Snapchat suffers security breach
NEW YORK — Snapchat, the disappearing-message service popular with young people, has been quiet following a security breach that allowed hackers to collect the usernames and phone numbers of millions...
View ArticleLeniency toward foreign drivers hailed as economic boost
ATLANTA — A new driver’s-license law taking effect Thursday is being hailed by state officials as a way to help Georgia attract jobs. The measure gives foreigners wanting to drive here a three-month...
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Auto sales best in six years, demand ebbing
DETROITAutomakers are going to have to work a little harder for your business in 2014.After four years of strong sales increases — and few discounts — as the economy improved, U.S. demand for new cars...
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New group seeks to propel Savannah businesswomen to the top
Financial adviser Barbara Bart remembers a time early in her career, just after receiving her Ph.D., when she hesitated to take a job opportunity out of concern it would interfere with becoming a...
View ArticleSurge of older workers could take jobs from young
CHICAGO — It’s an assertion that has been accepted as fact by droves of the unemployed: Older people remaining on the job later in life are stealing jobs from young people.One problem, many economists...
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Savannah Tire Hockey Classic features six teamsTickets are on sale for the Savannah Tire Hockey Classic as it returns for its 16th year. Hosted by the Savannah Sports Council, the event will be Jan....
View ArticleHibbett Sports coming to Pooler
Sports is becoming big business in the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry, as illustrated by the two national sporting goods retailers preparing to open new stores in the market this year.On Thursday,...
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Foundation makes grants to local nonprofitsThe Savannah Community Foundation, Inc. has issued a total of $280,000 in grants from the Alan S. Gaynor Fund to eight Chatham County charities.Gaynor, a...
View ArticleCITY TALK: What will Savannah look like in 2100?
A significant number of children born in 2014 are still going to be around to see the 22nd century.In my last couple of City Talk columns, I discussed trends worth watching over the next year, but...
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Pam Cole launches Trace Staffing Solutions
The name may be new, but the experience and expertise are already in place.In fact, when Pam Cole started her career as a receptionist with Snelling & Snelling, she was typing on a manual...
View ArticleSavannah area economic forecast for 2014: 'cautious optimism'
In a press conference on Dec. 20, President Obama gave his reasons to be optimistic about the economy in 2014.“We just learned that over the summer, our economy grew at its strongest pace in nearly two...
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Newsmakers
AYANNA KELLEY-WASHINGTON New job title: Sales associateCompany: Coldwell Banker Platinum PartnersRelated work experience: Kelley-Washington has over six years of experience in sales. She previously...
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Chamber BallDate: Jan. 11Time: 6:30 p.m.Location: Hilton Head Marriott Resort & SpaFor more information go to www.hiltonheadchamber.org or call Connie Killmar at 843-785-3673.Business After Hours...
View ArticleUsual gains in military/veterans pay stalls in 2013
As it came to a close, 2013 seemed to have left a kind of high water mark on the wall of more than a decade of steady, impressive gains to military and veterans’ pays and benefits. The military this...
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Kazoobie Kazoos, New South Shirts host event BEAUFORT, S.C. — The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a business after hours on Jan. 9, from 5:30-7 pm. Kazoobie Kazoos and New South Shirts...
View ArticleSavannah area gas prices fall slightly
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 2.0 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.31 gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national...
View ArticleSavannah Rocks! tries to bring generations together
The Sentient Bean was pretty much packed for three hours on Friday night for the opening reception of an exhibit celebrating rock and roll history in Savannah.As most of you probably know from previous...
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John Patterson retires from JCB
John Patterson, group chief executive and president and CEO of JCB in North America, has retired after 43 years of service, the company announced Monday. Arjun Mirdha, formerly the company’s chief...
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Renovations on Kimpton Hotel's The Brice halfway complete
Renovations on Kimpton Hotel Group’s first Savannah property, The Brice, are about halfway done with a grand opening scheduled for early May, complete with a new restaurant, upgraded façade and...
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