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HELEN BACONNew job title: AttorneyCompany: Weiner, Shearouse, Weitz, Greenberg & Shawe, LLPRelated work experience: Bacon’s practice is in the fields of real estate, commercial and construction...
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MWBE informational meetingMembers of the public and area businesses are invited to attend a meeting hosted by Mayor Edna B. Jackson to discuss the city’s procurement process and how businesses can...
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New Goodwill job-finding center to open On Friday, Feb. 7, Goodwill of the Coastal Empirewill open a Job Connections Center in remodeled space at its headquarters at 7220 Sallie Mood Drive. A...
View ArticleCITY TALK: A walk through downtown Savannah in the storm
I took a long walk through the beautiful, deserted streets of the Historic District on Wednesday evening.I left my house in Thomas Square just a little after 6:30 p.m., and the roads were already as...
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Thunderbolt Marine 'Boatyard of Year'
Less than five years ago, Thunderbolt Marine announced it would begin a massive, $5 million-plus expansion of its yacht repair and refit business — an expansion designed to put Savannah back on the map...
View ArticleTrade Center set to change management
Even before it opened its doors in May of 2000, the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center on Hutchinson Island was under an exclusive management contract with SMG, the nation’s largest...
View ArticleRelief for Georgia shrimpers may come too late -- if at all
J.B. Riffle lost tens of thousands of dollars in the last shrimping season but survived because of personal loans from friends.“I’ve been fishing for 42 years, and we had the worst year ever last...
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Americans grapple with income inequality
ASHBURN, Va. — The wealthiest county in America is settled deep in 4 a.m. slumber when Neal Breen threads the mini-mansion subdivisions and snow-blanketed fairways on his way to open shop.There’s two...
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Second RPM Autoworx repair shop to openRPM Autoworx will hold grand opening party Feb. 14 to celebrate the opening of a second repair shop, RPM2, at 8434 Waters Ave. at the Montgomery Crossroads...
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Georgia's foreign trade growth relies on deeper ports
Georgia’s deepwater ports in Savannnah and Brunswick are critical to keeping the state globally competitive, Chris Carr, Georgia’s Commissioner of Economic Development, told a standing-room-only crowd...
View ArticleNuStar selling asphalt business
NuStar Energy LP of San Antonio, Texas, announced Monday that it has entered into an agreement with an affiliate of Lindsay Goldberg LLC, a private investment firm, to divest all of its 50-percent...
View ArticleDawers: Floyd Adams' legacy includes emphasis on blight, quality of life
It was really touching over the weekend to read so many heartfelt remembrances of Floyd Adams.For those of us who did not know him personally, the comments and stories have added new dimensions to his...
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Ga. pickle plant expected to create up to 50 jobsMACON — A sliced-pickle plant planned for central Georgia is expected to create up to 50 jobs.The plant is being opened in Bibb County by Mr. Chips...
View ArticleFacebook barrels ahead on 10th anniversary
NEW YORK — It has been 10 years since a Harvard sophomore named Mark Zuckerberg created a website called Thefacebook.com to let his classmates find their friends online.They did. And in the decade...
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Finally 'we can feel comfortable'
These days, when Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis Foltz takes to the stage, it’s a pretty safe bet that he’s there to talk about the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, a plan to deepen...
View ArticleTroubled waters for Wilmington Island marina after zoning change petition denied
A Wilmington Island marina’s expansion plan was headed for troubled waters after its petition to get a commercial zoning change was denied Tuesday. Richard Long, owner of Sail Harbor Marina on...
View ArticleMicrosoft names cloud computing chief as next CEO
LOS ANGELES — Microsoft has named the head of its cloud computing business as the company’s next CEO, tapping a longtime insider to lead efforts to catch rivals in mobile devices and offer more...
View ArticleCrackdown on Airbnb hosts in Savannah prompts closer look at zoning restrictions
Cuyler-Brownsville homeowner Vickie Weaver has hosted more than 30 guests from a half dozen countries, many of whom have left glowing reviews of their stay in Savannah on the popular vacation rental...
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Home prices in Savannah increaseHome prices, including distressed sales, increased by 9.6 percent in Savannah in December 2013 compared to December 2012, according to CoreLogic, a residential property...
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Savannah to lose direct flight to DC
The recently approved merger of two major air carriers will cost Savannah its direct service to Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport.American Airlines hasn’t announced when service will end, but...
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