First Chatham caps off turnaround year amid regional consolidation
First Chatham Bank ended 2014 with positive earnings, reflecting overall gains made by other Georgia-based financial institutions, according to year-end financial reports.In a letter to its...
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Institute receives grant from conservation program STATESBORO — The James H. Oliver Jr. Institute for Coastal Plain Science at Georgia Southern University has received a grant worth more than $300,000...
View ArticleJustices sharply divided over health care law subsidies
WASHINGTON — Sharply divided along familiar lines, the Supreme Court took up a politically charged new challenge to President Barack Obama’s health overhaul Wednesday in a dispute over the tax...
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5 stunners from the Geneva car show
GENEVA — Forget driverless cars, electric power or even green technology. There is no doubt what visitors are coming to see at the glamorous Geneva motor show: supercars.It is the high-end, impossibly...
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Hutchinson Island will need another 300 hotel rooms if the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center is to grow its business, a consultant told the trade center authority Thursday, adding that...
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GPA tracking breakbulk in real time
Georgia Ports Authority has installed a new system that helps process breakbulk cargo more quickly and provides real-time freight tracking for the port and its customers.Breakbulk cargo is...
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SCORE offers sessions on business startups Beginning March 18, Savannah SCORE will present a series of business lectures titled “Simple Steps for Starting Your Own Business.” This will be the third...
View ArticleAllegiant adds more flights in Savannah
The first plane hasn’t rolled up to the gate yet and Allegiant Air is already responding to demand for the Ohio-to-Savannah/Hilton Head flights the low-fare airline announced last week.Flights from...
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Savannah tourism boosters win marketing awardsVisit Savannah, the Savannah Sports Council and Visit Tybee together won four awards in the Georgia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus’ Best...
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Kimball Midwest opens distribution center
Kimball Midwest, a family owned Columbus, Ohio-based distributor of tools, supplies and other needs for the maintenance, repair and operations industries, cut the ribbon Friday to formally open its...
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Creative Coast's sixth annual startup competition crowns bicycle skirt, pet...
Looking composed and confident, entrepreneur Lara Neece stood in front a panel of judges this week and gave a three-minute pitch for a durable, A-line skirt designed specifically for women who want to...
View ArticleSavannah chef Joe Randall to be inducted into Amis d'Escoffier Society of...
Chef to be inducted into professional organizationA 50-year veteran of the food and hospitality industry, Savannah chef Joe Randall remembers climbing the ranks of the kitchen as an apprentice in...
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Georgia Tech-Savannah to Hold OSHA CoursesDate: MarchLocation: Georgia Tech-Savannah, 210 Technology CircleSubject: Georgia Tech’s occupational safety and health program, taught by top industry...
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Newsmakers
VICTORIA BURCHNew job title: Staff AccountantCompany: Small Business Assistance Corporation (SBAC) Duties: Burch will maintain financial records, prepare financial statements, prepare managerial and...
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New project coming to Buckwalter PlaceBLUFFTON, S.C. — Buckwalter Commercial has announced that ground has been broken for a new two-story office building that will open later this year.Th...
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State's new logistics guru on firm footing
Taking over for Page Siplon at the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics in Savannah, Jannine Miller has some hefty shoes to fill. No problem – the transportation and logistics specialist from...
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Fuji adds to Savannah plant
Fuji Vegetable Oil on Monday celebrated the completion of its third refinery at the Fuji plant on Brampton Road, an addition that will allow Fuji to double its annual production of specialty oils and...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Latest Savannah area numbers show strong job growth in key sectors
Data released last week by the Georgia Department of Labor show a decline in payroll jobs in the Savannah metro area (Chatham, Effingham and Bryan counties) from December to January, but don’t worry...
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Apple Watch unveiled
SAN FRANCISCO — Make calls, read email, control music, manage Instagram photos, keep up with your workout, pay for groceries, open your hotel room door. CEO Tim Cook says you can do it all from your...
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West Broad Street YMCA sets $25,000 fundraising goalThe West Broad Street YMCA launched its 2015 fundraising campaign Monday with a goal of $25,000.“Throughout Savannah, countless people know the West...
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