DULUTH, Ga. (11ALIVE) — People in Duluth were shocked this morning to find that their beloved Rexall Grill had been shut down.

“Its been here for forty years,” said Duluth resident Pam Tuggle. “We don’t have a square in Duluth, so this is like our heart beat.” (Read More)

Duluth’s Rexall Grill closed for tax issues
DULUTH (GWINNETT DAILY POST) — Thursday was chicken and dressing day, but Rexall Grill regulars had to fend for themselves after the state closed the legendary Duluth diner. (Read More)

ATLANTA (ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE) — Georgia, still lagging the nation in job creation, now faces economic threats from the Icelandic volcano, the BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and the financial woes in the European Union, according to Rajeev Dhawan, director of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University in his Forecast for Georgia and Atlanta May 2010. (Read More)

DACULA, Ga. (11ALIVE) — With the economy still struggling and new housing sales slow leaders in Gwinnett County are offering new incentives for prospective home buyers. (Read More)

While many new grads tend to look for jobs near their college or hometowns, scores of them are considering locations they might not have when they entered school four or five years ago. (Read More)

(11ALIVE) — The United States Department of Labor is reaching out to America’s workforce, calling on them to produce a short video about their job or career. (Read More)

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ATLANTA -- On Wall Street and in corporate America, insider trading is not only frowned upon, it's illegal. But, as a Georgia State University professor discovered some of our elected officials may be making investment decisions based on information normal American's don't have access to.

Privilege and access are just some of the perks afforded to America's elected officials and according to Dr. Alan Ziobrowski, a business professor at Georgia State University, access to information may be helping congressmen boost their investment portfolios.

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ATLANTA -- Time is running out to get your hands of some the stimulus money. Many programs are scheduled to go away at the end of the year.

One of the biggest opportunities for folks that is going away is the first-time home-buyer credit of up to $8,000. If you want to take advantage of that, you'd better put an offer on a house soon. In order to claim that credit, you'll have to close on your new home no later than November 30, 2009.

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