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United Way receives 960 school uniforms from Belk
For the second year in a row, Belk Savannah Region partnered with United Way of the Coastal Empire to give away 960 school uniforms to financially disadvantaged children in the Savannah-Chatham school...
View ArticleThree-wheeled Elio gets closer to going on sale
ROYAL OAK, Mich. — Your next commuter car could have two seats, three wheels and get 84 miles to the gallon.Elio Motors wants to revolutionize U.S. roads with its tiny car, which is the same length as...
View ArticleSeaWorld plans bigger killer whale environments
NEW YORK — After more than a year of public criticism of its treatment of killer whales, SeaWorld said Friday that it will build new, larger environments at its theme parks and will fund additional...
View ArticleU.S. producer prices rise just 0.1 percent in July
Producer prices rise 0.1 percent in July WASHINGTON — Falling gasoline costs lowered the prices that U.S. companies received for their goods and services last month, keeping overall inflation in...
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Byrd Cookie Co. expanding retail reach
Byrd Cookie Co., the family-owned Savannah bakery best known for its jars and tins of tasty cookies, will celebrate its 90th anniversary this year by opening the first of what will be six new retail...
View ArticleArea warehouse space filling up again
Warehouse and distribution center space is filling up again in the five-county Savannah area, another indication that economic growth has begun.“Overall vacancy in the Savannah industrial real estate...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Savannah's fashion night and the 2014 version of Broughton Street
Mark your calendars for Savannah’s Fashion Night, which will be celebrated on Thursday, Sept. 4.The annual soiree began as part of Fashion’s Night Out, but that international event went on hiatus (or...
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TailsSpin wins philanthropic, Telly awardsTailsSpin Pet Food and Accessories, with stores in Savannah, Pooler and Macon, has been recognized by Pet Product News International, Pet Business and Pet Age...
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Newsmakers
BELKIS TORRES-CAPELESNew job title: Executive director of continuing educationCompany: Georgia Southern UniversityDuties: Torres-Capeles will be responsible for the overall management, operation,...
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Economic Outlook UpdateDate: Aug. 19Time: 11:30 a.m.Location: Holiday Inn & Suites, 103 San Drive near I-95 exit 102, PoolerSubject: Presented by the Pooler Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau...
View ArticleBiS in brief: New York-based firm buys Savannah insurance brokerage
New York-based firm buys Savannah insurance brokerageVALHALLA, N.Y. — USI Insurance Services has agreed to buy seven Willis retail insurance brokerage locations across the United States, including one...
View ArticleForsyth Farmers Market and Savannah's emerging food culture
It was already blazing hot by the time I got to the Forsyth Farmers Market just after noon on Saturday, but the south end of the park was still bustling with activity.The market is now more than 5...
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USS Farragut spends weekend in Savannah
The USS Farragut, an Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer commissioned on June 10, 2006, spent the weekend at the Port of Savannah.The Farragut is the fifth ship to be named in honor of the...
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Joe Buck, Eugene Cartledge named to Savannah Business Hall of Fame
Joseph A. Buck and Eugene Cartledge will be inducted into the Savannah Business Hall of Fame during the 15th annual hall of fame dinner on Nov. 10 at the Savannah International Trade and Convention...
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Gulfstream moving toward supersonic jet
It’s all about the boom.For more than a decade, Savannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace has dedicated a team of engineers and other researchers to finding a way to diminish the bone-jarring sound of an...
View ArticleBeaufort, Jasper joblessness again worse than S.C.
COLUMBIA — Despite 1,000 new jobs in leisure and hospitality jobs, Beaufort and Jasper counties still suffered higher unemployment from June to July, while the state as a whole also suffered — but not...
View ArticleDollar General enters bidding for Family Dollar
NEW YORK — The nation’s top dollar store chains are betting big that their once-thriving business will make a comeback if they band together.Dollar General, the nation’s largest dollar-store chain,...
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ILA elects Seymore VP
Veteran Savannah longshoreman Willie Seymore has been elected executive vice president of the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast district of the International Longshoremen’s Association, making him the No....
View ArticleBiS in brief: Logistics firm opens Atlanta office
Today in BiS magazine:• Gena Taylor, executive director of Greenbriar Children’s Center, was working for United Way when she discovered she wanted to be more directly involved in services, to do things...
View ArticleBluffton geriatric medical center seeks more time
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A massive, multi-fold geriatric health care facility planned for Bluffton is still moving forward but needs more time to be built.When completed, Pace Healthcare Commons is expected to...
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