Gas prices stable in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have not moved in the past week, averaging $3.33 gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national average has...
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Bill would make tax exemption on plane parts permanent
ATLANTA — An exemption from sales taxes on parts to repair airplanes would become permanent under legislation passed Monday by the House of Representatives 163-10.Only the owners of planes registered...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Gasoline prices in Savannah hold steady
Gasoline prices in Savannah hold steadyAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have not moved in the past week, averaging $3.33 gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets...
View ArticleDawers: A weekend getaway for Mardi Gras at Tybee
No one is going to confuse Tybee Island with New Orleans, but a couple of friends and I had a pretty good time during Mardi Gras festivities on the island last weekend.We had won a weekend’s use of a...
View ArticleMore Georgia banks profitable in 2013
Georgia’s state-based banks continued their post-recession recovery in 2013, posting a third year in the black and doling out more loans, according to year-end data from the Federal Deposit Insurance...
View ArticleLNG tax case sent back to lower court
The Supreme Court of Georgia on Monday ruled in favor of Southern LNG, which had sued the Georgia Commissioner of Revenue over a tax-related issue.The 6-1 decision sent the issue of who should assess...
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Coastal Empire Fairgrounds for sale
The future of the Coastal Empire Fair is up in the air as the Exchange Club of Savannah has the nearly 70-acre fairgrounds tract near Montgomery Street and DeRenne Avenue up for sale.The decision to...
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Deal: State will start Savannah harbor deepening after president's budget...
An update from The Associated Press:Gov. Nathan Deal says he plans to start deepening the shipping channel to the Port of Savannah without financial help from Washington after the Obama...
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Project to 'reboot' old power plant on Savannah's River Street
Hotel magnate and Savannah native Richard Kessler is preparing to reboot West River Street in a $200 million project that will give the decommissioned Georgia Power plant a glamorous new life.The first...
View ArticleMinimum wage push is a lot about a little
So now President Obama has decreed that henceforth the minimum wage for all federal contractors shall be $10.10.Since I doubt there are any fast food outlets littering the White House or the halls of...
View ArticleCarry-on crackdown: United enforces bag size limit
NEW YORK — United Airlines is getting tough on passengers with oversized carry-on bags.The Chicago-based airline has installed new bag-sizers at most airports. It also emailed its frequent fliers,...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Home prices in Savannah increase
Home prices in Savannah increaseAccording to CoreLogic, a property financial information firm, Savannah home prices, including distressed sales, increased by 3.8 percent in January 2014 compared to...
View ArticleObama budget snubs harbor deepening
Last fall, Vice President Joe Biden stood on the docks at Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City Terminal — the fourth largest and fastest-growing container facility in the country — and vowed the...
View ArticleDaniel Defense restructures, lays off employees
Daniel Defense, the Black-Creek based manufacturer of weapons and accessories, announced Tuesday it will cut its workforce by 14 percent — about 35 people — because of “current market conditions.”“We...
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Former IRS official refuses to testify at hearing
WASHINGTON — The former Internal Revenue Service official at the heart of the controversy over the agency’s targeting of conservative groups once again refused to answer questions at a House hearing...
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Target tech chief resigns as it overhauls security
NEW YORK — Target Corp.’s executive ranks have suffered their first casualty since hackers stole credit card numbers and other personal data of millions of the retailer’s shoppers last year.The...
View ArticleCourt weighs securities fraud case changes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed open to the possibility of making it harder for investors to join together to sue corporations for securities fraud — but maybe not as hard as...
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TSA: PreCheck making a difference at airport
Savannah frequent fliers have embraced the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck initiative that allows for expedited security screening before boarding.“Right now, we’re averaging about...
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SCAD student wins post contest for new festival
Nicolas Ogonosky, a senior illustration design major at the Savannah College of Art and Design from Scranton, Pa., has been named the winner of the inaugural AquaCurean gourmet seafood and spirits...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Savannah Tech picked for achieving the dream network
Savannah Tech picked for achieving the dream networkSavannah Technical College is one of 12 institutions selected this year into the Achieving the Dream National Reform Network, and school officials...
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