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Six local businesses open at Savannah Mall
Six locally owned businesses have opened since June at Savannah Mall. The new businesses include Aqua Swim Store, Dear Cupcakes, Relentless Records, Pete’s Italian Ice, the Nutty Bavarian and Vapors...
View ArticleFree enterprise: Making the grade
Nothing is more rewarding for a teacher than to see the metaphorical “light bulb” go off in a student’s eyes. Presumably, that is the same for all kinds of teaching environments.However, sometimes...
View ArticleNasdaq breakdown puts pressure on crisis work
WASHINGTON — The latest high-tech disruption in the financial markets increases the pressure on Nasdaq and other electronic exchanges to take steps to avoid future breakdowns and manage them better if...
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Medient Studioplex project lease executedMedient Studios Inc. (OTCQB: MDNT) executed a lease with Effingham County Industrial Development Authority on Thursday for the 1,550-acre property on which...
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Local properties, neighborhoods headed for National Register of Historic Places
Drayton Tower is a modern monolith in the heart of the historic district.Now, the landmark apartment building is slated to join the hallowed historic ranks of its neighbors.Drayton Tower was among four...
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Local angel investor group poised for growth following first successful 'exit'
Ray Wenig and his group of angel investors first looked at Advanced Liquid Logic’s biological research technology in 2007.More than half of the Ariel Southeast Angel Partners members invested in the...
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Inc. fastest-growing list includes Parker’sParker’s, with 32 convenience stores in southeast Georgia and coastal South Carolina, has been ranked on Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500|5000 Fastest Growing...
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Newsmakers
HIRES/PROMOTIONSARIANE WALLACENew job title: United Way 211 information & referral database manager Company: United Way of the Coastal Empire Duties: Wallace is responsible for maintaining the...
View ArticleSavannah lawyers gain recognition
The 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America has been released and includes a number of attorneys from Savannah as either 2014 Savannah Lawyers of the Year or among the Best Lawyers in...
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NAWIC meetingThis meeting will be a discussion of the Annual Planning Conference to be held in October. Date: Aug. 26Time: 11:30 a.m.Location: The Exchange Tavern, Waters AvenueCost: $20 for members;...
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Coca-Cola's 127-year-old recipe not quite the same
ATLANTA - Coca-Cola keeps the recipe for its 127-year-old soda inside an imposing steel vault that’s bathed in red security lights. Several cameras monitor the area to make sure the fizzy formula stays...
View ArticleMortgage rules loosened for some foreclosure victims
For foreclosure casualties, the painful process doesn’t end the day the bank repossesses the house.Foreclosure essentially comes with a timeout period for distressed borrowers. Lose your house, and...
View ArticleWestside arena site logical extension of downtown development
In discussions of the westside site selected a decade ago as the likely home for a new arena, many comments have revealed confusion about the location of the property already owned by the city.As the...
View ArticleOrders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods plunge
WASHINGTON — Orders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods fell sharply last month as demand for commercial aircraft plummeted and businesses spent less on computers and electrical equipment.Manufacturing...
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Gas prices up slightly in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 1 cent per gallon in the past week to $3.43 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262...
View ArticleBack to school, forward to the future
It is back to school time, and I just love the energy and excitement, don’t you? Now is the time that structures and routines are forming, goals are being set, and futures are being made. Do you have a...
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Savannah foreclosure rate dropsForeclosure rates in Savannah decreased in June over the same period last year, according to data from financial reporting firm CoreLogic.The rate of Savannah area...
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Historic Savannah Foundation sells P.J. O'Connor house
The Historic Savannah Foundation has sold the P.J. O’Connor House, 222 E. 32nd St. in the heart of Savannah’s Thomas Square Streetcar Historic District, to Jim Abraham, a historic preservation...
View ArticleMemorial ER expansion plans reviewed
Memorial Health University Medical Center is moving forward with plans to expand its emergency room facility.The Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission recommended approval for a...
View ArticleMounting tensions with Syria sink U.S. stocks
NEW YORK — Fears of an escalating conflict in Syria rippled across financial markets on Tuesday, sinking stocks, lifting gold and pushing the price of oil to the highest in a year and a half.The...
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