ATLANTA, Georgia, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell - April 2024": * * * Area prices up 3.1 percent over the past 12 months * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell rose 0.3 percent from February to April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach - April 2024": * * * Area prices up 4.5 percent over the past 12 months * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach rose 1.0 percent from February to April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - April 2024": * * * Prices in the South up 0.2 percent in April and 3.3 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.2 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.)   more

ALBANY, Georgia, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: The leader of an armed drug trafficking organization responsible for acquiring at least 250 kilograms of methamphetamine from a prisoner and then distributing the drugs into west central Georgia was sentenced to serve 40 years in federal prison. Cornelius Leonard aka "Tae," 29, of Grantville, Georgia, was sentenced to serve 480 months in prison to be followed by five  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 16 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) in Maine will close permanently on Monday, May 20 at close of business. SBA's Customer Service Representatives at the centers will assist business owners complete their disaster loan applications, accept documents and providing updates on an applica  more