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

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

Athens, Ga., Accountant Pays Fine for Fraudulent Report Problem.
June 22, 2001... Byline: Stephen Gurr Jun. 22--An Athens accountant agreed to a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly certifying fraudulent financial reports for a company later barred from the Nasdaq stock exchange. ...

Athens Banner-Herald, Ga., Business Briefs Column.
June 22, 2001... Jun. 22--JOHNSON RE-ELECTED TO BOARD OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROUP: Athens Area Chamber of Commerce President Kevin Johnson was recently re-elected to the board of directors of the American Economic Development Council. During the council's...

Alpharetta, Ga.-Based Camera, Video Company Files for Bankruptcy.
June 22, 2001... Byline: Don Nelson Jun. 22--Wolf Camera stores in Athens and Georgia should not feel any impact from the Alpharetta company's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday, Wolf Camera Inc. officials said. "What it means is we...

Clarke County, Ga., Officials to Vote on Changes to Water Treatment Facility.
June 22, 2001... Byline: Shana Gallentine Jun. 22--A $38 million proposal to renovate Athens-Clarke County's water treatment infrastructure may soon move into the final planning stages, as county commissioners prepare to vote on the project. ...

Innovative Construction Company in Athens, Ga., Provides Artistic Signature.
June 23, 2001... Byline: Marci Fierman Jun. 23--The spaces that D.O.C. Unlimited Inc. construction creates have a fluidity to them that comes from working with layers of historic materials, combined with stark, industrial lines, found materials and a...

Georgia Scientists Produce Eight Clones from A Cow.
June 27, 2001... Byline: Joan Stroer Jun. 27--University of Georgia scientists have produced eight healthy clones from a single, genetically superior cow using a new technique they say dramatically improves survival chances of cloned cow embryos. The...

Georgia University Administrator Wins Delta Air Lines Contest.
June 27, 2001... Byline: Lee Shearer Jun. 27--An administrator in the University of Georgia's College of Education will be going to Spain soon -- and Russia, Italy and quite a few other places after winning a Delta Air Lines promotional contest. The...

Athens, Ga., Commercial Corridor in Limbo as Kroger Shuts Supermarket.
June 27, 2001... Byline: Don Nelson and Ronell Smith Jun. 27--When the Athens Harris Teeter grocery store shuts down on July 6, the Alps Road commercial corridor will be without a supermarket for the first time in nearly 40 years. A representative of...

Athens, Ga., Area May Finally Get an Economic Development Program.
June 28, 2001... Byline: Shana Gallentine Jun. 28--A public-private economic development foundation for Athens-Clarke County may finally be formed in the coming months, a year after county commissioners first agreed to support the program. Mayor Doc...

Athens Banner-Herald, Ga., Business Briefs Column.
June 29, 2001... Jun. 29--BRANTLEY AUTHORS BOOK ON PERFORMANCE COACHING: John Brantley, president of JTB Communications Inc., a training and consulting company, recently had his new book on leadership coaching published. The book, "Performance Coaching,...

Athens, Ga.-Area Contractors See No Shortage of Building Materials.
June 29, 2001... Byline: Ronell Smith Jun. 29--A lot has changed in the building supply industry in the span of a year. Where builders were scrambling to find materials to build homes last year, now there's plenty. Home building supply store...

Two Women at Athens, Ga., Massage Parlor Face Prostitution Charges.
June 29, 2001... Byline: Stephen Gurr Jun. 29--The Korean women at the Happy Health Spa were, police say, rubbing some customers the wrong way. Two women face charges of prostitution and masturbation for hire after Athens-Clarke police raided the...

Athens Banner-Herald, Ga., Don Nelson Column.
June 29, 2001... Jun. 29--HARRIS TEETER'S CLOSING INVITES GROCERY COMPETITION: It will be interesting to see what Kroger Co. decides to do in its Athens market, in light of the grocery company's agreement to purchase 15 Harris Teeter supermarkets, including the...

Athens, Ga., Officials Forecast Rotten Summer of Garbage Disposal Problems.
June 30, 2001... Byline: Shana Gallentine Jun. 30--The occasional stink of stale beer, food and other garbage is nothing new for many who frequent downtown Athens. But as summer temperatures heat up, members of the Athens Downtown Development Authority...