Business in Savannah in brief
Hurricane storm-surge risk in metro SavannahThe 2014 storm surge analysis from CoreLogic, a property information reporting firm, indicates 85,476 homes with a combined reconstruction value of...
View ArticleSavannah home sales jump 11 percent in June
Buoyed by good weather and a slowly improving economy, home sales in Savannah showed strong improvement in June.A total of 538 homes sold in Bryan, Effingham and Chatham counties last month, an 11...
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Labor issues remain on both U.S.coasts
Labor issues continue to dominate port news, especially on the West Coast, where the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association failed to reach a new contract...
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Playground spat pits neighbors against local church
Neighbors descended upon the Historic District Board of Review this week in a tizzy over a recent installation of playground equipment behind Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church.Local...
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West Chatham-Pooler Rotary has new presidentTerry Carter was inducted as president of the West Chatham-Pooler Rotary Club on July 9 during the 2014-2015 installation of officers at Savannah Quarters...
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CVS conforms to trend at Victory Drive and Skidaway Road
With accessibility and opportunity at the forefront, development continues to accelerate in the area of Victory Drive and Skidaway Road.A new site at the southwest corner of the intersection will...
View ArticleKingston pushes for deepening agreement
If a budget bill passed by the U.S. House Thursday night becomes law, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will have to finalize its agreement with the state of Georgia to start construction on the $706...
View ArticleIf you like people, tourism's for you
I’m going to ask you a hypothetical question. It goes something like this:Would you rather start your career in data entry, sitting at a gray cubicle in a fluorescent-lit room, with your only human...
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Car dealer donates to ‘Self Help’During the month of June, Mike Reichenbach Chevrolet partnered with Bluffton Self Help to donate $10 to the local charity for each test drive when drivers mentioned...
View ArticleWill new police precinct spur revitalization along Savannah's MLK?
In recent City Talk columns, I’ve taken a detailed look at the city of Savannah’s plan to raze historic homes and build a new Central Precinct on 1.6 acres along 33rd and 34th streets between...
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Goodwill continues era of expansion
In recent time, Goodwill of the Coastal Empire has gone from just another nonprofit to an organization leading the way against area poverty and advocating for employment of the disabled, veterans and...
View ArticleGulfstream poised to debut new business jet
Although Gulfstream executives aren’t talking, most everyone else in business aviation is buzzing about the anticipated debut of the company’s newest large-cabin design, rumored to replace the G450 and...
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Newsmakers
DAN GROVENew job title: Assistant project engineerCompany: Choate Construction Co.Duties: Grove will help coordinate and assist the project management team on specific construction projects.Related...
View ArticleDulany Industries to develop former Tronox site
Savannah-based Dulany Industries Inc. is expected to announce Monday that it has reached an agreement with Greenfield Environmental Savannah Trust LLC to buy the 1,600-acre former site of Kerr McGee...
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Pooler Marketplace ExpoDate: July 17Time: 5-7 p.m. Location: National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air ForceCost: This event is open to the public and admission is free.Register: For more information...
View ArticleGas prices down in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah fell 3.3 cents a gallon last week to $3.46 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national average has...
View ArticleBerwick Marketplace sold for $5.9 million
South Carolina firm Ziff Properties Inc. has sold Berwick Marketplace, a 38,000-square-foot shopping plaza on Ogeechee Road.The property sold to a private investor from South Florida in a deal worth...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Gulfstream expands safety management system
Gas prices down in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah fell 3.3 cents a gallon last week to $3.46 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in...
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Visit Savannah staffs Ellis Square with 'first impression specialists'
Visit Savannah has staffed a third downtown visitor center, this one at Ellis Square.“Adding the new location at Ellis Square gives Visit Savannah and its chamber members a high visibility location in...
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Citigroup to pay $7B in subprime mortgages probe
WASHINGTON — Citigroup agreed Monday to pay $7 billion to settle a federal investigation into its handling of risky subprime mortgages, admitting to a pattern of deception that Attorney General Eric...
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