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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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"Up until the recession, black-owned businesses outgrew the businesses of every other group, but they have been challenged as a result of the recession," said Thomas "Danny" Boston, Professor in the School of Economics. "In terms of the cutbacks in employment, they have had to cut back about 25% of their workforce, but that's happened across the board." Source: CNN - March 9, 2012
