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Back together - and sweeter than ever
It’s been nearly 25 years since Stan and Pam Strickland went their separate ways. She kept their family business that has grown into a thriving River Street Sweets operation. He started his own...
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Economist: Labor, housing markets turning the corner
There was good news for several sectors of the Savannah area economy, most notably construction employment, in the latest Coastal Empire Economic Monitor, released today by Armstrong State...
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KEN ZOLLNew job title: SuperintendentCompany: Rives E. Worrell CompanyDuties: He joins the Mercer University School of Medicine construction team where he is primarily responsible for managing the...
View ArticleNew area code for coastal Carolina to debute in October 2015
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Beaufort and Jasper counties have outgrown their area code.Those counties and a handful of others up the coastline will be adding an 854 area code to the existing 843. It’s a process...
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NAWIC luncheonDate: Nov. 24Time: 11:30 a.m. networking; meeting noon-1 p.m. Location: Exchange Tavern on Waters Ave.Cost: The meeting fee is $20 for members and $30 for guests. Speaker: Denise...
View ArticleCITY TALK: In wake of federal lawsuit, what happens next with Savannah tour...
Most of you probably already have heard about the new federal lawsuit challenging the city of Savannah’s licensing procedures for tour guides.The four tour guides and would-be guides who have filed the...
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Enmark wins national community service awardEnmark Stations Inc. has been selected to receive the 2014 Spirit Award for Community Outreach from Convenience Store News. The awards program, in its sixth...
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Locavore movement takes to deer hunting across U.S.
MONTPELIER, Vt. — A decades-long national decline in the number of hunters has prompted states to tap into a new group of hunters — people who demand locally produced food, but don’t know the first...
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Hitler watercolor sold for $162,000 at auction
BERLIN — A watercolor of Munich’s old city hall believed to have been painted by Adolf Hitler a century ago was sold for 130,000 euros ($162,000) at an auction in Germany on Saturday.Kathrin Weidler,...
View ArticleGas prices fall in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 5.9 cents a gallon in the past week to $2.72 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The...
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St. Louis firm buys 58-acre Savannah port site with plans to clean and...
A St. Louis-based redevelopment company has bought a 58-acre polluted site — known as a brownfield property — at the Port of Savannah with plans to clean it up and market it.Commercial Development Co....
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Nominate your business for 2014 awardsThe Business in Savannah team is accepting nominations for its 2014 business accolades. We’re looking for entrepreneurs and businesses that fit the following...
View ArticleSavannah metro area continues to add jobs
The latest estimates from the Georgia Department of Labor show continued strong job growth in the Savannah metro area.Nonfarm payroll employment in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan counties was estimated...
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Holiday pop-up shop on Broughton Street to feature local artisans
Go to any major U.S. city and you’ll find craft fairs, pop-up shops and even mobile boutiques filled with artisans bringing the latest in handmade, cutting edge design and fashion. Savannah, too, is...
View ArticleHome Depot faces dozens of breach-related lawsuits
Home Depot faces at least 44 lawsuits in the United States and Canada over a massive data breach earlier this year that affected 56 million debit and credit cards.The nation’s biggest home improvement...
View ArticleS.C. raising umbrella over tiny startups
Mom-and-pop startups will have a new business resource in South Carolina, similar to the network that Georgia has operated in some form for more than 10 years.The S.C. Commission on Minority Affairs is...
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Savannah's small businesses prep for post-Thanksgiving rush
Savannah’s small businesses are preparing for the post-turkey shopping rush, extending hours, holding sales and encouraging customers to buy local.The first Saturday after Thanksgiving, dubbed Small...
View ArticleEdwards: SBA offers help to small businesses trying to obtain surety bonds
Many times a construction or service contractor bidding on a project finds that a surety bond(s) is required and that they cannot proceed because they are unable to qualify for the surety bond(s). A...
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Company buying Firestone property on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. for hotel site
A hotel developer has purchased the Bridgestone/Firestone tire center at 63 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., a prime piece of real estate that sits at the visual head of Broughton Street.Bridgestone...
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Nominate your business for 2014 awardsThe Business in Savannah team is accepting nominations for its 2014 business accolades. We’re looking for entrepreneurs and businesses that fit the following...
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