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Fewer Savannah homebuyers ‘underwater’CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a national financial data reporting firm, has released new analysis showing about 200,000 more residential properties regained positive...
View ArticleGa. jobless rate lowest in 4 years
ATLANTA — Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped to 8.6 percent in February, the lowest rate since January 2009, the Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday.The rate was down...
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Drivers endure high gas prices despite U.S. oil boom
NEW YORK — The U.S. is increasing its oil production faster than ever, and American drivers are guzzling less gas. But you’d never know it from the price at the pump.The national average price of...
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Savannah Tech honors community leaders
The Savannah Technical College Foundation Community Council honored 19 “stars” at the 2013 Tribute to Community STARS held Friday in the Eckburg Auditorium on the Savannah Tech campus.The event, in...
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'There's a real sense of urgency'
Calling the Port of Savannah “extremely important” to the success of the Panama Canal, Panama’s Minister for Canal Affairs has urged state leaders to continue to make the dredging of the Savannah...
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Score one for the math-geeks. Supap Kirtsaeng just made history by succeeding before the Supreme Court. The former doctoral student in mathematics won’t have to pay the $600,000 in damages that a jury...
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Savannah map awarded best recreational/travel mapThe Savannah Historic District Illustrated Map has won Best Recreational/Travel Map in the 40th annual Cartography and Geographic Information Society...
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Savannah Mall opens double-decker carousel
The Savannah Mall unveiled a double-decker carousel as its newest attraction on Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring local dignitaries and members of the Savannah Area Chamber of...
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Tax experts answer questions as filing deadline nears
The countdown to Tax Day becomes more ominous the closer we get to the April 15 deadline.For two hours Wednesday, tax experts from the Savannah accounting firm of Hancock Askew & Co. LLP helped tax...
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FastPitch returns with more unique, innovative entrepreneurs
The Savannah FastPitch event has provided a public platform for inventors of everything from a stealth beer cooler to a satirical horror film.The fifth edition of the entrepreneurial competition, to be...
View ArticleBrick House now serving on MLK; other restaurants opening soon
Brick House opened just before St. Patrick’s Day in the former Blowin’ Smoke space on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. It’s a casual and upbeat spot. The interior has brightly painted walls and a...
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Speaker to offer tips for Internet marketing Joe Ippolito, the owner and CEO of River Horse Internet Marketing, will speak at SCORE’s Top Ten Tips monthly lecture series from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on...
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HIRES/PROMOTIONSKATHLEEN MERRIGANNew job title: Dean for curriculum and special projectsCompany: Savannah Technical College Duties: Merrigan is responsible for assessing the quality of curriculum...
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Creative writing 2 For students with some experience in fiction and nonfiction storytelling. Includes assigned readings, writing homework and workshop style critiques by the instructor and classmates....
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Georgia Logistics Summit 2013
Georgia has grown from a state of dirt roads and steam locomotives to a leader in the logistics business, strategically positioned to reach 80 percent of the U.S. population through its deepwater...
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Fewer Savannah homebuyers ‘underwater’CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a national financial data reporting firm, has released new analysis showing about 200,000 more residential properties regained positive...
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WTC Savannah hosts international delegation
Representatives from Germany, Switzerland, Nigeria and the United Kingdom joined local business, government and educational representatives Monday to get better acquainted with the area and share...
View ArticleGPA reports strong February numbers
Georgia Ports Authority experienced strong growth in February, led by a 30-percent jump in roll-on/roll-off cargo at Brunswick’s Colonel’s Island Terminal, GPA executive director Curtis Foltz told his...
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