BiS in brief
Presentation: Add Value to Your BusinessSavannah SCORE’s first business lecture of 2014 will be “Ten Best Practices to Add Value to Your Business” at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 22 in the SCORE conference room,...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Polarizing dispute shows need for better Savannah noise ordinance
It has been interesting to watch the social media response to Julia Ritchey’s coverage last week of the ongoing dispute between The Wormhole and some nearby residents.Few things can be more disruptive...
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More office options for Savannah workers with Regus opening, ThincSavannah
Back in the day, the corner office with L-shaped executive desk, ergonomic chair and door with name plaque may have signaled the pinnacle of office culture.Now, in Savannah, some workers are bucking...
View ArticleHuge soybean conference coming to Savannah in 2017
Soybeans.They are so plentiful in rural Georgia farm fields at certain times of the year that most of us passing by rarely give them a second — or even a first — thought. But Georgians — and...
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Newsmakers
JON SEAGRAVES New job title: Senior vice president Company: The Savannah Bank Related work experience: Seagraves, who began his banking career in 2005 as a credit analyst, has been with The Savannah...
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Small Business Chamber monthly meetingNetworking, a continental breakfast and a presentation by Gary Johnson, president of SCORE Savannah. Date: Jan. 14Time: 7:45 a.m.Location: The Coastal Georgia...
View ArticleMILITARY UPDATE: Some lab fees soon will be billed to Tricare patients
TRICARE beneficiaries soon will have to pay out of pocket for certain diagnostic genetic tests their civilian physicians order but the Defense Health Agency doesn’t view as appropriate or medically...
View ArticleSavannah area gas prices down this week
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 4.8 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.27a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.The national...
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Savannah area gas prices down this weekAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 4.8 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.27 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of...
View ArticleNew hotel adds to Savannah streetscape west of MLK
The new Embassy Suites Savannah is open at 605 W. Oglethorpe Ave.The exterior of the massive building is mostly brick and looks a bit better in the urban landscape than some of downtown’s other newish...
View ArticleVacancy rate for Savannah's industrial real estate drops to 9 percent
Savannah’s overall vacancy rate for warehouses, distribution centers and similar industrial buildings continued its steady decline in 2013, ending the year much closer to pre-recession levels. The...
View ArticleSavannah-based TailsSpin to keep Macon store open
TailsSpin, a Savannah-based downtown Macon pet food and accessories store, did not close at the end of December as the owners previously planned.Last week the store owners, Jusak Yang Bernard and Jeff...
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Ford's radical F-150 redesign is talk of auto show
DETROIT — Some call it a game-changer. Some just shake their heads. Either way, Ford’s new aluminum-clad F-150 is such a radical departure from past pickup trucks that it dominated talk at the opening...
View ArticleCity construction permits set record in 2013
With permitted construction projects totaling more than $342 million, the city of Savannah broke its all-time record for total building permit valuations in 2013, city engineer Julie McLean told the...
View ArticleVisit Tybee unveils new logo, ad campaign
Visit Tybee has unveiled a new logo and marketing campaign aimed at attracting city-fatigued Atlantans and travelers from afar to its quirky, laid-back shores. The updated logo features a cursive...
View ArticleA Creative Coast view of the art of leadership
This weekend at a Liberty Fellowship alumni event in Greenville, S.C., we were asked to study the famous James Ensor painting of 1888 “Christ’s Entry into Brussels in 1889.” Do you know the one? It is...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Wells Fargo earnings rise 11 percent
Today in BiS:• Alison Huffman is the coordinator for Safe Kids Savannah, an organization dedicated solely to childhood accident prevention in Chatham County in a coalition with other groups concerned...
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Rotary celebrates centennial with gala
One hundred years ago, 42 local businessmen joined together at the old Desoto Hotel downtown to form a service organization that has endured through the Great Depression, two world wars and the dawn of...
View ArticleBiS in brief: ABC News Anchor to speak at Notre Dame Academy Gala
ABC News Anchor to speak at Notre Dame Academy GalaABC news anchor and chief national correspondent Byron Pitts will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural Notre Dame Academy Benefit Gala at 6:30 p.m....
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Rising stars of Savannah business recognized
Savannah Magazine, BiS (Business in Savannah), The Coastal Bank and Mercer University’s Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics recognized Savannah’s Rising Stars of Business on Wednesday...
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