings begin over pay cut dispute between Delta, pilots 03/13/2006
Arbitration hearings begin over pay cut dispute between Delta, pilots 03/13/2006
Delphi local votes to authorize strike 03/13/2006
Arbitration hearings begin between Delta, pilots 03/13/2006
Kia to open plant in Georgia, add more than 5,000 jobs 03/12/2006
Kia to open plant in Georgia, add more than 5,000 jobs 03/12/2006
Kia to open plant in Georgia, add more than 5,000 jobs 03/12/2006
03/12/2006
Coca-Cola paid $9.66 million in bonuses to top five execs in 2005 03/10/2006
Flight attendants protest concessions sought by Comair 03/10/2006
Flight attendants respond to Comair's motion to void contract 03/09/2006
The world gets 102 more billionaires, thanks to emerging market gains 03/09/2006
Migration to water, sports drinks impacts carbonated soft drink sales 03/09/2006
Migration to water, sports drinks impacts carbonated soft drink sales 03/09/2006
Flight attendants respond to Comair's motion to void contract 03/09/2006
Coke, bottler move to dismiss suit on Powerade 03/07/2006
AT&T-BellSouth deal ripples across telecom industry 03/07/2006
Delta pilots picket as airline announces new flights to New York 03/07/2006
Delta pilots picket as airline announces new flights to New York 03/07/2006
UPS says it's cutting transit time for U.S. ground packages 03/06/2006
Combined AT&T-BellSouth would cut up to 10,000 jobs 03/06/2006
UPS says it's cutting transit time for U.S. ground packages 03/06/2006
Combined AT&T-BellSouth would cut up to 10,000 jobs 03/06/2006
Timberlake unveils deal to manufacture his furniture in U.S. 03/06/2006
Job cuts feared as AT&T makes $67 billion bid for BellSouth 03/06/2006
Reports: AT&T nearing $65 billion deal to buy BellSouth 03/05/2006
Reports: AT&T nearing $65 billion deal to buy BellSouth 03/05/2006
Reports: AT&T nearing $65 billion deal to buy BellSouth 03/05/2006
Reports: AT&T nearing $65 billion deal to buy BellSouth 03/05/2006
AT&T's proposed acquisition of BellSouth raises ghost of Ma Bell 03/05/2006
AT&T reaches deal to buy BellSouth for $67 billion 03/05/2006
AT&T reaches deal to buy BellSouth for $67 billion 03/05/2006
AT&T's proposed acquisition of BellSouth raises ghost of Ma Bell 03/05/2006
AT&T's proposed acquisition of BellSouth raises ghost of Ma Bell 03/05/2006
03/05/2006
AT&T reaches deal to buy BellSouth for $67 billion 03/05/2006
AT&T reaches deal to buy BellSouth for $67 billion 03/05/2006
AT&T reaches deal to buy BellSouth for $67 billion 03/05/2006
AT&T reaches deal to buy BellSouth for $67 billion 03/05/2006
AT&T reaches deal to buy BellSouth for $67 billion 03/05/2006
Reports: AT&T nearing $65 billion deal to buy BellSouth 03/05/2006
Delta posts $300 million loss in January 03/03/2006
DaimlerChrysler ordered to pay family in minivan lawsuit 03/03/2006
Delta seeks millions to pay its advisers as it posts another loss 03/03/2006
Delta seeks millions to pay its advisors as it posts another loss 03/03/2006
Delta seeks millions to pay its advisors as it posts another loss 03/03/2006
Northwest, Delta pilot talks fail to produce any deals 03/02/2006
BellSouth details outside business ties by its directors 03/01/2006
Delta, pilots headed to arbitration over pay cut talks 03/01/2006
Delta, pilots headed to arbitration over pay cut talks 03/01/2006
Delta, pilots headed to arbitration over pay cut talks 03/01/2006
Delta, pilots headed to arbitration over pay cut talks 03/01/2006
Delta, pilots headed to arbitration over pay cut talks 03/01/2006
Delta, pilots headed to arbitration over pay cut talks 03/01/2006
Delta, pilots near deadline to reach deal; Arbitration likely 03/01/2006