Business in Savannah in brief
Arkin Financial Advisors receives awardArkin Financial Advisors was recognized with an outstanding achievement award at The BAM Alliance annual conference in November. Arkin Financial Advisors is a...
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Local shops eager to carry Cuban cigars, rum
Local cigar shop owners are singing hallelujah to the easing of restrictions between the United States and Cuba more than 50 years after the embargo banned its most famous product, but they’re unsure...
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Goodwill of Coastal Empire names chief executive officer
Michael Winckler, the vice president of workforce development for Goodwill of Coastal and Central Virginia, has been named as the chief executive officer of Goodwill of the Coastal Empire.Winckler, who...
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Container growth continues at GPA
Container traffic continues to increase at Georgia Ports Authority, with 271,357 twenty-foot equivalent container units — or TEUs — moved in November, an increase of nearly 12 percent over the same...
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West River Street hotel development gets design approval
Hotelier Richard Kessler’s large-scale redevelopment on West River Street gained design approval Friday at a special session of the Historic Board of Review. With three members absent, the seven board...
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Poll: Americans skeptical of commercial drones
WASHINGTON — Americans broadly back tight regulations on commercial drone operators, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll, as concerns about privacy and safety override the potential benefits...
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Sales for season come down to wire
NEW YORK — Despite an early start, sales data provided to The Associated Press shows that stores may once again have to rely on procrastinators to save the holiday shopping season.Sales were up 1.8...
View ArticleUnemployment rates fell in 41 U.S. states last month
WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell in 41 U.S. states in November and were unchanged in six more, reflecting healthy job gains across the country.The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment...
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Visit Savannah ranked No. 2 destinationVisit Savannah was chosen as No. 2 out of 100 must-follow destination marketing organizations on social media by Betsy A. Decillis Consulting this month. Other...
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New restaurant The Grey opens with gusto
When diners walk into The Grey, they’ll see one of the more attractive and aesthetically aware restaurants to open in Savannah in recent years.But its beauty is more than skin deep.The new restaurant...
View ArticleLiberty Street Grill, Liberty Street Gallery add to street's local flair
This newspaper recently spotlighted the surge in locally owned businesses on Liberty Street. Last Wednesday, a friend and I checked out two of the newest entries: Liberty Street Gallery and Liberty...
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Newsmakers
JONATHAN HALEYNew job title: Agent in charge of rentals, property management and vacation rentalsCompany: Cora Bett Thomas Property Management, Cora Bett Thomas Vacation RentalsDuties: Haley is the...
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Digital Marketing Seminar SeriesDate: Jan. 14Time: 8-9:30 a.m.Location: Savannah Marriott RiverfrontSpeaker: David McGarry, Capitis Media; Zeek Coleman, Visit Savannah/Savannah Chamber; Tony Bernados,...
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Who hacked Sony becomes Internet's new mystery
LOS ANGELES — Everyone has a theory about who really hacked Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Despite President Barack Obama’s conclusion that North Korea was the culprit, the Internet’s newest game of...
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Grant leads the way for monthly art walk, arts market Art Rise Savannah has been awarded a $5,000 Cultural Project Investment Program grant from the city of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs to...
View ArticleSony releases 'The Interview' for streaming
LOS ANGELES — “The Interview” became available for rental on a variety of digital platforms Wednesday, including Google Play, YouTube Movies, Microsoft’s Xbox Video and a separate Sony website, Sony...
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MusicFile Productions: Entrepreneurial Business of the Year
Savannah’s music scene is no triathlete, but check its vital signs and you’ll observe a healthy beat of music festivals, local bands and one-off performances featuring musicians from all over the...
View ArticleSony tries to save face with 'Interview' flip-flop
ATLANTA — Sony’s flip-flop on releasing “The Interview” shows the studio is working furiously to try to chart the right course through political and public-opinion minefields.Although analysts don’t...
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Crowds sing patriotic song at 'The Interview'
ATLANTA — There was no sign of fear at Atlanta’s Plaza Theater among the sell-out crowd at Sony Pictures’ movie “The Interview” on Christmas afternoon.If anything, the controversy and threats...
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Telfair receives arts grant to fund festivalTelfair Museums will receive a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support PULSE Art and Technology Festival 2015, according to NEA...
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