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PHOTOS: Million dollar homes across America
SAN FRANCISCO — Swimming pool with a hot tub. Four bedrooms and four-car garage. Granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances. That's what $ 1 million will buy you in the Phoenix suburb of...
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UPDATED: New businesses in Pooler
Businesses keep coming to Pooler. In fact, more than 40 companies have called Pooler home this year.Check out the updated slideshow
View ArticleExtra jurors seated for long Ga. salmonella trial
ALBANY — After three days of jury selection, a panel with plenty of extra members was seated Thursday to hear the case of three people charged in connection with a deadly salmonella outbreak traced to...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Georgia Southern now 100 percent tobacco-free
Atlantic Coast Financial reports quarter’s resultsJACKSONVILLE — Atlantic Coast Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ACFC), the holding company for Atlantic Coast Bank reports earnings per share of $0.02 for the...
View ArticleU.S. stocks plunge, wiping out July's gains
NEW YORK — For investors, there were few havens on Thursday.The stock market had its worst one-day drop since February, driven down by a confluence of worries, from weak company earnings to the looming...
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Bigger ships make for more 'cargo cruise' options
As more and more people look to the unique experience of cargo cruising traveling from port to port aboard a container ship, the French company CMA CGM now offers the option on one of its largest...
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State's tax-free weekend kicks off school year
If it wasn’t apparent by the window signs, coupons and TV ads, Georgia’s tax-free weekend is officially here, allowing parents to knock off some big ticket back-to-school shopping.At the Victory Drive...
View ArticleKessler hotel lawsuit settlement reached
Area property owners have given up their legal challenge to stop developer Richard Kessler’s West River Street hotel project from moving forward.A lawsuit the 10 plaintiffs filed in Chatham County...
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Downtown business luncheon to feature FBI agentThe Savannah Downtown Business Association (SDBA) will host Eugene Kowel, supervisory senior resident agent of the FBI’s Savannah and Brunswick resident...
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U.S. job growth eases but tops 200K for a 6th month
WASHINGTON — A sixth straight month of solid 200,000-plus job growth in July reinforced growing evidence that the U.S. economy is accelerating after five years of sluggish expansion.Employers added...
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Page International names new president
Page International, Inc., an international logistics provider based in Savannah, has named Patrick Page as its president and chief operating officer as of Friday.Page, who joined the company in 1998...
View ArticleRiverPort to get environmental-impact statement
Plans for what has been called one of the largest future logistics and industrial sites in the Southeast are entering a new phase. The Charleston District, U.S Army Corps of Engineers is getting ready...
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Savannah Tech's Chef Vendeville named nation's top culinary instructor
It’s hard to imagine Jean Yves Vendeville being intimidated or squeamish about anything really. He’s an imposing figure. Gregarious, quick witted and friendly, but the fact remains he was scared.“Yes I...
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Newsmakers
DR. GILMORE MACGREGORNew job title: PartnerCompany: Savannah Neurology SpecialistsDuties: MacGregor manages the full spectrum of neurological diseases in adults and sees patients in Savannah and...
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Local auto shop turns industry in new direction
It’s a coffee shop. It’s a lounge. Maybe with the giant glass windows, it’s an auto shop aquarium.Simply, it’s RPM Autoworx.“We like to say we’re in the customer service business,” said RPM part owner...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Free speech ruling puts Savannah's tour guide test to the test
A recent post on The Bonnie Blue Blog “10 Careless Lies Told by Careless Guides” details a handful of the “casual lies” frequently peddled by tour guides in Savannah.The post includes a few wild...
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Fort Pulaski visitors support local economyA new National Park Service report indicates 374,408 visitors to Fort Pulaski National Monument in 2013 spent $22 million in communities near the park and...
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SDBA LuncheonDate: Aug. 13Time: 11 a.m., lunch at noon Location: The Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St.Speaker: Eugene Kowel, Supervisory Senior Resident Agent of the FBI’s Savannah and...
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Entrepreneurial Center to host franchising drop-in sessionThe city of Savannah Entrepreneurial Center will host a drop-in session Wednesday open to anyone interested in learning more about...
View ArticleCity Talk: Take another look at downtown density
City Talk hasn’t looked closely at the issue of downtown residential density for quite a while, so consider this the first in a periodic series about the benefits of greater density in older...
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