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The Maynard H. Jackson Jr. international terminal officially opened its doors today as passengers from around the globe got their first look at the new facility, Wednesday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

ATLANTA — A sleek new $1.4 billion international terminal featuring airy windows and eye-popping artwork opened Wednesday at the world’s busiest airport in hopes of positioning Atlanta to attract more globe-trotting travelers.

The sparkling launching pad has been in the works for more than a decade at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Besides helping to grab its share of the lucrative and growing international market, officials also hope the vast new terminal convinces Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and other carriers to route more flights through the city.

“It’s really going to open up new opportunities for Atlanta to grow,” said airport general manager Louis Miller.

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- JPMorgan Chase & Co was the target of two separate lawsuits by shareholders on Wednesday, accusing the bank and its management of excessive risk that led to trading losses of at least $2 billion.

A spokesman for JPMorgan Chase declined to comment on the lawsuits, which were filed in U.S.

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To say Storrs Center has been a complex development would be an understatement.

The $220 million mixed-use project has involved a massive private-public partnership, two separate development companies, a financing package that mixes taxpayer money with private equity and bank loans, a relocation of a small business cluster and redevelopment around wetlands.

And the project was being assembled throughout the 2008 financial crisis, which led to the nation’s worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

In all, it’s been 10 years from the time the original concept plan for Storrs Center was drawn up. But, even with the long delays and headaches, developers and officials involved in the project say it’s been worth the effort, especially as the first build-out becomes visible.

“It’s been a great partnership despite the long process,” said Howard Kaufman, the principal of LeylandAlliance, which is the lead developer of Storrs Center. “There are

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If you’re looking to make a splash in a new job, SeaWorld is looking for you this week.

Hundreds of seasonal jobs are open at SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove and Aquatica, and park officials are launching a big hiring event Wednesday to fill those jobs.

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SeaWorld Hiring Event

• Wednesday, May 9
• 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• SeaWorld Hu

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If you’ve racked up huge amount of debt on your multiple credit cards, you must be looking for some option to become debt free. Though you may find your personal financial advisor advise you to take some steps on your own, you should weigh your decision depending on the total amount of debt that you owe. If the amount that you owe is too much for you to handle tactfully, you should get help from the debt consultants of America. Though they may charge you a certain amount as fees, you can still get help from them so that you can systematically get out of credit card debt. What are the different kinds of services that the debt consultants of America will offer you? Read on to know about them.

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- Sorting out trends in the U.S. labor market is tricky business these days.

There is plenty of evidence to support the view that unemployment is stalled at 8.3 percent for much of the year, and a case to argue that job growth is poised for takeoff.

Three interlocking factors are seen in play – the pace of productivity gains, size of the labor force and the outlook for GDP growth. Dial any one factor up and it can change the jobs outlook significantly.

The consensus for March employment data out on Friday is that 201,000 new jobs were added outside the farm sector, a downshift from the 245,000 average monthly pace the United States has enjoyed since December. This would hold the jobless rate around its current rate of 8.3 percent, unless a surge of people who had been discouraged flood back into the labor market again and again start looking for work.

The optimistic school of economists forecast that job gains could be as high as 275,000 in March and reach 300,000 new jobs a month by later this year.

Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S.

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