Athens Banner-Herald (Athens, GA) articles from December 2001

Athens Banner-Herald (Athens, GA) archives from December 2001

Some Athens-Clarke County, Ga., Officials Believe Enron Project to Fall Apart.
December 4, 2001... Byline: Shana Gallentine Dec. 4--In the eyes of county officials, the financial collapse of Houston-based energy wholesaler Enron Corp. has all but eliminated the company's ability to construct a power plant in Athens. But if another...

Ambitious Development Plans in Works for Whitehall Road in Athens, Ga.
December 9, 2001... Byline: Don Nelson Dec. 9--A new Peppino's Pizzeria restaurant which opened in Southeast Clarke County last week, may serve as the first phase of a multicultural commercial concept dreamed up by businessman Henry Walczyk. Walczyk owns...

Developers to Request Rezoning for Watkinsville, Ga., Subdivision.
December 12, 2001... Byline: Kevin Conner Dec. 12--WATKINSVILLE, Ga.-- Developers are scheduled to request a rezoning that would clear the way for a large subdivision near downtown Watkinsville at the Watkinsville City Council meeting tonight. Developers...

Athens, Ga., Company Claims Competitor Stole Secrets for Chicken Cloning.
December 13, 2001... Byline: Lee Shearer Dec. 13--An Athens biotech company's trade secrets lawsuit is merely an attempt to stifle the competition in the high-stakes race to develop a chicken genetically altered to manufacture drugs, a lawyer for a rival...

Athens, Ga., Area Layoffs Should Ease Next Year.
December 13, 2001... Byline: Sarah Lee Dec. 13--Athens is expected to lose more jobs in the coming year, but nothing quite as severe as what the area experienced in the last 15 months. The Athens area lost more than 1,000 jobs over the past year when...

Hard Times Put a Damper on Athens, Ga.-Area Companies' Holiday Giving.
December 17, 2001... Byline: Ronell Smith Dec. 17--Holiday cheer is in short supply this year at many businesses. As the economy continues to weigh heavily on the minds (and profit sheets) of those charged with looking at the bottom line, pay-raises,...

Athens, Ga., Retailers Say Holiday Shopping Is Proving Profitable.
December 18, 2001... Byline: Sarah Lee Dec. 18--Too hot to shop? Local retailers think not. Despite the unseasonably warm weather and the sagging economy, local merchants say this holiday shopping season is proving profitable. Deborah Hollaway,...

Athens, Ga.-Area Bank of America President to Retire.
December 19, 2001... Byline: Don Nelson Dec. 19--Pat Allen, president of Bank of America Athens-Clarke County, will retire Friday. He will be succeeded by Dawn B. Griffin, who has been with the bank for 29 years. Griffin will become the first woman...

Stores in Athens, Ga., Bustle on Day After Christmas.
December 27, 2001... Byline: Rhiannon Brewer Patrick Dec. 27--People flocked to area stores Wednesday to return unwanted Christmas gifts, joined by bargain hunters eager to pick through marked-down holiday merchandise and to check out year-end clearance sales....