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Dove Awards to roost in Atlanta in 2011

Hallelujah! The Gospel Music Association reported it will move its annual Dove Awards show to Atlanta in 2011.

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Servidyne posts $1.7M loss

Servidyne Inc. shrank its loss in fiscal 2010.

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Trader Joe’s enters Athens market

Trader Joe’s Co. Inc. is entering the Athens, Ga., market with its first store later this year.

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Two get prison for Ga. driver’s license fraud

Two metro Atlantans will go to federal prison for selling Georgia driver’s licenses in Marietta.

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Equifax revenue and profit grow

Equifax Inc.’s profit jumped nearly 20 percent in the second quarter. (EFX)

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AGL launches Southeast LNG Distribution

AGL Resources Inc. and El Paso Corp. teamed to form Southeast LNG Distribution Co., which will distribute liquefied natural gas (LNG) across the Southeast to the heavy-duty transportation market. (AGL) (EP)

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Georgia tax reform council begins task

A panel of academic economists and business leaders Wednesday launched five months of work that could lead to an overhaul of Georgia’s tax laws.

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Interface profit spikes

Strong sales helped Interface Inc. to double its second-quarter profit. (IFSIA)

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Emory taps Siemens for energy/water retrofits

Emory University will pay Siemens Industry Inc. $4.8 million to retrofit campus buildings to ramp up energy efficiency and trim water consumption.

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BP has spent $4 billion to counter oil spill

BP plc said Tuesday it has spent nearly $4 billion on the response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (BP)

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Southeast economy slowed with summer

After a mixed start to the year, economic activity in the Southeast slowed somewhat in June and early July, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report on July 28.

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100 degrees = $1 Hot Mess at RA Sushi

If the weather has you feeling like a hot mess, you can get a free “Hot Mess” at RA Sushi in Midtown.

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CB Richard Ellis’ net income, revenue up

Revenue and earnings rose during the second quarter for CB Richard Ellis Group Inc., as the commercial real estate broker had improvements in most of its global business sectors. (CBG)

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Report: Hartsfield reduced water use 20%

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport reduced annual water use by more than 20 percent in 2009, according to the airport’s annual environmental report.

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Barnes & Thornburg adds three ATL partners

Barnes & Thornburg LLP has hired three attorneys from Chorey, Taylor & Feil as partners in its Atlanta office.

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Delta adding service in N.Y., D.C.

Delta Air Lines Inc. will add routes from New York and from Washington, D.C. this fall. (DAL)

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Delta beefs up service in N.Y., D.C.

Delta Air Lines Inc. will add routes from New York and from Washington, D.C. this fall. (DAL)

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Rollins profit hits $27.7 million in second quarter

Rollins Inc.’s net income was up 8.7 percent in the second quarter thanks to higher revenue from its pest control companies. (ROL)

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GeoVax debates smaller fundraise

GeoVax Labs Inc. is pondering a $5 million to $10 million offering to retail and institutional investors.

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Coke Enterprises Q2 profit up 14%

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. increased its second-quarter profit on solid European volume growth, improved pricing trends and lower cost of goods per case. (KO) (CCE)

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