http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/breaking_news.html?ana=from_rss Atlanta Business Chronicle : breaking news from Atlanta http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/daily78.html?ana=from_rss The Federal Reserve Board issued a consent order of prohibition Thursday against a former executive for a contractor to SunTrust Banks Inc. over her alleged acts of embezzlement. (STI) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:43:37 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/daily77.html?ana=from_rss Prudential Financial Inc. said Thursday that it will sell its minority stake in Wachovia Securities to Wells Fargo & Co. (PRU) (WFC) (WB) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:21:00 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/daily76.html?ana=from_rss U.S. automakers returned to Congress Thursday, asking for bridge loans totaling $34 billion to keep them in business while they continue their restructuring efforts. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:53:51 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/daily75.html?ana=from_rss Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc. has hired marketing firm Sparks Grove Inc. of Atlanta as its interactive agency of record. (WEN) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:33:48 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/daily74.html?ana=from_rss Kohl’s Corp. said its comparable-store sales for November plummeted 17.5 percent and total sales fell 13.7 percent. (KSS) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:45:28 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/daily73.html?ana=from_rss The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency touted an enforcement program that it says cut pollution in the Southeast by 1.2 billion pounds in fiscal 2008. (GGC) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:27:59 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/daily72.html?ana=from_rss Rising construction costs and anticipated restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions make building a coal-fired power plant in Georgia risky, a group of environmental organizations charged in a report released Thursday. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:29:16 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/daily71.html?ana=from_rss Taser International Inc. was dismissed from a U.S. District Court lawsuit in Georgia. (TASR) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:59:30 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/daily69.html?ana=from_rss Officials with the Georgia World Congress Center Authority unveiled a master plan Wednesday to expand the nation’s fourth-largest convention center and renovate or build a new home for the Atlanta Falcons. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:34:35 GMT http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/rc/30414/www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/daily70.html?ana=from_rss Belk Inc. recorded a net loss of $23.5 million for its third fiscal quarter ended Nov. 1. In the same period last year, the Charlotte, N.C.-based retailer lost $6.9 million. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:31:32 GMT