Work starts on new Pooler apartment complex
The Beach Co., based in Charleston, S.C., has announced the start of construction on a new luxury apartment complex in Pooler.The development, named Parkside at The Highlands, will include 317 upscale...
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Paper manufacturer to create 200 jobs in Bibb CountyKansas City-based Aspen Products Inc., a major private-label paper manufacturer, will invest $13 million to build a manufacturing facility in Macon...
View ArticleSmall retailers plan to party until they profit
NEW YORKThe parades and carnivals that draw people to downtown areas across the country this holiday season will be more than big celebrations. They’re part of a strategy to get shoppers into small...
View ArticleCorporations still deal-shy even as stocks surge
NEW YORK — A surging stock market usually comes with a boom in corporate deal-making.But deals are lagging this year, even as the market notches a series of record highs and is headed for its best year...
View ArticleMore time needed for public discussion of Savannah streetcar plans
Savannah once had a robust streetcar network, and we might eventually have one again.For a variety of reasons, travelers embrace streetcars far more than they do buses. The permanence of streetcars in...
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Local child abuse center reaccreditedCoastal Children’s Advocacy Center in Savannah has been awarded accreditation by the National Children’s Alliance following an extensive application and site review...
View ArticleU.S. Customs' new local laboratory tops TV crime dramas
When it comes to solving crimes, decoding mysteries and keeping citizens safe, Abby Sciuto of the popular NCIS television series has nothing on Savannah’s own gang of forensic scientists at the new...
View ArticleGas prices jump in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 12.0 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.37 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national...
View ArticleGeorgia Ports achieves records in total tonnage, autos
At the Georgia Ports Authority board meeting today, Executive Director Curtis Foltz reported that the GPA achieved record volumes and added additional customer accounts in October. “Strong growth, new...
View ArticleGPA sets new records for October
Container traffic at Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City Terminal rebounded strongly in October for a year-over-year growth of 19 percent, GPA executive director Curtis Foltz told his board at its...
View ArticleDeemer Dana & Froehle to merge with TJS & Co.
The Savannah CPA firm of Deemer Dana & Froehle LLP and TJS & Co. LLC of Dublin — formerly Thigpen, Jones, Seaton & Co. — will merge Jan. 1 to form TJS Deemer Dana LLP.The combined firm will...
View ArticleGym clothes become fashionable
NEW YORK — So long, dingy sweatpants.Workout clothes for women, once relegated to the back of the closet, are moving to the front of the fashion scene.Yoga pants are the new jeans, neon sports bras...
View ArticleDawers: Weak job growth in October for metro Savannah
Newly released estimates from the Georgia Department of Labor suggest the local job market is still healing, but the improvements are undoubtedly coming too slowly for many job seekers.The jobs data...
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Gas prices jump in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 12.0 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.37 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas...
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La Bastille to open New York showroomSavannah-based La Bastille, a company that designs and builds luxury custom interior surfaces, will open its first showroom in the New York Design Center in New...
View ArticleCitiTrends reports third-quarter results
Savannah-based Citi Trends Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRN) reported Tuesday that total sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 that ended Nov. 2 decreased 2.4 percent to $145.4 million compared with $149.0...
View ArticleForeclosure rates down in Savannah, up in Hinesville
Foreclosure rates in Savannah decreased for the month of September over the same period last year, according to data released Tuesday by financial reporting firm CoreLogic.The rate of Savannah area...
View ArticleOur economic times: Deflationary fears creep into economy
The most recent data on consumer price behavior has been released, and the inflation hysterics are wrong again. The rate of change in the Personal Consumption Expenditures Index, the most commonly...
View ArticleMen's Wearhouse now in pursuit of Jos. A. Bank
NEW YORK — Never say never.Just when it looked like a potential combination of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank was dead in the water, the script has been flipped.Now it’s Men’s Wearhouse that is...
View ArticleBankruptcy: A good thing for unsecured mortgage lenders?
When a borrower files bankruptcy, lenders frequently try to have the court lift or modify the bankruptcy stay under Section 362 of the bankruptcy code so the lender may foreclose on the real estate...
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