Our economic times: Big banks fail Dodd-Franks
Two weeks ago, the U.S. Treasury Department, in a report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), assuaged policy-maker and taxpayer concerns that a repeat big-bank bailout would not be...
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PERC Coffee launching new line of bottled cold brews
Local roasting company PERC Coffee is making its first foray into bottling with the launch of a new single-origin cold brewed coffee.PERC Cold Brew will be available in select stores and restaurants...
View ArticleWTC offers protocol training
It tops the list of World Trade Center Savannah’s three main goals: Help regional business grow internationally.In less than three years, the organization has successfully connected area businesses...
View ArticleSavannah hotels get positive lodging forecast
Savannah-area hotels will continue to see strong growth this year and next thanks to overall improvement in the economy, according to the Georgia Hotel and Lodging Association’s annual forecast. Mark...
View ArticleNo photos: Parents opt to keep babies off Facebook
NEW YORK — Behold the cascade of baby photos, the flood of funny kid anecdotes and the steady stream of school milestones on Facebook.It all makes Sonia Rao, a stay-at-home mother of a 1-year-old in...
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Nominations for Generation NEXT: Savannah's Rising Stars of Business open today
Nominations for “Generation NEXT: Savannah’s Rising Stars of Business” open today.Now in its fifth year and presented by Business in Savannah and Savannah magazine, Generation NEXT recognizes the most...
View ArticleMedia General to sell Savannah stations WTGS and WJCL
The parent companies of Savannah stations WSAV, WJCL and WTGS have announced plans to sell off two of their stations to help gain regulatory approval for a merger.Media General, who announced merger...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Ga. military academic training center planned
Ga. military academic training center plannedState and college officials broke ground Tuesday for a new $10-million education and training center that will serve as a multi-functional resource for...
View ArticleCiti Trends continues turnaround
Savannah-based Citi Trends, a national chain of value-priced urban clothing, accessories and home goods, followed a successful bounce-back first quarter with an even better second quarter, company...
View ArticleA case for budgeting (move over Washington: Part 3
Last time we discussed the thorny and vital task of projecting revenues for your business. This is our third and final part of the three part series considering budgeting, and here we will concentrate...
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Bank of America's $17B settlement not as large as it appears
WASHINGTON — Bank of America's purchase of Countrywide Financial has cost it tens of billions of dollars over the past six years. An expected $17 billion settlement with the Justice Department will...
View ArticleMetro Savannah jobless rate increases in July
ATLANTA – Metro Savannah’s unemployment rate for July was 7.9 percent, up five-tenths of a percentage point from 7.4 percent in June, the Georgia Department of Labor announced today. The rate in July...
View ArticleBiS in brief: New Hobby Lobby store to open on Labor Day
New Hobby Lobby store to open on Labor DayHobby Lobby, a national retail chain of craft and home decor stores, will open its first outlet in Savannah on Sept. 1 at 11140 Abercorn St. in the Southchase...
View ArticleLeadership Savannah announces 2014-15 class
Ladership Savannah, a one-year program that focuses on developing leadership skills to improve the community has named the members of its 2014-2015 class. The following people have been selected to...
View ArticleReach for the stars: Visit Savannah talks online reputation with local...
In the modern world of leisure and hospitality, success is increasingly defined by the number of small yellow stars next to a hotel or restaurant’s name online, a fact not lost on Savannah’s largest...
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GPA delivers big lift for cancer patients
Good things don’t always come in small packages, as evidenced by the cutting-edge cancer treatment equipment that recently moved from Kobe, Japan, through Georgia Ports Authority’s Ocean Terminal in...
View ArticleBen Carter Enterprises cancels plans for Augusta outlet mall
Developer Ben Carter — who’s in the middle of plans to re-develop Savannah’s Broughton Street retail corridor — has canceled plans for a fashion outlet mall in Augusta about four months before it was...
View ArticleDick's Sporting Goods hiring in Savannah for fall opening
Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the U.S., has announced it is hiring its new store scheduled to open this fall in Savannah.Company officials said...
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Governor visits Gulfstream
Gov. Nathan Deal stopped by the G650 manufacturing facility Friday to help Savannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace celebrate General Aviation Manufacturing Week and thank the global company for its...
View ArticleKeurig strikes deal with Kraft on coffee brands
NEW YORK — Keurig Green Mountain says it struck a deal to make Kraft’s branded coffees, such as Maxwell House and Gevalia, for its single-serve brewing systems in the U.S.The companies did not disclose...
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