Trade Center board still going over management contract
With the Georgia World Congress Center Authority in Atlanta set to take over the majority of management duties for the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center in April, the trade center’s...
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Obama wants overtime pay for more salaried workers
WASHINGTON — Bypassing Congress, President Barack Obama intends to order changes in overtime rules so employers would be required to pay millions more workers for the extra time they put in on the...
View ArticleWhite House promotes economic issues facing women
WASHINGTON — Add pay equity to President Barack Obama’s 2014 do-it-himself wish list.The White House is launching a campaign to promote a host of economic issues facing women, a key voting bloc in this...
View ArticleMetro Savannah's January unemployment rate down from 2013
ATLANTA — Metro Savannah’s unemployment rate increased to 6.9 percent in January, up three-tenths of a percentage point from 6.6 percent in December, the Georgia Department of Labor announced today....
View ArticleBiS in brief: Jamie Deen to emcee Night of Champions
Jamie Deen to emcee Night of ChampionsSavannah restaurateur and TV personality Jamie Deen will emcee the Fifth Annual Night of Champions sponsored by the Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society (LDSS) on...
View ArticleDeal: 'We cannot wait' to deepen harbor
In a strongly worded letter, Gov. Nathan Deal has lobbed the harbor deepening ball squarely onto U.S. Army Secretary John M. McHugh’s court, telling the Pentagon official the state believes he has the...
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Even Justin Timberlake needs Savannah ports
Justin Timberlake’s tour in support of his new album, “The 20/20 Experience,” is on its way to London, courtesy of the Port of Savannah.The Georgia Ports Authority, along with logistics partners...
View ArticleStudent housing development proposed near I-16 flyover
A developer’s proposed five-story student housing complex for a vacant Selma Street lot facing the Interstate 16 off-ramp received a chilly reception at the Historic District Board of Review this...
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Telfair mammography program receives $35,000 grant
St. Joseph’s/Candler has been awarded a $35,000 grant by It’s The Journey Inc., producer of the Atlanta 2-Day Walk for Breast Cancer. The grant will go to the Telfair Mammography Fund, which helps...
View ArticleArea home sales up slightly in February as realtors look to spring
Local home sales showed slight improvement in February as realtors and homebuilders hoped the newly sunny skies and blooming azaleas will bring out buyers in force this spring. About 316 homes were...
View ArticleCitiTrends reports uptick for fiscal year
Savannah-based Citi Trends Inc. reported Friday that it had a net income of $1.5 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared with a net loss of $0.7 million, or $0.05...
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New shopping tour added to Savannah tourism sceneBeginning April 11, tourists and others will be offered a guided shopping tour through Savannah. ’Tiques Shopping Tour will include stops at shops that...
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UGA to offer online master’s program in financial planningAthens – The University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences will offer an online master’s degree program in financial planning...
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Developer's Broughton Street project gaining steam, several projects under...
Developer Ben Carter’s Broughton Street project is gaining steam with more retailers signing up and more properties firmly in his portfolio, but his efforts to revitalize these historic storefronts...
View ArticleCITY TALK: St. Patrick's Day: Is Savannah doing it right?
On Thursday, many Savannah hotels still had rooms free for the big weekend before St. Patrick’s Day.Midtown and Southside hotels had rooms available in the range of $150 per night for a party of two....
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Need tax help? Ask our experts
The good news — if there is such a thing when it comes to taxes — is that, unlike last year, when surprises and changes came fast and furiously as Congress resolved its fiscal cliff issues at the last...
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DR. JULIA MIKELLNew job title: Director of quality performanceCompany: St. Joseph’s/CandlerDuties: Mikell is responsible for the continuing development and effectiveness of process reliability, quality...
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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...
View ArticleJob creation issues are less noisy this year
ATLANTA — Many of the headlines coming out of the legislative session this year about Obamacare, Common Core, guns and “medical marijuana” might give a false impression that job-creation bills are...
View ArticlePossible fishing curbs stir anger
“Florida has a terrible fishery.”That’s the opinion of one South Carolina lawmaker.“South Carolina has a wonderful fishery,” said S.C. Rep. Stephen Goldfinch. “And Georgia has a wonderful fishery.”In...
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