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Memorial Medical Center unveils $1 million kitchen
Memorial University Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening Wednesday for the newly renovated Memorial Health Café, which represents a $1.1 million investment by Morrison Healthcare Food...
View ArticleGroup wants to form new CVB for Hilton Head
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Standing in front of a crowded theater at Park Plaza Cinemas on Thursday, a Hilton Head Island-based media company owner called on several other business owners to assist him...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Metropolitan Savannah Rotary Club installs new president
Metropolitan Savannah Rotary Club installs new presidentRobert McCorkle has been sworn in as the fourth president in the brief history of the Metropolitan Savannah Rotary Club.McCorkle, a charter...
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Medient hires Pinewood Studios architect
Medient Studios has hired the architect who designed Pinewood Studios in Fayetteville, new CEO Jake Shapiro told the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority on Thursday night.Architect Bill...
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'Loved the ship, hated the cruise'
The casino cruise ship Escapade was having a great first sail from its Savannah berth Tuesday evening before trouble — in the shape of a huge sandbar — reared up and put an end to the festivities,...
View ArticleGeorgia unemployment rate rises to 7.4 percent in June
Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June rose to 7.4 percent, up two-tenths of a percentage point from May, the state’s Labor Department announced Thursday.The rate in June of last year...
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Ex-First Chatham Bank VP charged with felony theft
A former vice president of First Chatham Bank was arrested Monday and charged with felony theft stemming from his time at the bank.Oren Kenneth Gaylord, 42, was arrested by Savannah-Chatham police on a...
View ArticleSouth Carolina's Beaufort and Jasper counties report higher unemployment rates
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In an unusual reversal, Beaufort County’s unemployment rate in June was worse than South Carolina’s average rate.South Carolina’s unemployment rate stayed at 5.3 percent for the second...
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SLIDESHOW: New businesses springing up in Pooler
Business in Pooler is growing by leaps and bounds. In fact, in the first six months of 2014 more than 40 food, retail and personal care services have opened in the city.This weekend shoppers can take...
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City Alderman opens Stuff Store
The Stuff Store, owned by Alderman Tony Thomas, is scheduled to open today in Savannah Mall.It really is a stuff store.“We have it all,” said Thomas.The Stuff Store has unique items, mostly antique...
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Amazon rolls out 'Netflix-for-books' style service
NEW YORK — Amazon is rolling out a new subscription service that will allow unlimited access to thousands of electronic books and audiobooks for $9.99 a month in the online giant’s latest effort to...
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E-Pellets acquires mill for wood pellet productionATLANTA — E-Pellets, LLC has acquired the formerly shuttered Louisiana Pacific OSB mill in Athens and plans to convert the mill into a wood pellet...
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Cantwell tours Gulfstream Aerospace
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell was a long way from home Friday, but no matter.She was a woman on a mission.The Democrat, who has represented the state of Washington in the U.S. Senate for the past 14 years,...
View ArticleFeds may provide break for charities
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 4719, a group of incentives designed to spur community investment by significantly increasing charitable giving incentives.Claiming the ability to...
View ArticleAxed Nokia X phones suffered from lack of identity
NEW YORK — The Nokia X phones that Microsoft discontinued this week blend two rival operating systems, but leave out the best of each.As a result, the devices didn’t become a runaway hit as Nokia’s...
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Beyond Broughton: Three small businesses move to bigger and better spaces in...
Added together, the owners of three former Broughton Street businesses had been operating for more than 30 years and had spent much of the last decade as members of the community that had helped...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Kayak Kafe Midtown follows model of freshness and flavor
City Talk covered Kayak Kafe in 2004 when the restaurant opened at 1 E. Broughton St.We wrote about Kayak Kafe again in 2010 when co-owners Brendan Pappas and Mallie Clark expanded the menu and began...
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Savannah insurance agencies recognizedThree Savannah insurance agencies and their owners have been designated Allstate Premier Agencies for 2014. Fewer than 48 percent of Allstate’s nearly 10,000...
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Newsmakers
F. CARL WALTONNew job title: Vice president for student affairsCompany: Savannah State UniversityDuties: Walton will provide overall leadership for various units of student affairs to integrate...
View ArticleBusiness Events
ONGOINGBNI – Business Network International Local Chapters:• Referrals Have Power: 8:30-10 a.m. Tuesdays, GoodWill Industries, Richmond Hill• Savannah Business Connections: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m....
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