Savannah-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...
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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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Kohl's donates to Memorial Medical Center
Kohl’s department stores have presented The Children’s Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center with $6,458 as part of the Kohl’s Cares Hospital Partnership Program. The money was raised with the...
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Seamen's House a refuge for mariners
It may be one of the city’s best-kept secrets, although not by design. For more than 170 years, chaplains of the Savannah Port Society have quietly followed their calling to visit ships docked in...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Starbucks to open soon in downtown Kroger
Starbucks already has a presence inside several area Kroger stores, so I guess it’s not surprising that Starbucks will be opening soon in the downtown Kroger.Still, at least to this Kroger shopper, the...
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Duo see Savannah as fashon destination
Andy Shearer looked across the coffee shop table at his business partner and questioned their working relationship.“Was it business love at first sight?” he said with a laugh.Since meeting Brianne...
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CCDS finds jobs for 30-plus peopleThe Coastal Center for Developmental Services (CCDS), which provides services to adults with developmental disabilities, and its Community Employment Services team...
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Savannah Toastmasters announce Speechcraft course for womenThe four-session Speechcraft course will meet each Tuesday morning in March to boost professional women’s skills for communicating...
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SAVANNAH DOZIER New job title: Marketing intern Company: Hospice Savannah Inc. Duties: Dozier will assist director in copy and design of collateral materials, ads and social media to help distinguish...
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