Business in Savannah in brief
Assisted living center planned for PoolerOaks Senior Living, based in Cumming, and Savannah-based Development Associates Inc. have announced plans to develop an assisted living and Alzheimer’s care...
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CINDY HALSEYNew job title: Vice president, completion planning and designCompany: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.Duties: Halsey will work with new aircraft sales, contracts, marketing, engineering,...
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Caesarstone recruiting in SavannahDate: Oct. 20Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: GDOL’s Savannah Career Center, 5520 White Bluff RoadSubject: The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help...
View ArticleSavannah area gas prices settle below $3
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 11.4 cents a gallon in the past week to $2.98 gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.The national...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Funding mechanism for Savannah Serves will hurt businesses, consumers
The proposed ambassadorial program Savannah Serves, which would put three teams of trained employees on downtown streets, was greeted enthusiastically by many last week, but we have a lot of questions...
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Lighting firm expands in DeKalb, Rockdale countiesAcuity Brands, a Georgia-based firm involved in lighting solutions for indoor and outdoor applications, will expand its operations, creating 700 jobs...
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Not so fast cordcutters - cable's not going anywhere
NEW YORK — Cord cutters rejoiced last week after HBO and CBS announced plans to sell stand-alone streaming services, a move that cable and satellite television providers have resisted for years....
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Survey: Pay raises rarer despite strong U.S. hiring
WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses were much less likely to boost pay in the third quarter than in previous months, even as hiring remained healthy, a sign that wage gains may remain weak in the coming...
View ArticleEffingtham won't hire consultant to vet Moon River
The Effingham County Industrial Development Authority has decided against hiring an outside consultant to vet the capability of Moon River Studios to deliver what it promises.At a workshop on Oct. 16,...
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UPDATED SLIDESHOW: New businesses in Pooler
Pooler is now home to a new art gallery called Views on Reality Art Studio & Gallery. It is located on Highway 80 West in the Sangrena Plaza.Reality Art Studio and Gallery isn't alone in new...
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Savannah Tech creates Center for Traditional Craft
Savannah Technical College officials Tuesday announced the establishment of the Center for Traditional Craft, a new initiative for the college’s historic preservation department. “In Coastal Georgia,...
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S.C. hopes Georgia will chip in for twin bridge
South Carolina’s $15 million estimate to build a twin bridge over the Back River is a figure nearly equal to the reconstructed Back River Bridge that will go up first.South Carolina’s cost projection,...
View ArticleBring manufacturing back to the U.S.
I grew up in manufacturing as my dad worked for Ford Motor Company for 33 years. No matter where I went I could connect with people saying “My dad worked at the Ford plant near the airport” or “My dad...
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Mercer School of Medicine receives $150,000 giftG. Holmes Bell IV, chairman and CEO of Hussey Gay Bell & DeYoung, has committed to a $150,000 gift to the Mercer University School of medicine,...
View ArticleCVS tacks tobacco payment to prescription network
CVS tacks tobacco payment to prescription network First, CVS Health pulled tobacco from its store shelves. Now, it plans to make some customers think twice about filling prescriptions at other stores...
View ArticleAmeris Bancorp reports $12 million net income for third quarter
MOULTRIE — Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ-GS: ABCB) on Wednesday reported operating net income of $12.0 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to $6.6 million, or $0.27...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Rivers & Glen Trading Co. to hold grand opening
Rivers & Glen Trading Co. to hold grand openingRivers & Glen Trading Co. will hold a grand opening Friday for its new store at 24 Drayton St.The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place in front...
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Critz Auto Group president talks succession, community legacy
Only 13 percent of family-owned businesses make it to the third generation, but if Critz Auto Group president Dale Critz Jr. has anything to say about it, there will be a fourth. Critz Jr. and his...
View ArticleGeneral Dynamics earnings, revenue up
The parent company of Gulfstream Aerospace on Wednesday reported higher than anticipated earnings and revenue for the third- quarter and increased its fourth-quarter guidance, due in large part to a...
View ArticleProtect your children from defective products
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: a child getting injured — or even killed — by a defective car seat, stroller, crib, article of clothing or something as seemingly harmless as a toy.Tragically,...
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