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U.S. consumer prices drop 0.4 percent in December
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices fell in December by the largest amount in six years, reflecting another big monthly decline in gas prices and providing further evidence of falling inflation...
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Tickets available for Generation Next celebrationBusiness in Savannah (BiS) and Savannah magazine have identified the 2015 honorees for their annual Generation Next: Rising Stars of Business awards and...
View ArticleA downtown Savannah favorite returns with Lady Saigon Cuisine
For years, Saigon on Broughton Street was one of my favorite downtown restaurants.The flavorful Vietnamese and Thai dishes, the moderate prices, the solid service and a variety of other factors made...
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Metro Savannah home sales continue upward trend in 2014
From median home prices to unit sales, 2014 was another steady year for Savannah’s housing market, building on the recovery that began two years ago.In Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties, median...
View Article5 things to know about tax filing and Obama's health law
WASHINGTON — The IRS is cutting taxpayer services just as President Barack Obama’s health law is making filing a tax return more complicated.The agency blames budget cuts enacted by Congress. An IRS...
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DR. LISA JACKSONNew job title: OB-GYNCompany: J.C. Lewis Primary Health Care CenterDuties: Jackson will oversee the direct care of all family planning patients. Related Work Experience: Jackson was the...
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NAIFA-SavannahDate: Jan. 21Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: Carey Hilliard’s Banquet Room, 11111 Abercorn St.Speaker: Peter W. Fleming III, NLEC, vice president Subject: Fleming shares his business...
View ArticleGala to open botanical gardens visitor center
The new visitors center at the Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens at the Historic Bamboo Farm, which carries the name of a former researcher, will officially open Feb. 7 with a fundraising gala.The...
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From working in virtual worlds to the real one, Guild Hall co-founders...
While mega hotels are sprouting like dandelions on the north end of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, go further down the street, just beyond the Interstate 16 flyover, and you’ll find a more curious...
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Pooler Chamber sponsors Sip & SavorSip & Savor, featuring wine and bourbon samples, will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn & Suites, 103 San Drive, Pooler.Other event...
View ArticleCITY TALK: For "fall down drunken St. Paddy partying, Savannah is your town"
Up in Sullivan’s Island, S.C., folks are trying to get control of their St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.“Mainly,” writes Charleston Post and Courier columnist Brian Hicks, “they want to cut out some of...
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From car lots to city budgets, cheap oil means change
WASHINGTON — Cheap oil doesn’t only mean cheaper gas in the tank. It means that a car dealer in Illinois is shuffling the inventory of models he’ll be selling, that more students in Wisconsin may get...
View ArticleExchange on Waters to close
The Exchange Tavern, long known for its Tybee crab chowder, signature sandwiches and German potato salad, will close its 6710 Waters Ave. location Friday after lunch service, a spokesperson at the...
View ArticleFree tax preparation sites open Tuesday in Savannah
Today’s date signals the start of tax season and, with that, a flurry of advertisements from tax preparers eager to help you with your returns — for a price. The good news is that you don’t have to pay...
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Amazon to produce, acquire original movies
NEW YORK — Amazon is getting into the movie business.Amazon Studios announced Monday that it will significantly expand into movie production by acquiring films for theatrical release and early-window...
View ArticleGas prices down 6.3 cents in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 6.3 cents a gallon in the past week to $1.99 a gallon Monday, according to a daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national average has...
View ArticleAn evidence-based approach to the stock market
Investing is a zero-sum game, according to Nobel Prize winner William F. Sharpe. In other words, there is a winner for every loser. When that theory is applied to the market as a whole, logic dictates...
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Delta posts 4Q loss after writing down fuel-hedging deals
ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss because falling oil prices led it to write down the value of its fuel-hedging contracts — but the airline’s results were still better than...
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U.S. stocks turn higher in afternoon trading
NEW YORK — A late rise in technology stocks helped the U.S. stock market stagger to a tiny gain after a choppy day of trading Tuesday.A combination of tepid earnings results, falling oil prices and...
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Encouraging signs for Savannah home builders as new construction sees gains...
Single-family home construction in the U.S. saw gains in December, capping off a year in which housing starts rose to their highest level in seven years, according to the Commerce Department on...
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