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Problem loans at metro Atlanta banks -- a key indicator of the city's crashing real estate market and a major weight on broader economic health -- are worsening, and some fear more are on the way. Full story

Daytona 500 gets promo help from major businesses

Global warming bill could raise natural gas, power costs

Company provides efficiencies and money-saving advice

Health insurance enters era of consumerism

Albany

Lawmakers to press U.S. Army to sell portion of Watervliet Arsenal

Unemployment rates in region, state and country up

Trade group predicts busy summer travel season

Albuquerque

Federal millions go to ABQ transit

PC Club shuts doors after bankruptcy

New Triassic exhibit hall opens this week

Atlanta

Kitchen Solvers looks to Atlanta growth

BRT Extrusions to open plant in south Ga. this summer

State unemployment rate dips in April

Austin

Council considering PUD for $3 billion in projects on SH 130

Waco, Georgetown cos. to provide Austin Energy with automated electric meters

Disney advertising lab coming to Austin

Baltimore

Attorney says Fabian changing plea to guilty on some charges

GridPoint joins $100M smart grid project

Survey: More consumers feeling 'severe anxiety'

Birmingham

Alabama Adventure sold to Oklahoma company

Idea to sell books via cell phone wins Birmingham Startup contest

Microsoft to add jobs in Birmingham, expand on U.S. 280

Boston

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts posts $45.1 million operating loss

MIT $100K contest taps winner

Sepracor loses long-time CFO

Buffalo

Thursday at the Square lineup announced

Calif. university hires ex-UB official

Buffalo employment gains lead Upstate

Charlotte

BofA, Wells Fargo form joint venture

Fitch gives AA rating to Charlotte debt

Premier unit awards supply contracts

Cincinnati

UC wins $2.3M for brain injury/stress disorder studies

Ohio among leaders for health-care VC firm presence

DeWine proposes database to track Hamilton County spending

Columbus

Ohio joins nationwide leaders with health-care VC firm presence

Cardinal's Walter joins Yum Brands board

Emerald Bank buying Westerville Commercial Savings branch

Dallas

Alliance Data extends deal with Dress Barn

WaMu reduces home equity credit to homeowners

Atmos to continue supplying gas to some Austinites

Dayton

Clark County to receive $245K in state funds toward food waste

State unemployment rate falls to 5.6% in April

Leaders gather for development summit

Denver

ALPS Fund Services acquires hedge fund administrator

Air Force awards satellite contract to ULA

Hank Brown joins Brownstein law firm

East Bay

March new-home sales down 63% in Solano County, 48% statewide

Transbay authority picks Pelli as architect for S.F.'s Transbay Transit Center

REI to convert 11 stores to solar power, 7 in California

Houston

Houston Energy Forum panelists agree industry's future is unpredictable

US Dataworks promotes Villareal to president

Duncan family gives $35M to M. D. Anderson

Jacksonville

'Recount' premieres in advance of film festival

Panel: Jacksonville commercial real estate market strong

WellCare: Investigation cost $32M in 1Q

Kansas City

Handmark co-founder will lead Andrews McMeel's digital unit

Alternative Energy Sources flirts with insolvency

KC biodiesel plant is up and running

Los Angeles

Tetra Tech buys San Antonio architecture firm

Wells Fargo and Bank of America team up on payment processing

Report: Countrywide must face shareholder lawsuit

Louisville

Bourbon Barrel Foods opening at Butchertown Market

Announcement of new Ford product at Louisville Assembly Plant might come as soon as next month

Hiring outlook for MBAs remains healthy

Memphis

ServiceMaster loss narrows, revenues slip in 1Q

Passenger traffic down, cargo up at Memphis airport

Tennessee April unemployment drops 0.1%

Milwaukee

Wisconsin unemployment dips to 4.4 percent

Desmond Mason joins MIAD board

Kohl's rolls out Bobby Flay kitchenware line

Nashville

Documentary Channel to air U.S. premiere of documentary on Bobby Kennedy assassination

Kaplan Career Institute offers new dental assistant diploma program

Pet DRx posts $3 million net loss, 67% jump in revenue

Orlando

Memorial weekend travel decline predicted

Gas cards to blood donors

LightPath revenues drop, losses mount

Pacific

Hawaii nonprofits to get help from Altres

Wal-Mart cited for employment of Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders

PUC approves HECO, Hoku project

Philadelphia

N.J. legislators aiming to restrict use of worker-generated funds

Phila. Fed's Business Outlook Survey 'less negative'

Center City hitting stride despite challenges, report says

Phoenix

Equity firm, execs acquire FNF Construction

Wells Fargo assists China quake victims with fee waiver, other measures

Memorial weekend travel expected to decrease for first time in six years

Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania among top 10 in health-care VC firm presence

More consumers feeling 'severe anxiety'

Dylan to play Pittsburgh's SouthSide Works

Portland

Washington Mutual reduces home equity credit to homeowners

Paulson Capital reports Q1 loss

Nordstrom Q1 income falls

Sacramento

Foreclosed Rocklin townhomes sold

Kaiser agrees to offer coverage to 1,000 canceled patients

Gas, diesel prices set records

San Antonio

U.S. Global capping global fund's expenses to spur its growth

Higher expenses weaken MDI's first-quarter financial picture

Engineering firm Tetra Tech buys Kinnison and Associates

San Francisco

Novasys Medical raises $49.5 million

Wells Fargo and Bank of America team up on payment processing

CBS Corp. to buy Cnet for $1.8 billion

San Jose

Coremetrics names chief marketing officer

Adobe buys Massachusetts property for $44.7M

Jaman launches ad-supported movie streaming

Seattle

Puget Sound region biomed-device sales reach $2.5B

Nordstrom Q1 net income falls

WaMu reduces home equity credit to homeowners

South Florida

Keyes buys Leadership Realty

American Express Bank sues Credit Suisse

Starmark forms entertainment group

St Louis

Anheuser-Busch gives $1.6M for China earthquake relief

KV Pharmaceutical gets FDA approval for generic heart drug dosage

John Ryan to head Rabo AgriFinance

Tampa Bay

Jabil adds another $150 million to senior note

More tourists visit Florida in 1Q

Mississippi work moves Deer Valley into the black

Triad

SilkRoad lands $54M investment

Biothreats workshop to take place in WS

Unifi shifting more jobs to Yadkinville

Triangle

Inspire paid $1.25M for achieving milestone

State Fair to open a day early

Countrywide must face shareholder lawsuit

Twin Cities

AGA Medical heart product wins European approval

Medtronic begins cutting jobs

3M buys dental products maker Imtec

Washington DC

Clearspring Technologies enters 'Web widgets' partnership with 360i

Arent Fox inks deal for 1000 Connecticut Ave. NW

D.C. budget does not include tourism marketing funds

Wichita

Wells Fargo offers China quake victims fee waiver

WSJ: GE is shopping its appliances unit

MySpace wins $230M in case against 'Spam King'

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