How to protect your small business against lawsuits
At some point, almost every new client asks me a variation of the same question: “How can I keep from getting sued and losing my house, my car, my money, my spouse, my kids and my dog?” The honest...
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Winners of Savannah's Generation Next: Rising Stars of Business honored
Nineteen young Savannah business leaders were recognized Wednesday night for their selection to the ranks of the 2015 Generation NEXT: Savannah’s Rising Stars of Business.For the fifth year in a row,...
View ArticleU.S. stocks rise on expected European stimulus, higher oil
NEW YORK — Another choppy day on Wall Street ended with stocks broadly higher on hopes of new stimulus measures for Europe’s weak economy and a sharp rise in oil prices.Stocks flitted between gains and...
View ArticleGeorgia jobless rate drops to 6.9 percent in December
ATLANTA — Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was 6.9 percent, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 7.2 percent in November, The Georgia Department of Labor announced...
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Savannah sees record convention bookings
From historic preservationists to county commissioners to multi-colored sneaker-wearing marathon runners, the halls and conference rooms of the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center...
View ArticleNo quick fix for battery anxiety but plenty of workarounds
NEW YORK — At a cozy watering hole in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, bartender Kathy Conway counted four different phone chargers behind the bar.Call it the scourge of the red zone or...
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Groundbreaking held for Jasper County industrial building
JASPER COUNTY, S.C. — Jasper County is one step closer to bringing in new businesses and jobs.SouthernCarolina Alliance and Gordon Construction, Inc. had a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday afternoon for...
View ArticleVerizon reports 4Q loss on pension costs
NEW YORK — Verizon Communications Inc. on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $2.23 billion, hurt by pension and severance costs.Revenue rose 7 percent, beating expectations, helped by strong...
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Visit Savannah exceeds 2014 goals, looks to sustain tourism gains
By most meaningful metrics, it was a pretty good year to not just visit Savannah but for Visit Savannah, the destination marketing organization charged with promoting the Hostess City to travelers. At...
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Colony Bankcorp Inc. announces 4Q resultsColony Bankcorp Inc., on Friday reported net income available to shareholders of $1.3 million or $0.16 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2014 compared...
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Making resolutions for your tourism business
We’re 24 days in, and most of the New Year’s resolutions that are going to stick are stuck. But, in tourism, we’re just coming up for air after serving guests through the holiday season. So before St....
View ArticleExpedia buys booking site Travelocity for $280M in cash
NEW YORK — Expedia has acquired travel booking site Travelocity from the Sabre Corp. for $280 million in cash.The deal adds to Expedia’s growing portfolio of websites. The Bellevue, Washington-company...
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$2 gasoline: Good times keep rolling at the pump
NEW YORK — At some point this will end, perhaps even soon. The price of gasoline will not fall to zero.But for the first time since 2009, most Americans are paying less than $2 a gallon. Just three...
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Rail still rules logistics landscape
One of the first tenants of the logistics business is this: Time is money.Nowhere is that more apparent than at our nation’s container ports, where speed and efficiency — in transit, in loading and...
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South University to host Lean Six Sigma seminarSouth University will host a Lean Six Sigma seminar for business professionals on campus from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 7.Lean Six Sigma is...
View ArticleNeed medical care? Area relies on Technical College of the Lowcountry grads
The Technical College of the Lowcountry’s high placement rate puts the school among the top three institutions in South Carolina’s 16-school technical college system.With 93.2 percent placed in a job...
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Chamber Restaurant WeekDate: Jan. 24-31Subject: Chamber Restaurant Week is presented by the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce. The weeklong event features more than 70 member restaurants...
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Newsmakers
ANSLEY BOURNNew job title: Ocean export bookings and traffic team leaderCompany: Page InternationalDuties: Bourn will provide leadership, oversight and guidance to her team to discover and implement...
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Savannah port tops 3.3 million containers
Surging December numbers topped off a record-setting 2014 for Georgia Ports Authority, Executive Director Curtis Foltz told his board Monday.Led by a 10.2 percent increase in 20-foot container units —...
View ArticleSavannah area average gas price at $2.01
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 1.6 cents per gallon in the past week, to $2.01 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The...
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