Fla. jury slams R.J. Reynolds with $23.6B in damages
R.J. Reynolds slammed with $23.6B in damages MIAMI — A Florida jury has slammed the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. with $23.6 billion in punitive damages in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a longtime smoker...
View ArticleGas prices drop in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah fell 5.3 cents a gallon last week to $3.42 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national average fell...
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Here's how to get cheaper (and legal) HBO in Savannah
Cable TV is so 20th century.Pick a few folks and ask them how many channels they get with their cable or satellite bundle.The answer might just be zilch. Cord-cutting — the act of eschewing expensive...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Rayonier announces quarterly dividend
Gas prices drop in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah fell 5.3 cents a gallon last week to $3.42 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Savannah could learn a few things from Louisville
At a press event last week on the first day of the Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Ky., Mayor Greg Fischer noted that we were all standing on a site that was formerly “junk yards and scrap...
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JCB presents check to Lady Bamford Center
JCB executives joined administrators, teachers and board members of the Lady Bamford Center for Early Childhood Development Monday to celebrate JCB’s donation of $100,500 — proceeds from the company’s...
View ArticleFormer Savannah Film Services director sues Medient Studios
Former Savannah Film Services director Jay Self has sued Medient Studios in Chatham County for $60,000 in back pay and for the value of company stock he says he was promised.Self was president of...
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UPDATED: View new businesses 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.Check out a slideshow of new...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Firm to create 70 jobs in Bryan County
Firm to create 70 jobs in Bryan CountyPennsylvania-based West Penn Testing Group, a state-of-the-art material testing services provider, will invest $3 million to build a testing center in Ellabell...
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Robert Jepson among Leadership Georgia award winners
Leadership Georgia, an affiliate of the Georgia Chamber, has named Savannah businessman Robert Jepson as one of its three 2014 award winners for their contributions to Leadership Georgia, their...
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Veteran Hinesville Realtor steps aside
HINESVILLE — George Holtzman, the longest-serving member of Georgia Real Estate Commission, is stepping down from his role as broker/owner of Coldwell Banker Holtzman, Realtors, after 40 years in the...
View ArticleHobby Lobby: Planting confusion on the contraceptive mandate
The United States Supreme Court’s 2013 term ended June 30 with the high-profile Hobby Lobby opinion, which raised more questions than it answered.In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court held that the...
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Savannah Bee Company featured in Google economic report
Savannah Bee Company is getting some, if you’ll excuse the pun, national buzz thanks to its thriving e-commerce business.The company, founded in 2002 by Ted Dennard, was recently featured in Google’s...
View ArticleApple post biggest earnings gain in nearly 2 years
Apple posts biggest earnings gain in 2 years SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s growth prospects are looking brighter as anticipation builds for the upcoming release of the next iPhone, a model that is expected...
View ArticleCoke's sales miss estimates as Diet Coke flags
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Coca-Cola Co. reported sales that fell short of Wall Street estimates on Tuesday as demand weakened for Diet Coke in North America.Globally, the world’s biggest beverage...
View ArticleMcDonald's profit slips; U.S. sales decline
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald’s Corp. said its profit slipped in the second quarter as sales in the U.S. continued to flag.The world’s biggest hamburger chain has been struggling to...
View ArticleMicrosoft 4Q earnings hurt by Nokia acquisition
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. reported fourth-quarter earnings that took a hit from the Nokia devices business that it bought in April, but the company said growth in Internet-based computing...
View ArticleMedient Studios gets legal victory, temporary restraining order lifted
A Nevada judge has denied a request by the ex-CEO of Medient Studios for a preliminary injunction and court-appointed receiver to dissolve his former company, a small victory for the beleaguered...
View ArticleCredit-selling plan may expand in watershed
COLUMBIA — The commercial venture in Jasper County that prompted a lawsuit from environmentalists may double in size.The Charleston District of the Army Corps of Engineers is now considering a new...
View ArticleBusiness in Savannah in brief
Metro Savannah foreclosure rates decreaseForeclosure rates in the Savannah metro area decreased for the month of May over the same period last year, according to CoreLogic, a real estate information...
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