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Supporters, critics air views during hearing on carbon proposal
ATLANTA — Downtown Atlanta took on a circus atmosphere Tuesday as groups on both sides of a proposed federal rule on carbon emissions staged rallies, held press conferences and paraded activists before...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Healthy Savannah opens new office on Lincoln Street
Healthy Savannah opens new office on Lincoln StreetHealthy Savannah Inc. has relocated to a renovated office space at 1301 Lincoln St., Unit A, in the Historic District.“We are excited to be in a great...
View ArticleSouthern Co. 2Q profit more than doubles
ATLANTA — Southern Co. on Wednesday reported earnings that more than doubled in its second quarter, and topped analysts’ expectations.The Atlanta-based power company said profit after paying preferred...
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Pie Society opens store in City Market
A new British bakery, run by a family straight from England, is serving downtown Savannah a variety of fresh hot meat and dessert pies, pasties, quiches, shortbreads and cakes.The Wagstaffs — mom...
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Historic Savannah Foundation appeals demolition of Broughton Street building
The Historic Savannah Foundation is appealing a recent decision by the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals to allow demolition of a building at 240 W. Broughton St.The complaint was filed last Friday in...
View ArticleWomen bear brunt of rising long-term care insurance rates
Sometimes it pays to be a woman, but not when it comes to long-term care insurance.Rates started rising for women last year after the long-term care insurance industry discovered that two-thirds of...
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PHOTOS: Million dollar homes across America
SAN FRANCISCO — Swimming pool with a hot tub. Four bedrooms and four-car garage. Granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances. That's what $ 1 million will buy you in the Phoenix suburb of...
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UPDATED: New businesses in Pooler
Businesses keep coming to Pooler. In fact, more than 40 companies have called Pooler home this year.Check out the updated slideshow
View ArticleExtra jurors seated for long Ga. salmonella trial
ALBANY — After three days of jury selection, a panel with plenty of extra members was seated Thursday to hear the case of three people charged in connection with a deadly salmonella outbreak traced to...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Georgia Southern now 100 percent tobacco-free
Atlantic Coast Financial reports quarter’s resultsJACKSONVILLE — Atlantic Coast Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ACFC), the holding company for Atlantic Coast Bank reports earnings per share of $0.02 for the...
View ArticleU.S. stocks plunge, wiping out July's gains
NEW YORK — For investors, there were few havens on Thursday.The stock market had its worst one-day drop since February, driven down by a confluence of worries, from weak company earnings to the looming...
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Bigger ships make for more 'cargo cruise' options
As more and more people look to the unique experience of cargo cruising traveling from port to port aboard a container ship, the French company CMA CGM now offers the option on one of its largest...
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State's tax-free weekend kicks off school year
If it wasn’t apparent by the window signs, coupons and TV ads, Georgia’s tax-free weekend is officially here, allowing parents to knock off some big ticket back-to-school shopping.At the Victory Drive...
View ArticleKessler hotel lawsuit settlement reached
Area property owners have given up their legal challenge to stop developer Richard Kessler’s West River Street hotel project from moving forward.A lawsuit the 10 plaintiffs filed in Chatham County...
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Downtown business luncheon to feature FBI agentThe Savannah Downtown Business Association (SDBA) will host Eugene Kowel, supervisory senior resident agent of the FBI’s Savannah and Brunswick resident...
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U.S. job growth eases but tops 200K for a 6th month
WASHINGTON — A sixth straight month of solid 200,000-plus job growth in July reinforced growing evidence that the U.S. economy is accelerating after five years of sluggish expansion.Employers added...
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Page International names new president
Page International, Inc., an international logistics provider based in Savannah, has named Patrick Page as its president and chief operating officer as of Friday.Page, who joined the company in 1998...
View ArticleRiverPort to get environmental-impact statement
Plans for what has been called one of the largest future logistics and industrial sites in the Southeast are entering a new phase. The Charleston District, U.S Army Corps of Engineers is getting ready...
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Savannah Tech's Chef Vendeville named nation's top culinary instructor
It’s hard to imagine Jean Yves Vendeville being intimidated or squeamish about anything really. He’s an imposing figure. Gregarious, quick witted and friendly, but the fact remains he was scared.“Yes I...
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Newsmakers
DR. GILMORE MACGREGORNew job title: PartnerCompany: Savannah Neurology SpecialistsDuties: MacGregor manages the full spectrum of neurological diseases in adults and sees patients in Savannah and...
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