Mishaps take toll on cruise ship industry
To say the last 18 months constitute a PR nightmare for the cruise ship industry is an understatement.In January 2012, Carnival Cruise Line’s Costa Concordia struck a reef off Italy’s coast, killing...
View ArticleCoastal homeowners stagger under insurance costs
GULF SHORES, Ala. — When Stan Virden moved into his 2,400-square-foot house overlooking a rock-lined canal in 1996, he paid less than $1,000 a year for homeowners insurance.Now, as he seeks to move to...
View ArticleFree enterprise: The (not so great) Great Gatsby curve
The reviews are in — and so is the cash. While the newest cinematographic version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” tanked with prominent critics, it reportedly raked in more than $100...
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‘Smiles for life’ benefits children’s charitiesGodley Station Dental in Pooler will provide tooth-whitening procedures to benefit the Coastal Children’s Advocacy Center and the Smiles for Life...
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Local entrepreneurs pioneered broadband and fiber optic networks
Allen Davis broke into the telecommunications industry more than three decades ago selling cable television service door to door.The job was part time, his sales pitches squeezed in between...
View ArticleImproving real estate values lead to community bank profitability in first...
First Chatham Bank’s Brian Foster foresaw a big first quarter profit for his community bank.A healing real estate market and the sale of a successful small business lending subsidiary all but...
View ArticleMany small businesses create ineffective Facebook presence
One of my Facebook contacts recently ranted about not being able to find event listings that he had created for his business. Facebook has some cumbersome elements for sure, but it’s easy to keep track...
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Deadline for Telfair Art Fair Artist submissions extendedTelfair Museums have extended the deadline for Telfair Art Fair artist submissions to Friday, June 7.The 19th annual Telfair Art Fair will take...
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Newsmakers
HIRES/PROMOTIONSROBERT PIERCE CANNONNew job title: Mortgage loan originator and banking officerCompany: The Savannah BankRelated work experience: Cannon joined the bank in 2009 as a personal banker and...
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Business events
Beginning Project Management Beginning Project Management provides an overview of the nine components for project success: scope, integration, communication, time, cost, procurement, risk management,...
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Business professionals raise funds for blood cancer
The Savannah office of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Georgia Chapter announced its Man & Woman of the Year on Friday night at its inaugural campaign’s Grand Finale Gala at The Morris...
View ArticleAirport therapy has a wagging tail
LOS ANGELES — There’s a new breed of airport dog. They aren’t looking for drugs or bombs — they are looking for people who need a buddy, a belly to rub or a paw to shake.“His job is to be touched,”...
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JCB's sustainability initiatives cutting waste
U.K.-based JCB Inc. has long been known in the United Kingdom as a leader in sustainability. Recent European successes include a 23 percent reduction in direct carbon emissions since 2007 and a 16...
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State business leader: Georgia's business climate improving
Chris Clark monitors more gauges than a jet pilot in flight, and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce CEO acknowledges all systems are go in regard to the state’s business climate.“We at the chamber are all...
View ArticleGa. factories' growth slows a tad, outpace U.S.
ATLANTA — Georgia’s manufacturing sector of the economy grew at a slightly slower rate in May, according to figures released Monday by the Econometric Center at Kennesaw State University.The state’s...
View ArticleForum gives voice to Savannah small business data
We don’t routinely see economic data that spotlights small businesses, so last Thursday’s State of Small Business forum sponsored by the Savannah chapter of SCORE was an enlightening event.I was one of...
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Savannah gas prices drop slightlyAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 1.6 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.34 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy.com’s daily survey of...
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Hilton Head Lexus debuts 2014 model
Hilton Head Lexus on U.S. 278 celebrated its official grand opening Tuesday with the help of Jeff Bracken, group vice president and general manager of Lexus Division Toyota Motor Sales.Bracken is a...
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After only 5 weeks, Savannah-based Nordic Cold Storage looking to expand
One word describes Savannah in June: Hot.While many locals are debating between button-up shirts and polos for work, a select few are escaping the heat by heading to a location in Pooler where...
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