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Savannah Tech foundation honors Stratton Leopold
Savannah’s Stratton Leopold — filmmaker, community champion and ice cream entrepreneur — was honored at the ninth annual Opportunity Award Gala on Friday night at Savannah Technical College.Click here...
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Ground broken on 1,100-care Bryan County industrial facility
Area business leaders, along with state and local officials, including Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, tossed shovelfuls of dirt into the south Bryan County air Friday, symbolically indicating the 1,100-acre...
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Small Business Chamber plans holiday breakfastSavannah’s Small Business Chamber will hold its holiday breakfast Tuesday from 7:30-9 a.m. at the Mulberry Inn, 601 E. Bay St.Attendees are asked to bring...
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Meddin Studios to move into former City Trends warehouse
Savannah’s gone from film location to film destination since entrepreneurs Nick Gant and Jon Foster opened their soundstage and digital media production services business 32 months ago.Twelve movie...
View ArticleFalling delinquencies brighten community banking outlook
Savannah’s local community bankers have watched their skies slowly brighten for much of 2012.Two stubborn clouds continued to block out the sun, however.Loan demand was one; delinquencies the other.At...
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Greenline wins state architecture award
Atlanta — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Georgia awarded Greenline Architecture the 2012 Georgia Architecture Firm Award during its Design and Honor Awards Presentation in Atlanta on Dec....
View ArticleInside insurance: Keep the holidays safe
Here’s the headline that got my attention: “Wallet, GPS reported stolen from car.” It’s time for the annual warning that is so often ignored.Why leave a wallet and GPS unit in a vehicle in plain sight?...
View ArticleThe 5 Spot opens in Savannah's Habersham Village
Walking into The 5 Spot on its first full day in business, I was immediately struck by the airiness of the space and the beautiful windows facing west and south.Most of the tabletops are made from...
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Savannah newsmakers
HIRES/PROMOTIONSJOE DIMARIANew job title: Marketing and sales representativeCompany: Superior Cleaners Duties: DiMaria will oversee the expansion of the home pick-up and delivery service in the...
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Small Business Chamber Annual Holiday BreakfastTuesday, Dec. 11, 7 a.m.The Mulberry Inn, 601 East Bay St.Cost is$20 and please bring a toy for Toy for Tots.Young Professionals of Savannah partyThurday,...
View ArticleLocal companies among nation's fastest growing
The Savannah area’s economic recovery is often tracked through visitor spending, container traffic and housing starts.A more subtle measure of growth is the number of local companies in Inc. magazine’s...
View ArticleEnova, Colonial Group announce agreement
Enova Wood Pellet Group, a subsidiary of Enova Energy Group, has entered into a long-term port agreement with Georgia Kaolin Terminals, Inc. (GKT) a subsidiary of Savannah-based Colonial Group, Inc.The...
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Gas prices ease upward in SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah rose 4.3 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.32 a gallon on Sunday.The national average fell 4.8 cents a gallon to $3.34,...
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Toyota/Lexus/Subaru employees help Toys for Tots
Employees at Chatham Parkway Toyota, Lexus and Subaru have raised more than $5,000 and 260 toys for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots Foundation.Volunteers working with Toys for Tots coordinator...
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City Talk: The Coffee Fox enlivens downtown Savannah corner
A martial arts studio was the most recent business at the northwest corner of Whitaker and Broughton streets.It always seemed an odd spot for a personal service business that appealed only to a tiny...
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This week in BiS• Daniel Turberville runs Tybee Weed Wackers with his wife, Cathy, after being in the computer business for several years. Now, he does lawn maintenance for more than 180 propereties...
View ArticleGeneration Next nomination deadline extended
Time is running out to nominate your up-and-coming star in Savannah’s business or professional community for the 2013 Generation Next awards.Initially, Friday the 14th, was going to be the deadline,...
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Restaurant donates $20,000 to charity
Wet Willie’s, a national chain of daiquiri bars and full-service restaurants headquartered in Savannah, has donated nearly $20,199 — twice the amount it raised a year earlier — to Susan G. Komen for...
View Articleour economic times: Fiscal clarity
Only 21 days left until the U.S. turns into a fiscal pumpkin at the stroke of midnight, and the media is still bombarding the American public at every turn. Yet, a recent Business Insider Poll showed...
View ArticleSavannah area home sales momentum holds
Savannah homebuyers refused to participate in the usual housing hibernation in November.Home sales jumped 31 percent this November versus November 2011 in Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties,...
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