French consul considers Savannah’s trade options
Savannah’s business and government leaders continued their efforts to highlight the city’s global market potential this week by showcasing the area to France’s consul general to the Southeast.Denis...
View ArticleShoestring budgets, selfless actions and big results
Now is the time of year when many people start a period of reflection.For me, I often think about my successes and failures during the past year. I think of the lives that I have affected and the...
View ArticlePage International, Kearney Companies to establish cutting-edge warehouse...
Page International in Savannah and the Kearney Companies, based in New Orleans, on Tuesday announced a joint venture to establish what they called cutting-edge warehouse services at the Port of...
View ArticleGulfstream exec reaches out to business leaders
Gulfstream relies on more than 3,400 suppliers in building and servicing its corporate jets.The roster includes giants like General Electric, but the list is overwhelmingly populated by what the...
View ArticleStarbucks to open 1,500 more cafes in the US
NEW YORK (AP) — Another Starbucks may soon pop up around the corner, with the world's biggest coffee company planning to add at least 1,500 cafes in the U.S. over the next five years.The plan, which...
View ArticleShoestring budgets, self actions and tremendous results
Now is the time of year when many people start a period of reflection.For me, I often think about my successes and failures during the past year. I think of the lives that I have affected and the...
View ArticleGulfstream exec reaches out to local small business leaders
Gulfstream relies on more than 3,400 suppliers in building and servicing its corporate jets.The roster includes giants like General Electric, but the list is overwhelmingly populated by what the...
View ArticlePage International in joint venture with New Orleans firm and CSX
Page International in Savannah and the Kearney Companies, based in New Orleans, on Tuesday announced a joint venture to establish what they called cutting-edge warehouse services at the Port of...
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Holiday social to benefit community centerThe Savannah Downtown Business Association will kick off its social series with a holiday social Wednesday from 5:30-8 p.m. at Satisfied, 301 W. Broughton...
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Stratton Leopold to receive 2012 Opportunity Award Stratton Leopold, filmmaker, community champion, and ice cream entrepreneur will be honored at the ninth annual Opportunity Award Gala Friday at...
View ArticleMicrosoft launches social network; nobody blinks
Months back, the Internet nerd patrol was abuzz with news that Microsoft had purchased the domain name “so.cl” (yes, that’s the Web address, pronounced “social”) and would be launching some type of...
View ArticleGulfstream workers build Savannah playground
Nearly 100 employees of Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. built a playground Dec. 1 for the students at Kicklighter Resource Center, 7219 Seawright Dr., as part of Gulfstream’s ongoing community outreach...
View ArticleLA ports reopen after crippling 8-day strike ends
LOS ANGELES — Work resumed Wednesday at the nation’s busiest port complex after a crippling strike was settled, ending an eight-day walk-off that affected thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in...
View ArticleBusy doctors honored by SBAC
Twin brothers and ophthalmologists Ronald and Russell Dandy have built Chatham Eye Associates into a popular practice in the decade since they opened.So popular, the doctors weren’t on hand Wednesday...
View ArticleApple to produce line of Macs in the U.S. next year
NEW YORK — Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company will move production of one of its existing lines of Mac computers to the United States next year.Industry watchers said the announcement is both a...
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LMI Aerospace purchases components manufacturerLMI Aerospace Inc. (Nasdaq:LMIA), which has an operation in Savannah, announced Thursday it has agreed to acquire Valent Aerostructures LLC for about $237...
View ArticlePooler Chamber presents annual awards
The Pooler Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau handed out awards Thursday to police officers and rookie firefighters as well as to its small business of the year and volunteer of the the year.The...
View ArticleMaritime logistics internships announced
What started less than two years ago as a field trip designed to familiarize area high school students with the logistics industry has blossomed into a full-fledged program with the ability to shape...
View ArticleJCB in Savannah names chief operating officer
Arjun Mirdha, a 17-year veteran of JCB, Inc. has been named chief operating officer of the firm at its Savannah location effective Jan. 1. In that role, Mirdha will oversee sales, commercial...
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Charity’s new fundraiser announcedThe Georgia Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has announced its inaugural Savannah Man and Woman of the Year campaign.Candidates compete in honor of local...
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