CITY TALK: Curb extensions good idea for Savannah's historic neighborhoods
The new downtown Kroger opened almost 20 years ago on East Gwinnett Street.At some point we’ll have to stop calling it “new,” even though the grocery continues to reinvent itself with recent additions...
View ArticleLabor market still needs Fed support, chair says
WASHINGTON — Despite recent sizable job gains, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is signaling that her agency is in no rush to withdraw the massive support it is providing the U.S. economy.Extra...
View ArticleListening to learn and learning to listen
I used to hear, “It is not what you know, but who you know.” Today, I believe, it is not who you know or what you know but how fast you can learn. A friend of mine decided to re-enter her career after...
View ArticleBusiness in Savannah in brief
Today in BiS magazine• These days, Keith Gay is the managing partner of a Tybee Island vacation rental and property management company along with being an associate real estate broker. Along the way,...
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Condo sales return to Savannah market
Empty nesters, young professionals and SCAD parents are resurrecting Savannah’s battered condominium market, which has continued to hold its own over the last two years.About 130 condos have sold in...
View ArticleDOT calls Athens upgrades more pressing
ATLANTA The Savannah harbor expansion project is expected to bring so much new business that community leaders in Macon and West Georgia aren’t willing to wait patiently for improvements in the highway...
View ArticleSoutheastern executives expect moderate inflation
Southeastern executives expect moderate inflation ATLANTA — Business executives across the Southeast expect that inflation will be 1.9 percent over the next 12 months, according to a survey released...
View ArticleGa. lawmakers look for ways to make alcohol laws more business friendly
ATLANTA — A temporary, appointed committee met Wednesday to begin the process of updating the state’s laws dealing with alcohol production, sales and consumption in an effort to simplify commerce, but...
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Development at historic Trustees' Garden property gains momentum
Development plans are gaining momentum at the 9-acre Trustees’ Garden property on the eastern edge of the Historic District, purchased about a decade ago by a local firm with deep Savannah ties.The...
View ArticleBiS Luncheon: Put people first, earn trust
It all started when Susan Isaacs graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2001.She didn’t want to leave Savannah but couldn’t find a job — design wasn’t a big deal in Savannah, not yet at...
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Insurance agency owner recognizedAllstate agency owner Terry Carter has been designated an Allstate Premier Agency for 2014 due to his role as a business leader and involved citizen.The Allstate...
View ArticleWith 'harm' already done, salt-marsh lawsuit dismissed
COLUMBIA — A federal judge has dealt a defeat to environmental advocates who had sued a Florida businessman and his South Coast Mitigation Group over plans to convert rare freshwater wetlands into salt...
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Memorial Medical Center unveils $1 million kitchen
Memorial University Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting and grand opening Wednesday for the newly renovated Memorial Health Café, which represents a $1.1 million investment by Morrison Healthcare Food...
View ArticleGroup wants to form new CVB for Hilton Head
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Standing in front of a crowded theater at Park Plaza Cinemas on Thursday, a Hilton Head Island-based media company owner called on several other business owners to assist him...
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Metropolitan Savannah Rotary Club installs new presidentRobert McCorkle has been sworn in as the fourth president in the brief history of the Metropolitan Savannah Rotary Club.McCorkle, a charter...
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Medient hires Pinewood Studios architect
Medient Studios has hired the architect who designed Pinewood Studios in Fayetteville, new CEO Jake Shapiro told the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority on Thursday night.Architect Bill...
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'Loved the ship, hated the cruise'
The casino cruise ship Escapade was having a great first sail from its Savannah berth Tuesday evening before trouble — in the shape of a huge sandbar — reared up and put an end to the festivities,...
View ArticleGeorgia unemployment rate rises to 7.4 percent in June
Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June rose to 7.4 percent, up two-tenths of a percentage point from May, the state’s Labor Department announced Thursday.The rate in June of last year...
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Ex-First Chatham Bank VP charged with felony theft
A former vice president of First Chatham Bank was arrested Monday and charged with felony theft stemming from his time at the bank.Oren Kenneth Gaylord, 42, was arrested by Savannah-Chatham police on a...
View ArticleSouth Carolina's Beaufort and Jasper counties report higher unemployment rates
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In an unusual reversal, Beaufort County’s unemployment rate in June was worse than South Carolina’s average rate.South Carolina’s unemployment rate stayed at 5.3 percent for the second...
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