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Phone makers look to emerging markets for growth
BARCELONA, Spain — Here’s the rub for companies: A good part of the key markets they serve already own smartphones and use them to connect various Internet services. How do you grow from there?Services...
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Paula Deen Ventures to open restaurant in Tennessee
Paula Deen Ventures announced today its first new business “Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen,” a new restaurant and retail operation at “The Island in Pigeon Forge,” which is a family-friendly real estate...
View ArticleTarget faces bigger challenges than TJX
NEW YORK — History doesn’t always repeat itself.The hit to TJX Cos. was minimal after it disclosed in 2007 a massive data breach of customer information at its T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods...
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Big changes ahead for frequent fliers on Delta
ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines is changing its frequent-flier program to favor passengers who buy the priciest tickets instead of those who fly the most miles.It’s a bid to lure higher-spending business...
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Obama seeking $300 billion for roads, railways
ST. PAUL, Minn. — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he will ask Congress for $300 billion to update aging roads and railways, arguing that the taxpayer investment is a worthy one that will pay...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Savannah Harbor Foundation awards $26,500 to charities
Savannah Harbor Foundation awards $26,500 to charitiesThe Savannah Harbor Foundation donated $26,500 to 17 local charities during the 2014 Partner Breakfast on Feb. 20 at The Westin Savannah Harbor...
View ArticleForecast: Timid corporations are keeping Georgia economy tame
ATLANTA — Savannah’s economy will rebound this year with a 1.3 percent growth rate, double the 0.4 percent rate in 2013, according to an economic forecast released Wednesday.“Despite a tough year,...
View ArticleSavannah-based Green Badger LEED app gets investment from local seed-capital...
Savannah-based Green Badger LLC, maker of a mobile application that makes it easier for architects and builders to manage their LEED documentation, has gotten a major investment from local seed-capital...
View ArticlePaula Deen to open eatery at Dollywood
Paula Deen, whose meteoric rise to fame was derailed last year when she conceded she had used a racial remark some 30 years ago, is back on the fast track with a new company, a big investor and her...
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Tourism Awards honor unsung heroes of Savannah service industry
Savannah native Leonard Massey didn’t just climb the career ladder, he conquered it, ascending from dishwasher at the former Mulberry Inn to general manager at The Hampton Inn over the course of a...
View ArticlePort truckers ask for legislation
ATLANTA — A handful of truck drivers steered for the Capitol instead of their usual routes Wednesday out of the Port of Savannah on a quest to move some legislation instead of freight.They are looking...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Boat show scheduled for convention center next week
Boat show scheduled for convention center next weekThe 12th Annual Savannah Boat and Outdoor Show will be held March 7-9 at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center.“We will have nearly...
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Buy Local organization gives awards to Chef Leoci, Savannah Coffee Roasters
Chef Roberto Leoci has had a busy year so far, receiving awards, traveling to private catering events and preparing to launch a second Italian restaurant in the new Kimpton Hotel on Bay Street.Even...
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Logistics Summit selling out fast
If any company knows logistics inside and out, it’s Wal-Mart.With 11,000 stores across the globe, the world’s largest retailer must leverage not just imports but exports and domestic transportation in...
View ArticleYellen: Fed monitoring recent weaker economic data
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen noted Thursday that recent economic data have pointed to weaker-than-expected gains in consumer spending and job growth. She said the Fed will be...
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Savannah's Byrd cookies certified as kosher
Savannah’s Byrd Cookie Co., baking “Byrd’s Famous Cookies” since 1924 for locals and consumers around the world, has received kosher certification for its entire line of cookies from the Orthodox...
View ArticleAmid sag in homebuilder confidence, signs of local activity
Amid a decline in homebuilder confidence nationwide, there are signs of life in Chatham County — new townhomes filling in empty lots, multi-family apartment complexes springing up and a second wave of...
View ArticleCommunity radio transformation a step closer
On Nov. 14 last year, the door on community radio applications slammed shut. Before it did, about 2,800 nonprofits across the United States — advocacy groups, churches and charitable nonprofits —...
View ArticleHopes up for sunnier U.S. economy once winter fades
WASHINGTON — When the weather warms up, so, too, will the U.S. economy.That, at least, is the prevailing view of economists, who shrugged off a government report Friday that the economy was weaker last...
View ArticleBusiness in Savannah in brief
Habitat Savannah to dedicate its 126th homeSavannah’s Habitat for Humanity, along with its homeowner families, partners and volunteers, will mark the purchase of a Habitat Savannah home by the newest...
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