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Light turnout for 'Red Tape Watch' committee
A half-dozen state representatives from throughout Georgia were in town Monday hoping to hear specific examples of rules and regulations that keep businesses from growing or hiring.Unfortunately, the...
View ArticleCAT to offer airport express
Beginning Oct. 7, Chatham Area Transit riders will be able to catch a CAT to the airport.Operating from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, the new express bus service will run every 30 minutes...
View ArticleFew bright spots in Savannah employment data
Employment data released last week by the Georgia Department of Labor paint a fairly dismal picture of the local job market, but there are a few bright spots.The number of initial claims for...
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Gas prices down in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah fell 6.9 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.31 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets...
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Burger King launching lower-calorie french fry
NEW YORKBurger King wants people to feel less guilty about gobbling up its french fries.The world’s No. 2 hamburger chain is launching a new crinkle-cut french fry on Tuesday that it says has about 20...
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National retailer Free People to open Broughton St. boutique
Savannah’s fashionistas will soon have another trendy national retailer to shop downtown.Click here to view an enhanced version of this story on the new, free dosavannah.com>>Free People will...
View ArticleFlood insurance changes to be outlined at meeting
Coastal Georgians are prepared for hurricanes this time of year.A different kind of storm hits next week, though, and the surge promises to catch many unaware.The Federal Emergency Management Agency,...
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'Brain bouquet' coming to Savannah
“You are a Hodgman girl!”The exclamation accompanied a warm hug from a perfect stranger. I was in Rochester, N.Y., talking to someone from Kalamazoo, Mich., about tennis on Hilton Head, S.C. We had...
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Foreclosure rate drops in SavannahForeclosure rates in Savannah decreased for the month of July over the same period last year, according to newly released data from financial reporting firm...
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SCAD students feast on local fare
At lunch Tuesday at The Hive cafeteria, SCAD freshman Hannah Allred had made a longer journey to get to Savannah than did all the food on her plate.Click here to continue reading this story on the...
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Local accounting firm ‘best’ to work forDeemer Dana & Froehle LLP, has been named as one of the 2013 Best Accounting Firms to Work for. The annual list of “Best Accounting Firms” was created by...
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Shuster: Savannah's port 'all about jobs'
U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., became the third high-ranking government official to tour the Port of Savannah in as many weeks, sending a clear signal that Georgia Ports Authority’s harbor deepening...
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Governor urges farmers to look at exporting
Gov. Nathan Deal, just back from a visit to the Panama Canal, told Georgia farmers and agricultural leaders Wednesday the time has never been better to expand their businesses by exporting through the...
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Chipotle opening draws crowds
Chipotle Mexican Grill opened in the Victory Station shopping center Wednesday to a response reminiscent of the center’s anchor tenant, Whole Foods.Crowds gathered outside the door prior to the chain...
View ArticleCoastal property owners flood Tybee City Hall for flood insurance meeting
Next week’s scheduled changes to the National Flood Insurance Program will significantly impact Coastal Georgia property owners, federal officials told more than 200 attendees Wednesday night at Tybee...
View ArticleJobless rate down in metro Savannah
ATLANTA — Metro Savannah’s unemployment rate decreased to 7.8 percent in August, down eight-tenths of a percentage point from 8.6 percent in July, the state labor department announced Thursday.The rate...
View ArticleBI-LO to become public company
The parent company of Savannah’s newest grocery chain, BI-LO, wants to become a publicly traded company.Southeastern Grocers announced Thursday its proposed initial public offering. The company...
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Downtown printing firm to ‘re-open’IMAGE, a downtown Savannah printing company, will host a re-grand opening today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 223 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to introduce SCAD students,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Ports influence reaches beyond its footprint
Georgia Ports’ executive Curtis Foltz likes to remind people that the ports’ reach and influence extends far beyond Savannah. A perfect example is Tractor Supply, which on Monday held a ribbon cutting...
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Medient film wins 'best' at film festival
The motion picture “Yellow,” produced by Manu Kumaran, CEO of Effingham County’s Medient Studios, was awarded ‘Best Film’ at the Catalina Film Festival on Sept. 22.“Yellow” was directed by Nick...
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