Leadership Savannah announces 2014-15 class
Ladership Savannah, a one-year program that focuses on developing leadership skills to improve the community has named the members of its 2014-2015 class. The following people have been selected to...
View ArticleReach for the stars: Visit Savannah talks online reputation with local...
In the modern world of leisure and hospitality, success is increasingly defined by the number of small yellow stars next to a hotel or restaurant’s name online, a fact not lost on Savannah’s largest...
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GPA delivers big lift for cancer patients
Good things don’t always come in small packages, as evidenced by the cutting-edge cancer treatment equipment that recently moved from Kobe, Japan, through Georgia Ports Authority’s Ocean Terminal in...
View ArticleBen Carter Enterprises cancels plans for Augusta outlet mall
Developer Ben Carter — who’s in the middle of plans to re-develop Savannah’s Broughton Street retail corridor — has canceled plans for a fashion outlet mall in Augusta about four months before it was...
View ArticleDick's Sporting Goods hiring in Savannah for fall opening
Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the U.S., has announced it is hiring its new store scheduled to open this fall in Savannah.Company officials said...
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Governor visits Gulfstream
Gov. Nathan Deal stopped by the G650 manufacturing facility Friday to help Savannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace celebrate General Aviation Manufacturing Week and thank the global company for its...
View ArticleKeurig strikes deal with Kraft on coffee brands
NEW YORK — Keurig Green Mountain says it struck a deal to make Kraft’s branded coffees, such as Maxwell House and Gevalia, for its single-serve brewing systems in the U.S.The companies did not disclose...
View ArticleTaking time to talk logistics and tourism
You’ve probably heard the stories of famous bands who, when they perform, demanded a dish of only blue M&M’s be placed in their dressing room. But, have you thought about the person who had to pick...
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Dick’s hiring for new Savannah storeDick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the U.S., has announced it is hiring for its new store scheduled to open this...
View ArticleNew storage facility planned for Bluffton
COLUMBIA — A project listed as “Bluffton Self Storage” could be coming to town, specifically to the end of Oliver Court,according to state records. The applicants are Evans and Brandshaw LLC, which...
View ArticleCITY TALK: 'The Grey' brings classic 20th century Savannah building back to life
Great cities find ways of reinventing themselves when faced with adversity.And so do great buildings.Many of us feared the deteriorating former Greyhound bus station at 109 Martin Luther King, Jr....
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World Trade Center keeping its regional promise
Its charter may say World Trade Center Savannah, but these days, it could just as easily be called World Trade Center Southeast Georgia.In less than three years, the young organization’s vision of...
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Best Lawyers 2015
Best Lawyers is a respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, with a listing in the publication conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. Lists of outstanding attorneys are compiled...
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Newsmakers
BOBBY HICKSNew job title: Managing directorCompany: US Energy Sciences, Inc.Duties: Hicks will direct all operational and business functions of the Vidalia lighting manufacturer from sales and...
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Business Expo & Awards LuncheonThe Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for businesses to exhibit at its 2014 Business Expo & Awards Luncheon on Oct. 9, at the Savannah Civic Center....
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MBAs Across America program sends Stanford students to Savannah
Everyone loves a good road trip, but imagine a cross-country excursion that incorporates elements of a summer internship with the bonus of helping entrepreneurs and small businesses in multiple...
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Hinesville-fort Stewart MSA workforce ranked highThe Hinesville-Fort Stewart Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recently was featured in the top 2 percent of MSAs nationwide for its workforce...
View ArticleGas prices ease downward in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 2.2 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.29 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.The national...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Exhibit at the 2014 Business Expo & Awards luncheon
Gas prices ease downward in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 2.2 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.29 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of...
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CITY TALK: A first look at Savannah's 100 worst properties
A number of years ago, two blighted houses marred Barnard Street just north of 40th Street.They were gorgeous old buildings that sat further back from the street than many other historic homes in the...
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