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Justices rap EPA, but uphold global warming rules
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court largely left intact Monday the Obama administration’s only existing program to limit power plant and factory emissions of the gases blamed for global warming. But a...
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Wells Fargo employees volunteer in community
Local Wells Fargo employees spent Saturday working as volunteers as part of Community Service Super Saturday. Savannah volunteers spent the day laying sod and painting the interior and exterior of a...
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Three months left for USDA rural home loan program in west Chatham County
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural home loan program is winding down in Chatham County’s smaller municipalities, giving potential homebuyers just three more months to snag a house on its...
View ArticleCourt raises bar for securities class action cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday made it tougher for investors to join together to sue corporations for securities fraud, a decision that could curb the number of multimillion-dollar legal...
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Golfing for a Cure raises more than $66,000 The 10th Landings Women’s Golf Association “Golfing for a Cure” event raised $66,327 for the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at Memorial...
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Enmark raises $76,000 for charity
During the month of May, Enmark Stations, Inc. raised $76,097 by selling paper balloon icons in all 59 of its retail stores in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, and holding two “Full-Service...
View ArticleIsakson, Chambliss call proposed federal water rule a power grab
ATLANTA — Georgia’s U.S. senators are fighting a proposed rule on water regulation that they say amounts to a federal power grab, yet environmentalists say it only clarifies existing regulations.Sens....
View ArticleTired truckers and commercial vehicle safety
The recent New Jersey six-vehicle highway accident that killed one person and severely injured actor and comedian Tracy Morgan and three others has put driver safety front and center.According to a...
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Medient Studios ex-CEO files lawsuit to dissolve company
Medient Studios former CEO Manu Kumaran has filed suit seeking to dissolve the entertainment company he founded, exactly two weeks after he was fired in an abrupt leadership overhaul.In the suit filed...
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SEC suspends trading of Medient Studios' stock
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Wednesday the temporary suspension of trading Medient Studios’ stock.According to the notice, the SEC is temporarily suspending trading in the...
View ArticleIsraeli firm to build plant in Savannah
Israel-based Haifa Group will build a new controlled-release fertilizer manufacturing facility in Savannah, Gov. Nathan Deal announced today as he wrapped up a five-day mission trip to Israel.Haifa is...
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CNBC names Georgia top state for businessCNBC has ranked Georgia No. 1 among “America’s Top States for Business” in its 2014 survey, released Tuesday. Jumping from No. 8 last year, the Peach State...
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Two local restaurant openings generate buzz
Two restaurants opening their doors this week aim to elevate Savannah’s profile in the culinary world, one with backing by an award-winning celebrity chef and the other with a nautical-themed rooftop...
View ArticlePending court decision, estate planning essential for LGBT couples
With the future of marriage rights as yet undecided in Georgia, estate planning remains a necessity to protect one’s loved ones in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender (LGBT) community – at least...
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Divergent views on exporting gas through Chesapeake Bay
LUSBY, Md. — Dominion Resources’ proposal to build a liquefied natural gas export facility is dividing residents of the quiet town of Lusby on the Chesapeake Bay.Some, like longtime resident Tracey Eno...
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50-bed long-term acute care hospital to open Nov. 3
A $16 million long-term acute care hospital is taking shape off East 68th Street with an anticipated Nov. 3 opening planned.When completed the 50,000-square-foot private Landmark Hospital of Savannah...
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Broughton Street property greenlighted for demoliton
Demolition plans are a go for 240 W. Broughton Street after the Zoning Board of Appeals voted to overturn a decision by the Historic District Board of Review denying that request.The petitioner,...
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Site of Deen restaurant Uncle Bubba's up for sale
Uncle Bubba’s Seafood and Oyster House, the Whitemarsh Island restaurant co-owned by celebrity chef Paula Deen and her brother, Earl W. “Bubba” Hiers, is for sale.The asking price: A shade under $4...
View ArticleBiS in brief: New website, iPad app for Gulfstream customers
New website, iPad app for Gulfstream customersGulfstream Aerospace Corp. has redesigned MyGulfstream.com, its website for customer support, and has launched a corresponding iPad app.“Gulfstream...
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Much at stake in West Coast labor negotiations
As negotiations continue for a new contract agreement covering 13,600 dockworkers at 30 ports stretching from San Diego, Calif., to Bellingham, Wash., a new study shows the U.S. economy could lose as...
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