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Senate confirms Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen on Monday as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, elevating an advocate of fighting unemployment and a backer of the central bank’s efforts to...
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Gulfstream expanding again in Savannah
Gulfstream Aerospace on Tuesday announced plans to build a product support distribution center in NorthPort Industrial Park near the Interstate 95 and Ga. 21 in Savannah.The 400,000-square-foot center,...
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Food Lion finishes store improvements, offers $10 gift cards
Food Lion announced Tuesday it has completed its company-wide store enhancements by making a variety of improvements in its final 72 stores, including 12 in the Savannah area and South Carolina...
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SEDA starts 2014 with new chair, logo
The Savannah Economic Development Authority kicked off its first meeting of the New Year Tuesday with a packed agenda that included a new slate of officers, the appointment of new board members and the...
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Kroger customers contribute to ‘Can Hunger’ Savannah-area customers have contributed more than $43,100 to Kroger’s 2013 Can Hunger campaign to benefit America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia. From...
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Savannah airport commission names executive director
The Savannah Airport Commission today appointed Gregory B. Kelly as airport executive director. Kelly was named acting executive director on July 1 following the retirement of longtime executive...
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Home Prices in Savannah IncreaseIn Savannah, home prices, including distressed sales, increased by 8.1 percent in November 2013 compared to November 2012, according to CoreLogic, a residential property...
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Few 'wearables' balance fashion and function
LAS VEGAS — Gadget lovers are slipping on fitness bands that track movement and buckling on smartwatches that let them check phone messages.Some brave souls are even donning Google’s geeky-looking...
View ArticleAtlanta developer to bring Hobby Lobby to Savannah shopping center
An Atlanta-based development group has bought the Southchase Shopping Center in southside Savannah and plans to revitalize the mostly vacant plaza by bringing in national craft-supply retailer Hobby...
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Chattanooga mayor talks development, crime reduction at Savannah business...
A midsize southern city with a bustling waterfront, historic downtown, strategic transportation routes and high poverty — Chattanooga, Tenn., it would seem, shares a fair bit in common with...
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Study looks at concerns of merchant sailors
Retired master mariner Nick Farley spoke to the Port of Savannah’s Propeller Club on Thursday about an issue that’s close to his heart — the welfare of merchant sailors far from home and the need in...
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Airlines go on a record new jet shopping spree
ROSWELL, N.M. — Capt. Paul Wannberg glides an old Boeing 757 over the New Mexico desert, lining up with the runway. A computerized voice squawks elevation warnings. Forty feet. Thirty. Twenty. Ten....
View ArticleIndoor Kart racing to open at Savannah Mall
Indoor Kart racing to open at Savannah Mall Pole Position Raceway, a chain of indoor motorsports entertainment facilities, has announced it will bring a raceway to Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn St.,...
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Watson to get its own business division
NEW YORK — One of the most famous “Jeopardy!” champs of all time is moving to Manhattan.No, it’s not Ken Jennings.IBM announced Thursday that it’s investing over $1 billion to give its Watson cloud...
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Major soybean conference coming to SavannahTo commemorate the 250th anniversary of the soybean’s introduction to North America, the University of Georgia will host the 2017 World Soybean Research...
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Savannah restaurant turns 80, attracts old cars
The Crystal Beer Parlor at the corner of Jones and Jefferson made its first appearance 80 years ago, shortly after Prohibition ended on Dec. 5, 1933.To commemorate its anniversary, members of the...
View ArticleSurprisingly weak jobs report puzzles economists
WASHINGTON — It came as a shock: U.S. employers added just 74,000 jobs in December, far fewer than anyone expected. This from an economy that had been adding nearly three times as many for four...
View ArticleSavannah area December home sales end year on solid ground
December home sales ended on a positive note, bringing the 2013 Savannah area real estate market to a close on solid ground. A total of 413 homes sold in December, an 8.7 percent increase over last...
View ArticleTourism forecast: Good year expected in 2014
This is the time of year everyone gets contemplative about the coming year. Predictions are made. Forecasts are set. For tourism, we’re hearing that 2014 will be a banner year — growth like we haven’t...
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Savannah readying to welcome JetBlue
JetBlue executives were in Savannah Friday meeting with representatives from the Savannah and Hilton Head chambers of commerce, Visit Savannah and the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport to...
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