Forecast: Savannah job base to grow 2.3%
ATLANTA — The metro Savannah economy will grow better than the state this year, according to Georgia State University’s quarterly economic forecast released Wednesday.“Going forward, we expect job...
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Marker honors SS James Oglethorpe
Long before container ships put Savannah on the maritime map, another kind of ship had a huge impact here — not only for the area’s economy but for a country at war.On Nov. 20, 1942, the SS James...
View ArticleMedian CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012
CEO pay has been going in one direction for the past three years: up.The head of a typical large public company made $9.7 million in 2012, a 6.5 percent increase from a year earlier that was aided by a...
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Citi Trends’ first-quarter earnings down Clothing and accessories company Citi Trends said Wednesday its first-quarter net income dropped 39 percent as cooler weather dampened sales in the beginning of...
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Jobless rate down in metro SavannahMetro Savannah’s unemployment rate declined to 7.1 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 7.4 percent in March, the Georgia Department of...
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Property management group to spur new life in old Savannah
Atlanta-based Jamestown Properties broke ground Thursday morning on a $25 million renovation of the 124,000 square-foot property that once served as the home of the old Savannah Ice Factory on the...
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Subaru latest customer for Port of Brunswick
Yet another automaker has chosen Georgia as its gateway into the southeastern U.S.Subaru will soon start importing five of its models through the Port of Brunswick. “It’s significant that Brunswick is...
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Propeller Club honors those lost at sea
The springtime hustle and bustle of River Street was framed late Thursday afternoon by soaring arcs of water from the fire hoses of two tugs and punctuated by the solemn tolling of a bell as the...
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Reed: 'Harbor deepening will happen'
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed cut right to the chase.“I know a lot of you are worried because you didn’t get what you were expecting (for harbor deepening) in the president’s budget proposal,” he told the...
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'You have given them the future'
It started a few years ago with a project called “Follow the Container.”The original brainchild of Freightliner Trucks sales rep David “Fish” Mihuta and Robert Dowd of Port City Logistics, the exercise...
View ArticleVictory in sight for S.C. breweries
COLUMBIA — The “pint bill” has passed the S.C. Legislature by large margins, potentially providing South Carolina with an edge over Georgia and one small step toward North Carolina’s brewing dominance....
View ArticleOpinion: Clamp down on tax classification abuse
The scandal resulting from the IRS examination of a swath of politically conservative groups’ applications for 501 (c)(4) status has also resulted in questions about the validity of this classification...
View ArticleInvestors shift focus to growth stocks
NEW YORK — Growth stocks, neglected at the start of the year, are starting to get a bit of love from investors again.The best returns in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index over the past month have...
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Local company ranked top places to workThe National Association for Business Resources named Hancock Askew & Co., LLP as one of the 101 best and brightest companies to work for in the Atlanta...
View ArticleWilliam S. Morris IV to head Morris Venture Capital
William S. “Will” Morris IV has been named CEO of Morris Venture Capital (MVC), a new division of Morris Communications Co. LLC, it has been announced by William S. Morris III, Chairman and CEO of...
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Historic district property improvements scrutinized
Nothing says historic like a satellite dish in a front yard.Or a gray-and-white paint scheme on a rowhouse.Or a gigantic commercial logo painted as a mural on a building facade.Those eyesores and more...
View ArticleState of Savannah's small business community focus of forum
The ambush lacked planning, but after listening to local economist Michael Toma’s forecast on every industry sector except small business, Marjorie Young and Joe Marchese blitzed Toma anyway.Why is the...
View ArticleSavannah increasingly a target for national chains
We all know about Whole Foods Market and PetSmart opening on Victory Drive within a few months. And all signs point to Anthropologie eventually setting up shop at the corner of Congress and Montgomery...
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Savannah business to invest $15 million outside of AtlantaThe city of Stockbridge has approved Savannah-based Community Broadband LLC to facilitate the development of a $15 million fiber optic...
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Newsmakers
HIRES/PROMOTIONSSPENCER QUESADANew job title: Superintendent Company: The Pinyan Co. Duties: Quesada is responsible for monitoring field construction operations and productivity. His duties are...
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