Tax questions: You asked, our experts answered
It’s that scary time of year when the calendar reminds us that, like it or not, we need to square up with Uncle Sam. If that isn’t enough, the new rules, regulations and tax laws coming out every year...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Flurry of new businesses open in Savannah's historic district
Each spring, Savannah sees a flurry of new businesses open downtown.Occasionally, the timing of the openings is a quirk of the permitting process, but for the most part entrepreneurs are hoping to get...
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Southern Telecom, Henry County Broadband form partnershipATLANTA – Southern Telecom, a subsidiary of Southern Company, has announced a strategic partnership with Henry County Broadband (HCB) to provide...
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RAOUL RUSHINNew job title: PresidentCompany: The Landings Co.Duties: Rushin will oversee all activities related to sales and property management at The Landings, which features more than 4,400 home...
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Goshen Real Estate Investor GroupDate: March 25Time: 7 p.m. Location: Carey Hilliard’s, Hwy 21 in Garden CityCost: First visit is free; $5 for non-members; $10 dues for 10th anniversary year.Info:...
View ArticleSARAH TODD: Tech tools for nonprofits
Smaller nonprofits find it particularly difficult to keep up with the time and tools needed to create more visibility about their causes and to take advantage of the social network. This challenge...
View ArticleSavannah area gas prices slip slightly
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 0.4 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.36 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national...
View ArticleGeorgia Ports report 6 percent container growth
The Georgia Ports Authority has moved more than two million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) so far this fiscal year (July-February), for an increase of 6.2 percent or an additional...
View ArticlePaula Deen a hometown hit in Albany
ALBANY — The line snaked through Turner’s Fine Furniture Store on U.S. 82 north of Albany early Saturday afternoon. The people clutched cookbooks, photographs and magazines, and they were there for one...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Savannah gas prices slip slightly
Savannah gas prices slip slightlyAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 0.4 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.36 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas...
View ArticleBuilding permits rebound in Savannah area
The number of building permits in the Savannah area has been creeping up and is approaching more sustainable, pre-housing bubble levels, according to new data compiled by Armstrong Atlantic State...
View ArticleSavannah Stopover, music festival take over the city
In the article “SXSW’s Little Sister: Savannah Stopover Music Festival” published last week by the online culture magazine “PopMatters,” critic Raymond E. Lee waxed poetic about our upstart indie music...
View ArticlePort fire price tag close to $20 million
The Georgia Ports Authority board, meeting Monday on Jekyll Island, voted to authorize ports executive director Curtis Foltz to issue purchase orders and contracts totaling up to $20 million for the...
View ArticleGulfstream delivers 300th G450 business jet
Savannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently delivered its 300th Gulfstream G450. The milestone comes nine years after the aircraft entered service in May 2005.“The delivery of the 300th G450 is...
View ArticleMedient to film horror movie in Savannah
Medient Studios (OTCQB:MDNT), which has plans to build a production complex in Effingham County, announced today the first movie to be filmed for its 2014 schedule will be “The Damned,” a possession...
View ArticleAmeris announces redemption of remaining TARP stock
MOULTRIE — Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ-GS: ABCB), today announced it has redeemed the last of its preferred stock – totaling $28 million – issued originally under the U.S. Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief...
View ArticleBea Wray: Let's make more and play less
Have you ever tried one of the “addict-o games” like Flappy Bird, Angry Birds, Candy Crush, etc.? Come on, you can admit it. Most of us have spent hours playing these fun, but mindless, games.Mobile...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Rotary Club awards Century of Service grants
Rotary Club awards Century of Service grantsThe Rotary Club of Savannah has announced that ten recipients have been selected for the Century Service Award, given in honor of the club’s 100th...
View ArticleGirl Scouts CEO addresses challenges and goals at Savannah luncheon
For today’s Girl Scouts to remain relevant and meet today’s challenges, they must remember their history as an avant-garde movement born before women had the right to vote, says Anna Maria Chávez, CEO...
View ArticleTrade Center board OKs new management contract
The Georgia World Congress Center Authority will take over management of the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center on April 1.In a unanimous decision, the trade center board on Tuesday...
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