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RHBC Chamber’s Lunch & Learn Date: April 15Time: 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.Location: Richmond Hill High SchoolSponsor: Richmond Hill/Bryan Country Chamber of CommerceSubject: Work-based Learning...
View ArticleGas prices up last week in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah rose 5.9 cents a gallon last week to $3.59 on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national average increased 3.4...
View ArticleBitter court feud over sweet Vidalia onions
No Vidalia onion will be harvested before its time. So says the agricultural commissioner who claims farmers should face fines for shipping one of Georgia’s premier crops too early, potentially...
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Local United Way gets four starsUnited Way of the Coastal Empire has earned Charity Navigator’s highest level four-star rating for sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability for the sixth...
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Deal to ACCG: 'You have been my partners'
Gov. Nathan Deal said Monday jobs have been the focus of his administration and county commissioners have been his partners in that process.“With your cooperation, we have achieved the designation as...
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Georgia attorney general kicks off 'food frenzy'
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens was on hand at America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia on Monday morning at 2501 E. President St. to kick off the third annual statewide Georgia Legal Food...
View ArticleHistoric Board reviews proposed I-16 flyover dormitories
A developer’s proposed five-story student housing complex for a vacant Selma Street lot facing the Interstate 16 off-ramp faced the Historic District Board of Review Monday and received another...
View ArticleApril 15 not much of a deadline for most
WASHINGTON — The calendar shows April 15, and you haven’t even started on your federal tax return? Chances are, you don’t need to fret.If you’re due a refund — and about three-fourths of filers get...
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Fifth Third Bank opens Savannah branch
A large Cincinnati-based financial institution, Fifth Third Bank, is opening its first office in Savannah as it looks to grow its presence in Georgia and the Southeast. The name may be new in Savannah,...
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Gulfstream announces 60-aircraft deal
Savannah-based business jet manufacturer Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. on Tuesday announced a deal to sell 60 aircraft to a Chinese leasing company, one of the largest orders in Gulfstream’s history.The...
View ArticleGeorgia has the fastest-growing solar industry
ATLANTA — Georgia’s 225-percent increase in jobs related to the solar-energy industry is the highest in the nation as it plays catch-up to other states. The jump comes largely from a combination of...
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Sea Island Bank promotes new Savannah city president
After 45 years of banking, Jerry Barton, city president of Sea Island Bank, is retiring with commercial lead manager Ken Rabitsch stepping up as his successor — the latest changing of the guard in the...
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Savannah family celebrates first-tax-day baby college contribution
Noelani Ogletree is only a day old and already has her first payment on a college saving plan in hand.Noelani was born at 5:52 a.m. and was recognized as the first baby born on “tax day” at Memorial...
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This week in BiS:• Otis Morgan calls himself “a bug man.’ He got into pest control when he was 43 and, over the years, has sprayed for hundreds of peole. The key he says is “good honest work” and “good...
View ArticleAaron's buys Progressive Finance, cuts outlook
ATLANTA — Furniture leasing company Aaron’s has agreed to buy online rent-to-own finance company Progressive Finance Holdings for $700 million in cash in a bid to turn around its business even as it...
View ArticleIndia market offers challenges, rewards
With a population of 1.2 billion and an annual growth rate in excess of 5 percent, India is a thriving market of 500 million middle-class consumers eager for U.S. products and services, John McCaslin...
View ArticlePlan now in case you cannot speak for yourself later
If you suffered a stroke today and lost the ability to speak, would your spouse, children or parents have the legal authority to take care of you medically or financially?May is National Stroke...
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Fashion designer Alexander Wang talks style
Internationally renowned fashion designer Alexander Wang has celebrated a handful of “firsts” in his career lately.After two years of silence on his Instagram account, the designer announced his...
View ArticleWhy high oil prices are actually good for airlines
NEW YORK — Airline executives frequently complain about fuel costs. But the truth is higher prices actually have been good for business.In the past six years, airlines have overhauled the way they...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Fed survey shows inflation of 1.9 percent
Fed survey shows inflation of 1.9 percentATLANTA — Southeastern business executives expect to face a 1.9 percent inflation rate this year, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Federal...
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