Business Events
Small Business Council SMART LuncheonDate: June 3Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Location: Savannah Morning News Auditorium, 1375 Chatham Pkwy.Subject: The presentation, “Running a Race on a Treadmill,”...
View ArticleSavannah area gas prices down slightly
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 1.6 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.59 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The...
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New Apple Mac, mobile features coming this fall
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s Mac operating system will have easier ways to share and search, while the iOS software for iPhones and iPads is getting new features for keeping tabs on your health and...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Call center to open in Clayton County
Savannah area gas prices down slightlyAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 1.6 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.59 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of...
View ArticleCITY TALK: New Savannah precinct location will impede revitalization
Vibrant urban neighborhoods have some common qualities.They have a critical mass of residents and have neighborhood businesses supported in part by those residents.Vibrant mixed-use neighborhoods also...
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Halo agency owner lights way for upcoming talent
Halo Model and Talent Agency will host the Halo Summer Scouting Event June 21 at the Jepson Center downtown.Agencies from Atlanta and New York, including New York Model Management and Frontier Booking,...
View ArticleCity creates office zoning classification
The city of Savannah and Chatham County have added a new zoning district classification called Office-Institutional, a designation that bridges the gap between residential and heavier commercial uses,...
View ArticleMedient Studios to release movie 'Yellow' on Aug. 29
Effingham County-based Medient Studios, Inc. announced today it will release Nick Cassavetes’ movie ‘Yellow’ on Aug. 29 in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago followed by a...
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The race never ends, says GSU dean
The problem for Allen Amason is that people think about business as sports. And for Amason, dean of the College of Business Administration at Georgia Southern University, sports metaphors translate...
View ArticleSometimes leadership is getting out of the way
Whether at work or at home, sometimes my most important job is getting out of the way. I often say that my kids stand up because I fall down. Recently, my son confirmed this: After a long day of work...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Goose Feathers garners TripAdvisor award
Home prices in Savannah increaseHome sale prices in Savannah, including distressed sales, increased by 7.9 percent in April compared to the same month in 2013, according to CoreLogic, a national...
View ArticleGa. Power executives testify Vogtle expansion is progressing
ATLANTA — Executives from Georgia Power Company testified Tuesday that construction of two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle is progressing as planned and remains on the revised schedule and budget. The...
View ArticleGeorgia banks see improvement in first quarter
Georgia’s 219 state-based banks earned $590 million during the first quarter of 2014, a 17 percent improvement over the same period last year, according to information from the Federal Deposit...
View ArticleDynacrafts bikes cruise into Port of Savannah
Dynacraft, one of the nation’s leading bicycle suppliers, has chosen the Port of Savannah as its new East Coast gateway. Nelson Costa, vice president of operations and leadership development for...
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Vaporizers replace cigarettes in Pooler, Savannah Mall
Call it a trend. Or a fad. It’s found its way to metro Savannah.Almost three weeks ago, Vapor Trails opened its doors at 1105 E. Hwy. 80 in Pooler, selling vaporizers and what are called e-liquids,...
View ArticleBiS in brief: U.S. Chamber to host ‘Hiring Our Heroes’ job fair
U.S. Chamber to host ‘Hiring Our Heroes’ job fairThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, along with Call of Duty Endowment and University of Phoenix, will host “Hiring Our Heroes — Savannah,” a job...
View ArticleNaming a beneficiary for your IRA
Establishing and funding an IRA is an important step in achieving the retirement lifestyle your hard work deserves. For many of us, the perfect scenario would be to pass away immediately after spending...
View ArticleInsurer UnitedHealth raises dividend by 34 percent
UnitedHealth is once again hiking the quarterly dividend it gives shareholders by more than 30 percent, with the latest increase tripling the initial value of a payout the nation’s largest health...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Carpet maker to creates 200 jobs in Bartow County
Carpet maker to creates 200 jobs in Bartow CountySurya, an India-based textile company, will create 200 new jobs and invest $30 million in its corporate office and distribution facility in...
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New Bluffton Chevrolet dealership holds grand opening
BLUFFTON, S.C. — Mike Reichenbach, owner and president of Bluffton’s latest car dealership, said he and his wife got into the business 12 years ago for an ironic reason — they had never really liked...
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