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Pharmacy schedules health fair for FridayRichmond Hill Pharmacy, located in Towne Center at 2409 Highway 17, will hold their ninth annual health fair on Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Free blood pressure...
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Tourism trade group names new director
The Savannah Area Tourism Leadership Council did not go on tour to find its new executive director.The local tourism industry group known as the TLC didn’t even leave Savannah.Michael T. Owens,...
View ArticleFacebook posts 3Q loss, revenue jumps
NEW YORK — Facebook’s third-quarter results inched past Wall Street’s expectations, offering evidence that the company is making inroads in mobile advertising — a longtime concern among investors.The...
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Creative Coast director: Move Savannah foward
Earlier this year I was invited to present at CityWorks, a conference in Roanoke, Va. The focus of the conference is to enhance connectivity within and between smaller cities and to explore exponential...
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Georgia Power makes donatin to West Broad YMCA
The Georgia Power Foundation made a $10,000 donation to the West Broad Street YMCA on Tuesday. Georgia Power spokeswoman Swann Seiler presented the check to Peter Doliber, executive director of the...
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Gulfstream revenue soars on business jet orders
Certification of Gulfstream Aerospace’s two newest products — the large-cabin, mid-range G280 and the ultra high-speed, ultra-long-range flagship G650 — helped boost the Savannah-based business jet...
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Health Discovery founder, CEO resignsHealth Discovery Corp. (OTCBB: HDVY), a Savannah-based biotech research firm, announced Wednesday that Dr. Stephen D. Barnhill, has resigned as CEO to accept a new...
View ArticleJesse Bushkar discusses the arrival of Windows 8
Microsoft has been quiet. A little too quiet. With all the talk about Apple, Google, and Facebook, it’s often easy (fashionable, even) to forget about Microsoft.But not for long.With the impending...
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Wells Fargo donates $23,000 to Savannah non-profits
Wells Fargo bank has awarded grants of $1,000 each to 23 Savannah area nonprofits through its Days of Giving program that will exceed $1 million this year across Georgia.Checks were awarded to the...
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Oceanfront Cottage Rentals is Small Business of Year
Stacye Jarrell loves her job. And it shows.The owner — with husband Lannie — of Oceanfront Cottage Rentals and Tybee Wedding Chapel is widely considered a driving force behind Tybee’s new image as a...
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Savannah area foreclosure rate dropsForeclosure rates in Savannah for the month of August decreased over the same period last year, according to new data from CoreLogic, a financial reporting firm.The...
View ArticleEnd of summer drives down job numbers as well as unemployment rate
Summer’s end stunted Savannah’s job growth.Retail and tourism-related businesses in Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties cut a combined 700 employees in September, according to Georgia Department of...
View ArticleDockworkers contract talks continuing
George H. Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, which is providing mediation in the contract negotiations between the United States Maritime Alliance and International...
View ArticlePotential Pooler megasite tenant picks Louisiana
CADDO, La. — At a news conference with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Benteler Steel/Tube Friday announced it will build a new hot rolling tube mill in Caddo, La., to strengthen the company’s position in...
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S.C. financial corporation reports third-quarter profit COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCBT Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: SCBT), the holding company for South Carolina Bank & Trust, reported Friday it had a net...
View ArticleU.S. economic growth up to still-modest 2 pct. rate
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a slightly faster 2 percent annual rate from July through September, buoyed by more spending by consumers and the federal government.Even with the increase from a...
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Ford execs visit J.C. Lewis dealership in Savannah
Back in 1912, J.C. Lewis used $500 loaned by a friend and golfing buddy to buy a franchise to sell Ford motor cars. Now, his heirs are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the dealership that intially...
View ArticleSign up now for Georgia Gives day
In 39 days a thousand or more nonprofits across Georgia will get an early Christmas present. Georgia Gives is a statewide initiative that’s focusing attention on the contributions of nonprofits to...
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Gulfstream to showcase its jet fleetSavannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace will showcase its full fleet of aircraft, including the recently certified Gulfstream G650 and G280, at the 65th Annual National...
View ArticleWest end of Savannah's River Street waiting for rebirth
West River Street has never bustled like East River Street.At least not since River Street completed its decades-long transition from a port to a tourist destination. But we could sure see a whole lot...
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