Leadership Southeast Georgia announces graduating class
After five months of training, Leadership Southeast Georgia, a regional program designed to equip and empower community leaders in several areas, has announced the 2015 graduating class. This year, 23...
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Effingham agency promises $100,000 to Savannah Tech program
The Effingham Industrial Development Authority has voted to support the expansion of workforce development training with the construction of a Precision Manufacturing Lab at the Effingham Campus of...
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Wednesday mornings at the Creators’ Foundry are my favorites. The Kauffman Foundation 1 Million Cups program is always dynamic and lively.I don’t know which I enjoy more, the energetic six-minute...
View ArticleSavannah resident helps introduce sugaring to area
After her first “sugar,” Southern Sugaring owner and licensed esthetician Jessica Mock was sold on the concept but didn’t realize she one day would have her own sugaring business.Like waxing, sugaring...
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Savannah Domino’s to hire 100 new employees Domino’s in Savannah is looking to hire 100 new employees across eleven stores, according to franchise owner Mike Orcutt.The positions include delivery...
View ArticleVolvo incentives package could cost $87M more
COLUMBIA — The incentives package that brought Volvo to South Carolina could cost taxpayers an additional $87 million if the state pays for promised infrastructure improvements entirely the way Gov....
View ArticleGa. Power execs: Vogtle contract won't prevent higher service costs
ATLANTA – Customer costs will continue to mount for the construction of two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle even if regulators reject cost overruns, Georgia Power Co. executives testified Tuesday.The...
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Survey: U.S. business hiring picks up in May to 201,000
WASHINGTON — U.S. companies stepped up hiring in May, a private survey found, evidence that employers remain confident in the economy even after it contracted at the start of the year.Payroll processor...
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Working 9-to-5 becoming a less popular way to make a living
NEW YORK — If you want an income, or you’re an employer looking for help, it may be time to scrap the idea of the traditional 9-to-5 arrangement.For workers, it’s become easier and less risky to go...
View ArticleProtect yourself and loved ones from crashes on area highways
In less than a month, two multi-vehicle crashes involving tractor-trailers on Interstate 16 killed 10 individuals, including five Georgia Southern University nursing students and two teenagers from the...
View ArticleSCORE, Wells Fargo to sponsor 'state of small business' conference
SCORE and Wells Fargo will be the title sponsors on Wednesday, June 24, to present ‘The State of Small Business’ from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.Reports...
View ArticleGeorgia Power electricity customers shouldn't subsidize its...
ATLANTA — A pair of national trade organizations raised concerns Thursday that Georgia Power Co. customers’ electricity payments could fund its ability to squash competitors in the solar-installation...
View ArticleS.C. seeks landowner protections from petroleum pipelines
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolinian property owners want their land protected from pipeline companies, too.In the wake of Georgia’s rejection of a Texas corporation’s application to construct the...
View ArticleU.S. regulators warn: Ads for reverse mortgages can mislead
WASHINGTON — We’ve seen the TV ad pitches from celebrities like “The Fonz” Henry Winkler and actor and ex-senator Fred Thompson, touting the benefits of reverse mortgages for older homeowners.Now U.S....
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Eat fresher? Subway also dropping artificial ingredients
NEW YORK — Subway wants to give new meaning to its “eat fresh” slogan by joining the list of food companies to say it’s dropping artificial ingredients.The sandwich chain known for its marketing itself...
View ArticleFlights to Savannah, Augusta could be cut, airlines warn
ATLANTA — Travelers in Augusta, Savannah and similar cities could lose some airline connections unless Persian Gulf airlines stop taking government subsidies to compete unfairly, a coalition of...
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Golfing for a Cure raises money for cancer programsThe 11th Landings Women’s Golf Association “Golfing for a Cure” event raised $60,248 for the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute at...
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New Savannah ride-sharing service, taxis lock horns
Rufus Smalls likes to drive.His day job is as a patient care technician at Candler Hospital. But after that, he has a driving job. He books passengers and, using his own car, takes them to their...
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Local auto shop donates elaborate custom toy car to charity
Mike Kimball’s family owned Kimball’s Mobile Electronics has been a go-to car audio dealer in Savannah for more than 40 years.Earlier this year, Kimball and longtime employees Chris Rawlins and Nick...
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Women in construction to meet June 22Coastal Georgia National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) will have its monthly chapter meeting at 11:30 a.m. Monday, June 22, at The Pirates’ House at...
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