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Downtown business group to host execGreg Parker, the president and CEO of Parker convenience stores, will be the speaker today for the monthly meeting of the Savannah Downtown Business Association...
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Solid gain in Feb. U.S. retail sales eases concerns
WASHINGTON — Thanks to solid job creation, Americans spent more at retailers in February despite smaller paychecks. The surprisingly strong increase helped allay fears that higher Social Security taxes...
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Spotted®: Convenience store exec speaks at monthly DBA luncheon
Parker’s convenience stores president and CEO Greg Parker believes in the power of giving back.“We live in an age of empathy,” he told an audience of about 100 people Wednesday at the Savannah Downtown...
View ArticleNew Samsung phone to face stronger competition
NEW YORK — Samsung Electronics is taking to the Big Apple to reveal its next big challenge to Apple Inc.: a successor to its top-selling Galaxy S III smartphone.The Korean company has rented New York’s...
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Firm honored for Fort Stewart workWASHINGTON, D.C. — Brasfield & Gorrie’s work on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Troop Medical Clinic project at Fort Stewart has earned the company an Eagle...
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Job fair set for military, veterans, spousesSTATESBORO — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s National Chamber Foundation will host “Hiring Our Heroes–Statesboro,” a hiring fair for veterans and military...
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Capturing Savannah at 10 frames a second
If you sat and talked to Paul Camp, you wouldn’t guess this mild-mannered, soft-spoken Savannah insurance broker thrives on speed and competition. In fact, according to Camp, it’s only fun when the...
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Modern car carrier is latest ships' model on display
The latest addition to a growing and diverse collection of ship models from the 20th and 21st centuries on display at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center should be familiar to...
View ArticleDow rises 10 days running, S&P 500 nears record
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average has reached another milestone, recording its longest winning streak since 1996.The index rose for the 10th straight day Thursday, gaining 83.86 points to...
View ArticleArea job gains top previous estimates
Shoe salesmen saw a run on two types of footwear in 2012.Steel-toed boots and wing tips.Savannah’s manufacturing and financial activities sectors put thousands more area residents to work in 2012 than...
View ArticleCiti Tremds sales drop in 4th quarter
Citi Trends Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRN) reported Friday that sales for the fourth quarter that ended Feb. 2 were down from the same quarter a year ago while sales for the full fiscal year increased 2.2 percent...
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Savannah medical students learn their residency destinations
Three tours in Iraq and two in Afghanistan as an Army Ranger and even that didn’t prepare Tim Fuller for the anxiety that gripped him Friday as he waited for the word on where his life’s river next...
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Downtown businesses make special accommodations for St. Patrick's Day crush
Greg Parker made several changes to his Parker’s Market store in anticipation of the St. Patrick’s Day-on-Saturday crush last March.He taped colored strips on the floor to designate checkout lines.He...
View ArticleOpinion: Sequestration can be stopped
Now that sequestration is here, we await how these cuts will affect our community, including the most vulnerable and needy and the nonprofits who serve them.We know, despite Gov. Deal’s assertion that...
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St. Patrick’s Day by the numbersOriginally celebrated as a religious holiday to honor St. Patrick, who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century, St. Patrick’s Day has evolved into a...
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Monitor: Area economy still on upswing
It’s not happening at the speed of sound but, as far as the regional economy goes, the good news keeps getting better, Armstrong Atlantic State University economist Michael Toma said in releasing the...
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Tax questions? Ask our experts
When Congress and the president waited until New Year’s Day to cobble together a “fiscal cliff” deal, it put taxpayers, tax preparers and even the Internal Revenue Service behind the curve.With some...
View ArticleGreat new outdoor space at Moon River beer garden
Before the St. Patrick’s Day mania began, a friend and I made our first trip to the lovely new beer garden at Moon River Brewing Company.The ambitious project has redefined the highly visible southeast...
View ArticleSpeed mentoring conference available for small businesses
Small business owners are invited to attend the Speed Mentoring Conference on April 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Savannah Morning News Auditorium, 1375 Chatham Parkway. Executives will share...
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Shooting event sets record to fight cancerThe 11th annual Candler Clays Charity Shoot and Auction raised more than $77,000 for cancer research. The previous record was $57,000 in 2008.Money from last...
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