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CANDACE FORKNER New job title: Assistant project managerCompany: Pioneer Construction, Inc.Duties: Forkner will support project managers to ensure timely completion of documentation and assist in...
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Pooler Marketplace ExpoDate: July 17Time: 5-7 p.m.Location: National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air ForceCost: This event is open to the public and admission is free.Register: For more information...
View ArticleGas prices drop slightly in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 2.5 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.54 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national...
View ArticleGeorgia aviation industry concerned about quality workers
ATLANTA — Georgia’s largest aerospace employers expressed concern Monday that not enough young people are entering the field to keep them on the industry’s forefront.The comments came during a panel...
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Savannah/Hilton Head airport passenger numbers soaring
Nearly 200,000 passengers came through Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport last month, an increase of 22 percent over May 2013, as growing tourism and business travel numbers begin to return to...
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Gas prices drop slightly in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 2.5 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.54 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Tourism's booming in Savannah; what about everything else?
By all available measures, Savannah’s tourism boom continues.New hotels are being built. The city’s hotel-motel tax receipts are up, and so are hotel occupancy rates.As detailed in a study released...
View ArticleAmazon is about to jump into smartphones
NEW YORK — Amazon, a company of seemingly boundless ambition, appears to be venturing into yet another market: smartphones.The corporate juggernaut that started out with books and soon moved into...
View ArticleCollaborative spaces as launching pads
Our culture is at a crossroads and, oddly, is going in opposite directions at the same time.While we view working remotely, online classes and webinars as efficiency multipliers, we may simultaneously...
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This week in BiS magazine:• Katherine Weeks and Nancy Beskar, the owners of ‘Budget Blinds,’ offer custom window coverings and measure their success by “happy clients who are delighted with their new...
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The ultimate in flipping - the G650
Want a Gulfstream G650? Be prepared to wait.The next available slot for delivery of Gulfstream Aerospace’s Savannah-built flagship business jet is years down the road. So Gulfstream executives are...
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Pembroke business named Exporter of the Year
A Pembroke-based company, Savannah Global Solutions (SGS), with roots in the forestry equipment business, has been named the 2014 “Exporter of the Year” by the Georgia Small Business Administration.SGS...
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Amazon ties new 4.7-inch phone to its services
SEATTLE — Amazon has introduced a new smartphone with audio and object recognition technology that seeks to make it easier for consumers to locate and purchase products and services from the nation’s...
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Top 10 business tips seminar scheduledThe June top 10 business tips presentation sponsored by the Savannah chapter of SCORE and titled “Employer Stress — Defining, Identifying and Treating” will be...
View ArticleProposed clean water act expansion could affect construction in Chatham County
The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently proposed a new rule that would expand their jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act. The rule, if implemented, could add...
View ArticleGeorgia reaches $550 million settlement with SunTrust over faulty mortgages
Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks has reached a nearly $1 billion joint state and federal settlement to address faulty mortgages it made leading up to the recent financial and housing crisis.The three-year...
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Pooler outlet mall on track with construction
Construction on the new Tanger Outlets Savannah is on track, according to its chief developer, and new renderings give a better picture of what’s in store for the rapidly expanding retail landscape in...
View ArticleReport: Georgia's tech jobs outpace U.S.
ATLANTA — High-technology jobs are growing in Georgia at a faster rate than the U.S. average, according to a report released Thursday by the Technology Association of Georgia. And average pay for those...
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Keurig to create 550 jobs in Douglas CountyKeurig Green Mountain Inc. (Keurig) (NASDAQ: GMCR) will invest $337 million to open a manufacturing facility in Douglas County and create about 550 jobs over...
View ArticleLeadership Savannah graduates 48 in class of 2013-14
During a ceremony held Thursday night at the Savannah Yacht Club, Leadership Savannah – sponsored by the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce – graduated 48 people in its class of 2013-14:• Jamal Barrow,...
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