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New Step Up head: poverty remains community headache with no magic cures
Step Up Savannah’s new executive director says the three-decades-long poverty problem here remains a community issue with no quick fixes on the horizon.“It is a community-wide issue that no single...
View ArticleGas prices drop in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 4.6 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.37 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national...
View ArticleGeorgia Ports sets tonnage record
The Georgia Ports Authority moved more than 29 million tons of cargo, 3 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) and more than 700,000 auto and machinery units in Fiscal Year 2014. “The...
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Dollar Tree steps up fight, buys Family Dollar for $8.5 billion
NEW YORK — The fight for penny pinchers is intensifying.Dollar Tree said Monday it is buying rival discounter Family Dollar for $8.5 billion, significantly broadening its reach as it looks to fend off...
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Wilmington Island resident turns in $1,000 found outside SunTrust Bank
It’s a scenario many have dreamed about but few have actually encountered — what to do after stumbling upon a large sum of money lying on the ground.Wilmington Island resident Lauren Rossi faced just...
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Latvian-based manufacturer to create 150 jobs in DublinValmiera Glass, a Latvian-based manufacturer of fiberglass products, will invest $20 million to build its first U.S. headquarters and...
View ArticleFight against crime in Savannah should begin in the streets
A recent spate of shootings has Savannah crime back in the news, but it’s hard not to be cynical about public officials pledging renewed efforts.We’ve heard this song before, after all, and the loss of...
View ArticleDollar Tree steps up fight, buys Family Dollar
NEW YORK — The fight for penny pinchers is intensifying.Dollar Tree said Monday it is buying rival discounter Family Dollar for $8.5 billion, significantly broadening its reach as it looks to fend off...
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A record-setting year for ports
Hitting on all cylinders, the Georgia Ports Authority on Monday reported its best year ever in fiscal 2014, setting records for containers, tonnage and auto/machinery units.GPA moved more than 29...
View ArticlePublic comment sought for county's Total Mobility Plan
The Coastal Region Metropolitan Planning Organization is looking for more public feedback on its Total Mobility Plan, a document detailing the county’s long-range road projects over the next 20 to 30...
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Morris Communications CEO touts progress in financials, digital media transition
Morris Publishing Group has cleared its debt and continues to make strides in growing its digital business less than four years after the division went through bankruptcy, according to the chairman and...
View ArticleTwitter 2Q results soar, stock flies high
NEW YORK — The little blue bird is flying high. Stronger-than-expected financial results pushed Twitter’s stock sharply higher on Tuesday after the short messaging service said its revenue more than...
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Rayonier reports second quarter resultsJACKSONVILLE — Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) on Tuesday reported second quarter net income attributable to Rayonier of $18 million, or $.14 per share, compared to $87...
View ArticleStartupLounge Savannah applications open today
Investors: start freeing up your capital. Entrepreneurs: start sharpening your pitches. It’s only 71 days until StartupLounge Savannah, one of the area’s hottest events for those in the fast-paced...
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Supporters, critics air views during hearing on carbon proposal
ATLANTA — Downtown Atlanta took on a circus atmosphere Tuesday as groups on both sides of a proposed federal rule on carbon emissions staged rallies, held press conferences and paraded activists before...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Healthy Savannah opens new office on Lincoln Street
Healthy Savannah opens new office on Lincoln StreetHealthy Savannah Inc. has relocated to a renovated office space at 1301 Lincoln St., Unit A, in the Historic District.“We are excited to be in a great...
View ArticleSouthern Co. 2Q profit more than doubles
ATLANTA — Southern Co. on Wednesday reported earnings that more than doubled in its second quarter, and topped analysts’ expectations.The Atlanta-based power company said profit after paying preferred...
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Pie Society opens store in City Market
A new British bakery, run by a family straight from England, is serving downtown Savannah a variety of fresh hot meat and dessert pies, pasties, quiches, shortbreads and cakes.The Wagstaffs — mom...
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Historic Savannah Foundation appeals demolition of Broughton Street building
The Historic Savannah Foundation is appealing a recent decision by the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals to allow demolition of a building at 240 W. Broughton St.The complaint was filed last Friday in...
View ArticleWomen bear brunt of rising long-term care insurance rates
Sometimes it pays to be a woman, but not when it comes to long-term care insurance.Rates started rising for women last year after the long-term care insurance industry discovered that two-thirds of...
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