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Goodwill opens store at Savannah's McAlpin Square
Goodwill of the Coastal Empire opened its 19th retail location Thursday morning at McAlpin Square, 1900 E. Victory Drive.Doors opened on the 3,200-square-foot retail space with a 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting...
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Georgia exports set new record in 2013
Georgia merchandise exports set a record last year, increasing 4.2 percent compared to 2012, growing from $36.1 billion to $37.6 billion, according to a report released this week from the International...
View ArticleSituation sunny for Ga.'s solar jobs
Georgia’s solar jobs are booming, according to a new report from The Solar Foundation.The national nonprofit research organization found more than 2,600 Georgians worked in the solar power industry and...
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Inaugural JetBlue flight arrives from New York
Dawn had not yet broken in snowy New York City on Thursday morning, but Savannahians — always up for a party — already were celebrating at Gate 16 at JFK International Airport.Passengers and guests...
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NAIFA general membership meeting and continuing educationSpeaker, Ralph Hudgens, Insurance Commissioner State of Georgia will lead the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors-Savannah...
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The Savannah Bank changes name to South State Bank
The Savannah Bank will no longer carry the moniker of its namesake city, part of a rebranding overhaul by its South Carolina-based parent company, First Financial Holdings Inc. Announcing the changes...
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Visit Savannah upgrades Visitor Information Centers A number of upgrades have been made to Visit Savannah’s Visitor Centers at Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and River Street to include new iPads,...
View ArticleDawers: Local economy faces new headwinds
Like the national and world economies, the Savannah area economy has been facing some stiff headwinds for more than six years now.Those headwinds have abated to a significant degree, and a handful of...
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Gulfstream growing in Asia-Pacific region
Gulfstream Aerospace underscored its increased focus on the Asia-Pacific region last week, bringing its full fleet — the Gulfstream G650, G550, G450, G280 and G150 — to the 2014 Singapore...
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Jamaica aims to revive economy with port hub
OLD HARBOR, Jamaica — This hardscrabble harbor town on Jamaica’s southern coast seems an unlikely contender in an emerging regional competition over the shipping routes that carry global trade.But as...
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Parker's cuts ribbon on Lyons store
Greg Parker, center, president and CEO of The Parker Cos., Bill Mitchell, left-center, president of Toombs-Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce and local dignitaries helped cut the ribbon at the...
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After UAW defeat, can GOP fulfill promise of jobs?
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Republicans fighting a yearslong unionization effort at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee painted a grim picture in the days leading up to last week’s vote. They said if...
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West opens Pooler location
West Rehab & Sports Medicine, Train Me 24/7 and community guests and clients gathered on Thursday at West Rehab’s new, state-of-the-art office in Pooler, 122 Pipemakers Circle, Suite 209. The...
View ArticleMurphy's Law Irish Pub relocating to River Street
Murphy’s Law Irish Pub is saying goodbye to its Congress Street location and jigging down to River Street — just in time for the impending St. Patrick’s Day scrum. The pub will hold a farewell blowout...
View ArticleU.S. homebuilder confidence sinks in February
U.S. homebuilders’ confidence in the housing market declined sharply this month as the severe weather battering much of the nation keeps many would-be buyers at home.Storms and cold weather dampened...
View Article'Candy' Crush Saga' maker King Digital plans IPO
NEW YORK — The company behind “Candy Crush Saga” is going public, hoping the popularity of its addictive online game will translate to sweet returns for itself and its investors.King Digital...
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Armstrong shows off new plan for Hinesville
Armstrong Atlantic State University president Linda M. Bleicken and Armstrong Liberty Center director Pete Hoffman unveiled a rendering of the new 21,000-square-foot Armstrong Liberty Center in...
View ArticleBusiness in Savannah in brief
Today in BiS magazine:• Michael Gale, the CEO of Chemical South Transport, saw an opportunity to succeed in Savannah and says he’ll never leave: “What we have, people need, and we’re in the business of...
View ArticleOur economic times: New study links income inequality, education
As our nation continues to struggle to find an economic and political identity, one thing remains clear: Income inequality continues to be a hot-button issue routinely propelled to the forefront of...
View ArticleActavis to buy Forest Labs in $25 billion deal
Actavis PLC plans to buy Forest Laboratories Inc. for about $25 billion, catapulting little-known Actavis into the world’s No. 15 drugmaker, with an unusual one-stop-shopping model giving it an edge:...
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