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SLIDESHOW: New businesses springing up in Pooler
Business in Pooler is growing by leaps and bounds. In fact, in the first six months of 2014 more than 40 food, retail and personal care services have opened in the city.This weekend shoppers can take...
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City Alderman opens Stuff Store
The Stuff Store, owned by Alderman Tony Thomas, is scheduled to open today in Savannah Mall. It really is a stuff store.“We have it all,” said Thomas.The Stuff Store has unique items, mostly antique...
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Amazon rolls out 'Netflix-for-books' style service
NEW YORK — Amazon is rolling out a new subscription service that will allow unlimited access to thousands of electronic books and audiobooks for $9.99 a month in the online giant’s latest effort to...
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E-Pellets acquires mill for wood pellet productionATLANTA — E-Pellets, LLC has acquired the formerly shuttered Louisiana Pacific OSB mill in Athens and plans to convert the mill into a wood pellet...
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Cantwell tours Gulfstream Aerospace
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell was a long way from home Friday, but no matter.She was a woman on a mission.The Democrat, who has represented the state of Washington in the U.S. Senate for the past 14 years,...
View ArticleFeds may provide break for charities
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 4719, a group of incentives designed to spur community investment by significantly increasing charitable giving incentives.Claiming the ability to...
View ArticleAxed Nokia X phones suffered from lack of identity
NEW YORK — The Nokia X phones that Microsoft discontinued this week blend two rival operating systems, but leave out the best of each.As a result, the devices didn’t become a runaway hit as Nokia’s...
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Beyond Broughton: Three small businesses move to bigger and better spaces in...
Added together, the owners of three former Broughton Street businesses had been operating for more than 30 years and had spent much of the last decade as members of the community that had helped...
View ArticleKayak Kafe Midtown follows model of freshness and flavor
City Talk covered Kayak Kafe in 2004 when the restaurant opened at 1 E. Broughton St. We wrote about Kayak Kafe again in 2010 when co-owners Brendan Pappas and Mallie Clark expanded the menu and began...
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Savannah insurance agencies recognizedThree Savannah insurance agencies and their owners have been designated Allstate Premier Agencies for 2014. Fewer than 48 percent of Allstate’s nearly 10,000...
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Newsmakers
F. CARL WALTONNew job title: Vice president for student affairsCompany: Savannah State UniversityDuties: Walton will provide overall leadership for various units of student affairs to integrate...
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ONGOINGBNI – Business Network International Local Chapters:• Referrals Have Power: 8:30-10 a.m. Tuesdays, GoodWill Industries, Richmond Hill• Savannah Business Connections: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m....
View ArticleFla. jury slams R.J. Reynolds with $23.6B in damages
R.J. Reynolds slammed with $23.6B in damages MIAMI — A Florida jury has slammed the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. with $23.6 billion in punitive damages in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a longtime smoker...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Firm to create 70 jobs in Bryan County
Firm to create 70 jobs in Bryan CountyPennsylvania-based West Penn Testing Group, a state-of-the-art material testing services provider, will invest $3 million to build a testing center in Ellabell...
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Robert Jepson among Leadership Georgia award winners
Leadership Georgia, an affiliate of the Georgia Chamber, has named Savannah businessman Robert Jepson as one of its three 2014 award winners for their contributions to Leadership Georgia, their...
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Veteran Hinesville Realtor steps aside
HINESVILLE — George Holtzman, the longest-serving member of Georgia Real Estate Commission, is stepping down from his role as broker/owner of Coldwell Banker Holtzman, Realtors, after 40 years in the...
View ArticleHobby Lobby: Planting confusion on the contraceptive mandate
The United States Supreme Court’s 2013 term ended June 30 with the high-profile Hobby Lobby opinion, which raised more questions than it answered.In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court held that the...
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Savannah Bee Company featured in Google economic report
Savannah Bee Company is getting some, if you’ll excuse the pun, national buzz thanks to its thriving e-commerce business.The company, founded in 2002 by Ted Dennard, was recently featured in Google’s...
View ArticleApple post biggest earnings gain in nearly 2 years
Apple posts biggest earnings gain in 2 years SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s growth prospects are looking brighter as anticipation builds for the upcoming release of the next iPhone, a model that is expected...
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