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  1. Women's Resource Center honors Ga. PowerRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 17 | Cross Roads News

    ... for Change Luncheon drew a big crowd. The 2013 luncheon is June 5 at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. Georgia Power Co. is the Women's Resource Center's 2013 Champion for Change for its work toward ending domestic violence. The electric utility ...

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  2. First Slice 5/22/13: Solar power advocates criticize Georgia Power...Read the original story w/Photo

    16 hrs ago | Creative Loafing Atlanta

    ... industry wants the state to expand its use of the renewable energy source. But some proponents claim that Georgia Power is standing in the way. "We think solar is the way to go," Tea Party Patriots' Debbie Dooley, told the Associated Press . "The ...

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  3. Environmental group has questions for utility execsRead the original story

    Yesterday | Rome News

    ... about budget overruns at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro where the company is adding two nuclear reactors for its Georgia Power subsidiary. Georgia Power revealed in February that construction is $737 million over budget midway through. Kiernan said ...

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  4. Southern Company recognized as a top employer for militaryRead the original story

    Tuesday | Electric Energy Online

    Reflecting its longstanding commitment to military recruitment, Southern Company has been named a top employer for both active duty and veteran military in a pair of recent surveys.

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  5. What's on the Menu: Food Truck Tuesday May 21Read the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | Patch.com

    It's time for Smyrna Food Truck Tuesday again! The event is held from 5 to 9 p.m. at Taylor-Brawner Park , organized by the City of Smyrna in partnership with Georgia Power and Cobb Travel & Tourism .

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  6. Rice named CSU alumni treasurerRead the original story

    Saturday May 18 | The Times-Herald

    ... and Rice are new to their positions. Rice is the budget manager for Southern Company Services. Since joining Georgia Power in 1991, she served in various roles, including assistant to the senior vice president of Metro Atlanta Regions and budget ...

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  7. Ga. Power work to close Green St. Tuesday nightRead the original story

    Monday May 20 | WDUN-AM Gainesville

    Georgia Power contract workers will perform maintenance work on historic Green Street Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

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  8. 30 ROCK's Jane Krakowski Hosts Alliance Theatre's 'Tony Evening' TonightRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 17 | BroadwayWorld.com

    ... programming for youth and families. The 2013 A Tony Evening will honor Paul Bowers, President and CEO of Georgia Power, and Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization behind Sesame Street, for their continued support of arts in early childhood ...

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  9. State Representative Tyrone Brooks Indicted for Misappropriating Nearly $1 MillionRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday May 17 | Patch.com

    ... says that, "U.S. Attorney Sally Yates told reporters Thursday that Brooks used contributions from Coca-Cola, Georgia Power, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and others to pay for home repairs, dry cleaning, entertainment, life insurance ...

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  10. Fitch Affirms Mackinaw Power LLC at 'BBB-' & Mackinaw Power Holdings LLC at 'BB-'; Outlook StableRead the original story

    Friday May 17 | Business Wire

    ... (PPAs) with Constellation Energy Commodities Group (owned by Exelon, IDR 'BBB+'; Stable Outlook by Fitch), Georgia Power Company (GPC, IDR 'A'; Stable Outlook), and two Georgia cooperatives. The PPAs are structured as tolling agreements, and the ...

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  11. Georgia Power adds to biomass portfolioRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | Rome News

    Georgia Power Co. inked a deal with Rollcast Energy Inc. to add 53.5 megawatts of biomass capacity to its generation portfolio.

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  12. Firefighters respond to third Athens homeless camp fire this yearRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Athens Banner-Herald

    ... parked by a burn barrel in the camp, which ignited a heavy floor covering of pine needles. Despite the fire, a Georgia Power official declined to bar the homeless men and woman from the property when contacted by police.

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  13. Southern Company names Tom Wilson vice president and chief information security officer of Southern Company ServicesRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Electric Energy Online

    Southern Company announced that Tom Wilson has been elected vice president and chief information security officer of Southern Company Services, Inc.

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  14. Federal appeals court upholds Plant Vogtle expansionRead the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | Business Journal

    ... two new reactors is due to go into service in late 2017, with the second unit to follow a year later. Also, Georgia Power Co. , which owns 45 percent of the project, reported in February that its investment will rise to $6.85 billion, up from $6.11 ...

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  15. What's going on today?Read the original story

    Monday May 13 | Athens Banner-Herald

    Tour: Georgia Power Building: 5:30-6:30 p.m.; winner of the Outstanding Stewardship award from the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation; the Georgia Power Building shows a company that has taken great pains to keep an important resource just as it is; the Georgia Power building on Prince Avenue is considered a landmark of mid-twentieth century ... (more)

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  16. Duke Energy Corp (DUK), The Southern Company (SO): This Sector Looks Fully ValuedRead the original story

    Monday May 13 | Insider Monkey

    Utilities are the classic "widow-and-orphan" stocks-meaning they are slow and steady providers of dependable income.

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  17. Floyd County leaders graduate from the Georgia Academy for Economic DevelopmentRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday May 13 | Rome News

    Front Row: Lisa Williams, Kathy Mathis and Amanda Carter. Back Row: Daniel Jackson, Academy Board Member and President/CEO of the Carroll County Chamber, Niki Knox of Georgia EMC, Noah Simon, Bill Irmscher, Ken Wright and Chuck Scragg of Georgia Power.

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  18. Duke Energy and Random-Chance Utility InvestingRead the original story

    Monday May 13 | The Motley Fool

    Nate is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.

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  19. It Is Time To Sell (Not So) High Yielding BondsRead the original story

    Monday May 13 | Seeking Alpha

    The high yield bond market has been on a tear again this year as investors continue to scramble for yield anywhere they can find it.

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  20. Echols to host Twitter 'town hall'Read the original story

    Sunday May 12 | Athens Banner-Herald

    ... main topic is solar energy. It's timed to allow citizen input on the commission's vote every three years on Georgia Power Company's 20-year plan for generating electricity from various sources like coal, nuclear and natural gas. "Solar seems to be ...

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