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NAWIC Chapter MeetingDate: Sept. 22Time: Networking at 5:30 p.m.; Meeting 6-7:15 p.m.Location: The Exchange Tavern, Waters Ave.Speaker: Professor Robin Williams, Chair of the Architectural History...
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Keeping Georgia No. 1 for business
At their annual meeting in Savannah last week, more than 700 members of the Georgia Economic Development Association celebrated a nearly unprecedented trifecta as Georgia was declared the No. 1 state...
View ArticleSavannah area gas prices continue to drop
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 1.5 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.25 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national...
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Paula Deen makes deal with Food Network for old shows
As Paula Deen prepares to launch her subscription-based online network this Wednesday, the celebrity cook has cut a deal to buy the rights to all of her old Food Network shows.Deen’s company, Paula...
View ArticleDick's Sporting Goods announces grand opening in Savannah
Dick’S Sporting Goods, the largest U.S. based full-line sporting goods retailer, will open its new Savannah store Friday, Oct. 3, at 318 Mall Blvd.“We’re excited to be joining Savannah with the opening...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Kroger to add 2,000 employees in Atlanta Division
Gas prices going down in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 1.5 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.25 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of...
View ArticleCITY TALK: City government mindset favors tourists over residents
In the city of Savannah’s proposed alcohol ordinance, hotel bars and restaurants would not face the same new burdens as other establishments with alcohol licenses.And young adults traveling with their...
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U.S. stocks drop as China, oil weigh on markets
NEW YORK — Worries about the outlook for growth in China and a slide in the price of oil pushed the stock market to its biggest loss in almost seven weeks Monday.Investors are nervous about China...
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Broughton business owner tussles with city over sign
In the age-old battle of property rights versus zoning laws, one downtown Savannah business owner’s two-year tussle with the city over a painted sign is remarkable only in its longevity.Since 2012,...
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Businesses and investors pressing for green policy
NEW YORK — Hundreds of corporations, insurance companies and pension funds are calling on world leaders gathering for a U.N. summit on climate change this week to attack the problem by making it more...
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Paula Deen documentary tells her side of downfall
Paula Deen is ready to tell her side of the story behind the racist remark that decimated her career, but you’ll need to pay to hear it.The former Food Network star has been working on a documentary...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Georgia Southern among Newsweek's top business schools
Georgia Southern among Newsweek’s top business schoolsSTATESBORO — The Georgia Southern University College of Business Administration was recently named one of Newsweek’s 12 Top Business Schools of...
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1 million cups: Brewing up entrepreneurialism
Ever heard of the late Ewing Marion Kauffman?In 1950, Kauffman started a one-man pharmaceutical company operating out of the basement of his Kansas City home. His first year of business generated...
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Medient hires Choate as construction manager
IDA considers supplemental agreement ThursdayMedient Studios Inc. has hired Choate Construction Co. as the construction manager for its movie studio project in Effingham County.Medient previously...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Wild Wing Cafe to open Pooler location
Wild Wing Cafe to open Pooler locationWild Wing Cafe will hold a grand open Friday for its new location at Pooler Marketplace at 417 Pooler Parkway across from the Publix Supermarket and Pooler Stadium...
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Gas station rejected for Thomas Square neighborhood
In the complex world of zoning ordinances, past use is no guarantee of future use, especially in Savannah’s fluid mixed-use neighborhoods.An example of this came before the Zoning Board of Appeals on...
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Critz Tybee Runfest distributes $77,000 to Savannah area nonprofits
The Critz Tybee Run Fest, held in late January and early February on Tybee Island, announced donations to a variety of area nonprofits Wednesday during its annual “Giving Back” event.Grants totalling...
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Southern Aviation celebrates new Savannah manufacturing facility
Southern Aviation Parts & Services LLC on Wednesday celebrated the completion of its new manufacturing facility at 123 Westside Blvd. in Pooler.The company, with 50 employees, provides general...
View ArticleMetro Savannah jobless rate down to 7.8 percent in August
Metro Savannah’s unemployment rate for August was 7.8 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point from 7.9 percent in July, the Georgia Department of Labor announced today. The rate in August of...
View ArticlePrices at the pump head below $3 in much of U.S.
NEW YORK — The price of a gallon of gasoline may soon start with a “2’’ across much the country.Gasoline prices typically decline in autumn, and this year they are being pulled even lower by falling...
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