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With its emphasis on revitalizing historic downtowns, the Main Street program would seem a good match for Macon.

Bibb County is nearly ready to become Georgia’s largest state-certified Work Ready County, a designation that would bring big economic development benefits. But local officials have about a month and a half to get the private industry participation they need, or they’ll have to go back to the drawing board.

A proposed bowling center on Zebulon Road, which drew some opposition when pitched to zoning officials in July because of its plans to serve alcohol, will be back on the agenda Monday.

First Quality’s $200 million expansion at its Macon plant will do more than create 150 new jobs. It will save the more than 200 jobs already here.

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Experts say electrical panels may be a fire waiting to happen
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"They're everywhere," said Bob Charvoz, chief home inspector for the American Association of Professional Inspectors in Plano. ...
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New Audio Webinar - Home Inspection Marketing Success with Jeremy Martin
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Ken Compton, founder of Home Inspection Marketing Center, recently interviewed Jeremy Martin, a successful home inspector. That interview is now available ...

Experts say electrical panels in Dallas-area homes may be a fire waiting to happen
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Nearly half of homeowners seeking help from the Obama administration's flagship effort to help those at risk of foreclosure have fallen out of the program.


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Big banks have finally realized that the mortgage malaise won't stop spreading throughout their loan books until barrier walls are erected. They've started providing better workout solutions than those offered by the federal government. The question now is whether progress has come too late.


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The house on the 53rd block of South Wood Street in Chicago's Back of the Yards doesn't look like a $355,000 home. There is no front door and most of the windows are boarded up.

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Looks like Macon ended up on another unfortunate list.

As mortgage interest rates fall to record-low levels, many homeowners are taking advantage by refinancing from 30-year loans to 15- and 20-year terms.


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Macon’s high unemployment rate and low per capita income helped it land on a list of 22 cities across the country considered at risk of falling back into a recession.

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The Macon Economic Development Commission and the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority say they will make a “major economic development announcement” Friday.

The Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission is holding a public meeting next week to discuss its proposed electronic sign regulations.

More than a quarter of Americans currently renting houses and apartments have no intention to ever buy a home, according to a survey published on Wednesday.


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Buying a Foreclosed Home? Work with a Home Inspector
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The only way to really know what you're getting into when you buy a foreclosed home—or any home, for that matter—is to have a qualified home inspector ...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be abolished rather than reformed, Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services committee, said on Tuesday.


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Mortgage applications leaped last week as rock-bottom rates lifted demand for home refinancing loans to its highest level in 15 months, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.


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