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Direct economic impact of Tour de Georgia put at $38.6M (AccessNorthGA): ATLANTA - This year's Tour de Georgia, which included several stops in northeast Georgia, including Gainesville, generated a direct economic impact on the state of nearly $39 million - up 40 percent from $27 million last year. BJP meet to draw road map for election year (The Hindu): Leadership keen on wooing more allies Economic growth slackens to 5.2% in first 3 months (Manila Bulletin): The country’s economic growth rate, as measured by its gross domestic product (GDP), slowed to 5.2 percent in the first three months of the year on the back of weak exports and rising food and energy prices, the government said yesterday. Firm hired to aid UMass Medical School chancellor search (Boston Herald): WORCESTER - The search for a new chancellor for the University of Massachusetts Medical School has taken a step forward. The search committee yesterday hired the Boston-based... Report: Massachusetts economy resilient (Cape Cod Times): BOSTON — The nation's lingering credit crunch and housing slump will slow an economic turnaround in New England, with the region expected to post slightly slower overall economic growth than the nation over the next five years and much slower job...