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LUCIA BRUSNew job title: Inbound marketing managerCompany: United WebWorksDuties: She will tailor inbound marketing plans to clients’ specific revenue goals, manage a team of marketing coordinators,...
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Jobs open at vacation rental firmTybee Vacation Rentals will be trying to hire about 70 workers for its vacation properties on Tybee Island next week.The recruitment will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m....
View ArticleSavannah location of CO now open on Whitaker Street
On a quiet evening last week, a friend and I checked out CO, the new Asian fusion restaurant at 10 Whitaker St., between Bay and Bryan streets. And I’m sure we’ll be going back.CO also has locations in...
View ArticleSavannah area gas prices jump 8.3 cents
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 8.3 cents a gallon in the past week to $2.34 gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.The national...
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VA breaks ground for new clinic
Howard Young was front and center Monday morning as a host of dignitaries took to the podium to celebrate the groundbreaking for a new, larger VA outpatient clinic in Savannah.“This is a great day for...
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A small victory for fliers: summer domestic fares fall $2.01
After years of steadily-rising airfare, travelers this summer can expect a tiny bit of relief — $2.01 in savings to be exact.The average roundtrip domestic ticket this summer, including taxes, now...
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Gas prices jump 8.3 cents in SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 8.3 cents a gallon in the past week to $2.34 gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Bull Street corridor south of Forsyth Park continues to boom
Early Saturday afternoon, I wandered down Bull Street to Graveface Records & Curiosities at 5 W. 40th St. for Record Store Day.Graveface took a different approach to crowd control this year. The...
View ArticleSavannah office space vacancy rates drop in first quarter of 2015
Savannah’s office and industrial markets ended the first quarter of 2015 with lower vacancy rates, helped along by absorption of existing space, according to commercial real estate information company...
View ArticleSurvey: U.S. businesses expect sales rebound, more hiring
WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses expect their sales will rebound in the next three months after a sluggish first quarter, and they also plan to boost hiring and pay, according to a survey released...
View ArticleChicago company acquires Optim Healthcare
Savannah’s Optim Healthcare has been acquired by National Surgical Healthcare, a Chicago-based owner and operator of 19 surgical hospitals and surgery centers across the country.According to a press...
View ArticleInvesting in startups and grandkids
The combination of last week’s tax day and today’s Earth Day make this a great time to introduce you to Savannah’s GreenBadger.We at The Creative Coast have the blessing of supporting, promoting and...
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JCB Finance to partner with Bank of the WestEffective April 1, JCB Finance began joining forces with Bank of the West in an agreement that Bank of the West will handle all retail and leasing...
View ArticleYahoo's 1Q shows company remains mired in revenue rut
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo is still struggling to boost revenue nearly three years into CEO Marissa Mayer’s tenure, magnifying concerns that the Internet company holds little value beyond its lucrative...
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A born entrepreneur
Cari Clark Phelps couldn’t deny her entrepreneurial destiny if she tried.The owner of Clark Creative Communications traces her family roots to a great-grandfather who was an inventor, a grandfather who...
View ArticleUnited Community Bank reports $17.7 million income for first quarter
United Community Banks Inc. on Wednesday reported net income of $17.7 million, or 29 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2015 with earnings per share up 16 percent from a year ago.The...
View ArticleMetro Savannah unemployment rate drops to 5.8 percent
ATLANTA – Metro Savannah’s unemployment rate for March was 5.8 percent, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 6.0 percent in February, the Georgia Department of Labor announced today. The rate in...
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Volvo prepares to send 'Made in China' cars to U.S.
CHENGDU, China — On the verge of exporting the first “Made in China” cars to the United States, Volvo is determined to show they are as good as vehicles it produces in Europe.In contrast to its...
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Outsource Logistics opens new location near port
Valdosta-based Outsource Logistics has moved into the Savannah market with the opening this month of a new warehouse strategically located less than two miles from Interstate 95 and six miles from...
View ArticleAmeris, Colony report higher first quarter income
Ameris Bancorp and Colony Bankcorp both reported Thursday that net income increased in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter a year earlier.Ameris Bancorp, based in Moultrie, Ga.,...
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