Film 2012 in Savannah: Behind the numbers
The Savannah Film Commission’s annual report, released last week by city officials, contains some pretty impressive numbers. According to the press release, the Savannah Film Office set a number of...
View ArticleSavannah State issues urban planning awards
Savannah State University will present three urban planning awards Wednesday to individuals and organizations who have made what the school calls outstanding contributions to planning, design and...
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Foreclosure rates down in SavannahForeclosure rates in Savannah decreased for the month of January over the same period last year, according to newly released data from CoreLogic, a financial data...
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New owner for Savannah Quarters development
A new developer will try to jumpstart the stalled Savannah Quarters community.Medallist Development on Friday sold the remainder of its 1,800-acre portion of the 2,600-acre upscale subdivision to...
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Employers must begin using I-9 employment form
The federal government has created a new version of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9, which employers should begin using immediately. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service issued...
View ArticleHousing, manufacturing give U.S. economy lift
WASHINGTON — Gains in housing and manufacturing propelled the U.S. economy over the winter, according to reports released Tuesday, and analysts say they point to the resilience of consumers and...
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T-Mobile to start selling iPhones on April 12
NEW YORK — T-Mobile USA on Tuesday said it will start offering the iPhone on April 12, filling what its CEO said was “a huge void” in its phone lineup.T-Mobile, the fourth-largest of the national U.S....
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Jersey Mike’s sales today go to Ronald McDonald HouseFive Jersey Mike’s Subs locations in the Savannah area will cap off a month-long “Month of Giving” campaign today to benefit Ronald McDonald House...
View ArticleNew challenge leveled at S.C. wetlands project
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Florida businessman says environmental groups have delayed by at least eight months his plans to convert 700 acres of Jasper County, S.C., wetlands into a commercial mitigation...
View ArticleOur economic times: Still too big to fail
Much recent evidence is coming to light suggesting that the issue of “too big to fail” in the U.S. banking industry has not been addressed to the extent warranted.Last month before the Senate Banking...
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Credit counseling service to help homeownersHomeSafe Georgia, a program of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, has named Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Savannah Area Inc. as a...
View ArticleCommunity bankers bemoan fate of 'bread and butter' mortgages
STATESBORO — Pembroke’s First Bank of Coastal Georgia is one of the few community banks in the state that dodged the mortgage meltdown.Of the bank’s $9 million worth of mortgages in 2012, the...
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Tenants announced for Pooler shopping centerFashion retailers T.J. Maxx and Ross Dress for Less and specialty stores Michael’s and PetSmart will anchor a 143,000-square-foot shopping center planned for...
View ArticleMetro Savannah unemployment rate drops in February
ATLANTA — Metro Savannah’s unemployment rate declined to 7.8 percent in February, down five-tenths of a percentage point from 8.3 percent in January, the Georgia Department of Labor announced Friday....
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Innovative mom wins FastPitch entrepreneurial competition
Layton Roe is your typical toddler, averse to washing his hands and sleeping through the night. His habits turned his mother, Tarah, into a promising entrepreneur.Tarah Roe won the fourth annual...
View ArticleSavannah well-represented at logistics summit
The fifth annual Georgia Logistics Summit last week in Atlanta drew a record 2,090 registered attendees from 30 states and nine countries to the Georgia World Congress Center to connect and learn how...
View ArticleS&P 500 closes at a record high, beating '07 mark
NEW YORK — For the second time in less than a month, the American stock market marched past another milepost on its long, turbulent journey back from the Great Recession, toppling another record left...
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Savannah lawyer's home included on list of '10 most luxurious'
The March 21 edition of Business Insider includes a list of what it calls “the 10 most luxurious lawyer homes,” one of which is in Savannah.In the publication, writer Rebecca Baird-Remba begins the...
View ArticleORACAL USA merges with ORAFOL AMERICAS
Oracal USA, with 145 employees and a manufacturing and distribution facility in Black Creek, will merge with Orafol Americas Inc., of Avon, Conn., the parent firm of both companies announced Friday.The...
View ArticleCharitable tax deductions are under fire
In today’s extreme political environment, it’s hard to know who your friends are and even harder to rely on them.President Obama began his presidency supportive of nonprofits. He publicly declared...
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