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Local Obituaries

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Jesse Hill Jr., chairman and 43-year veteran of the Atlanta Life Insurance Co., stands at a bust of founder Alonzo Herndon on March 19, 1992.

Jesse Hill Jr., 86: Advised King, Carter, Atlanta mayors

Jesse Hill Jr., a former chief executive of Atlanta Life Insurance Co. and a key supporter of civil rights, never held a public office, but he had the ear, and phone number, of nearly every high-ranking politician in Georgia. From Jimmy Carter to city councilmen, Hill worked behind the scenes ...

Atlanta top metro area for job loss

The Atlanta region lost more jobs the last year than any other metro area, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday, further evidence that the post-recessionary slump here shows little sign of abating. Metro Atlanta shed 30,800 jobs since August 2010. Kansas City -- 12,800 positions erased -- was ...

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