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Health care professionals to offer screeningsSkidaway Island United Methodist Church will hold a health and wellness fair Wednesday, Jan. 29, in Bailey Hall at 54 Diamond Causeway. The event is free...
View ArticleGas prices drop in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 3.2 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.24 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national...
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Gas prices drop in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 3.2 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.24 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas...
View ArticleCity Talk: Bluffton, New Orleans among cities struggling with noise ordinances
Savannah is not the only city having a public debate about its sound ordinance.Just last week, the Bluffton Town Council tabled a proposed noise ordinance with some pretty strict limits that would have...
View ArticleFastPitch business competition deadline Jan. 27
The deadline for The Creative Coast’s three-minute business-pitch competition is looming and if previous submissions are any indication, Savannah’s entrepreneurs are brimming with bright ideas — from a...
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Shriver, Beck headline latest Gulfstream speaker series
Dealing with unplanned and unexpected change can test even the most organized, put-together person. Maria Shriver would know. The former news anchor, Emmy-winning journalist and best-selling author has...
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Wedding insurance expands as nuptials get pricier
HARTFORD, Conn. — Worried about the groom getting cold feet? There’s an insurance policy for that.With the cost of the average American wedding reaching about $26,000, insurers have been selling a...
View ArticleGulfstream expansion to create 100 jobs in Brunswick
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. is expected to create 100 jobs when it expands its service center at the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport in Brunswick, Gov. Nathan Deal announced today.The company signed a...
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Nominations open for Georgia’s outstanding senior volunteerHome Instead, Inc., the franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care network, is looking for nominations of people 65 and older who give at...
View ArticleResolve to make an estate plan this year
You’ve said it before. This year, I will make a will. This year I will make sure that my family is provided for, just in case.You know you need to. You know that an estate left intestate creates a...
View ArticleTanger Outlets buys stake in Outlet Mall of Georgia
Tanger Outlets has bought a stake in the future Outlet Mall of Georgia in Pooler, according to Chatham County property deed records.In documents signed January 10, Green Valley Acquisition LLC,...
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Gulfstream boosts General Dynamics' earnings
Better-than-expected operating margins at Savannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace powered parent company General Dynamics to a strong finish in 2013, according to an earnings report released by the company...
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It's time to sign up for Georgia's private school tax credit
The Georgia qualified education expense tax credit — sometimes referred to as the private school tax credit law — allows individuals, trusts, C corporations and owners of pass-through entities such as...
View ArticleBill introduced to allow Savannah bars to sell booze on St. Patricks Day on a...
ATLANTA — Bars in Savannah would be allowed to sell alcohol when St. Patrick’s Day weekend includes a Sunday if a bill read the first time Wednesday becomes law and the Savannah City Council...
View ArticleFor a price, Georgia Power customers can opt out of smart meters
Two years after it completed its rollout of smart meters, Georgia Power is offering an opt-out of the devices. Approved as part of the December rate case, the opt-out provision allows customers to pay...
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Foreclosure rates in Savannah decreaseForeclosure rates in Savannah decreased for the month of November over the same period last year, according to new data from CoreLogic, a real estate reporting...
View ArticleTanger confirms plans to develop Tanger Outlets Savannah
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc., (NYSE: SKT) confirmed plans today to develop Tanger Outlets Savannah in partnership with Georgia development firm Ben Carter Enterprises. The Savannah Morning News...
View ArticleDaniel Defense to add 120 jobs in Bryan County
Daniel Defense, with operations in Bryan County and South Carolina, will expand its existing operations in Black Creek, adding 120 new jobs and investing $20 million in the project over the next five...
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New cable TV video platform launchedComcast has announced the launch of its new X1 video platform for customers in the Savannah area.Using cloud-enabled technologies, the X1 Platform provides access to...
View ArticleGeorgia unemployment rate drops, new layoffs increase
Georgia’s unemployment rate declined to 7.4 percent in December, the state labor department announced Thursday. The seasonally adjusted rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point from November’s...
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