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Savannah liquor store manager earns service award
Kevin Zeigler has worked several service industry jobs since moving to town to attend the Savannah College of Art and Design.He’s enjoyed them all, but only recently did he find one he considers...
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Gulfstream delivers first G280 jet to customer Savannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced Wednesday it has delivered its first super mid-sized G280 aircraft. The fully outfitted business jet...
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Demere, Kole inducted into Business Hall of Fame
Two well-known Savannah business leaders and philanthropists were inducted into the Savannah Business Hall of Fame Wednesday as Junior Achievement hosted its 13th annual fundraising gala at the...
View ArticlePlanned West River St. hotel gains conditional approval
The sixth time was the charm for the hotel planned for River Street’s west end.Kind of, anyway.The Savannah Historic Board of Review on Wednesday approved architectural plans for a 165-room hotel to be...
View ArticleSavannah's economy limping due to 'fiscal cliff'
ATLANTA — The economy will eventually improve in Savannah, but not before months of “dim growth prospects,” according to a forecast released Wednesday by the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia...
View ArticleSand funds fight ahead for Tybee
Tybee Island faces having to renourish its beaches within three years, and a councilman wants to raise the municipality’s hotel-motel tax to help pay for it.Councilman Bill Garbett has asked the city...
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Kerry Ingredients to hire 90-100 new employees in Savannah
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, an international food manufacturer with plans to hire more than 90 new full-time employees in Savannah, has signed a job-training agreement with Georgia Quick Start...
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Savannah tourism group learns how to use Yelp
If you don’t know about Yelp, odds are you will soon. In fact, if you’re a business owner, it’s entirely possible Yelp already knows about you.Founded in 2004 by a businessman who had just moved to San...
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Former SEDA boss lands new gig Steven W. Weathers, who resigned earlier this year as president of the Savannah Economic Development Authority, has been tapped to be the next president and CEO of the...
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Graingers christened Chatham Parkway Nissan dealership
The Grainger family marked the opening of its second automotive dealership Thursday.Grainger Nissan began operations earlier this fall and is located next to Grainger Honda on Chatham Parkway just...
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Strike force tests compliance of shipping regulations
Last week’s multi-agency strike force operation at Georgia’s deepwater ports brought together eight different agencies with more than 80 personnel at Savannah’s Garden City, Ocean and East Coast...
View ArticleConvention center's a white elephant
Here is a quote from Steven Malanga in the Dec. 31, 2011, edition of the Wall Street Journal:“For two decades, America’s convention center business has been declining, resulting in a nationwide surplus...
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Community bank expands into Savannah
Includes longterm plans to be headquartered in SavannahThe 's' in S Bank doesn’t stand for Savannah.S Bank’s owners did intend for the Glennville-based financial institution to one day have a presence...
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BB&T grant to Georgia Southern funds new position
Marks first eminent scholar since 2009 to be funded by state programSTATESBORO — Georgia Southern University and BB&T have signed an agreement to create the BB&T Executive in Residence, part of...
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GPA opens expanded rail yard
With the snap of a ribbon and a shower of confetti, two shiny black locomotives chugged down newly laid track at the Georgia Ports Authority’s Mason Intermodal Container Transfer Facility Friday...
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Savannah Longhorn Steakhouse soldThe Shopping Center Group, a retail-only real estate advisory firm, has announced that its net leased sales team has brokered the sale of the LongHorn Steakhouse in...
View ArticleTwinkie maker Hostess reaches the end of the line
NEW YORK — Twinkies may not last forever after all.Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of the spongy snack with a mysterious cream filling, said Friday it would shutter its operations after years of...
View ArticleFree enterprise: Deterrence by the billions
When $4.5 billion is just the beginning of the conclusion, then the phrase “record fine” is clearly appropriate.According to this week’s announcement by the Department of Justice about the 2010...
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Savannah firm to manage Charleston apartmentsKole Management, a Savannah-based apartment management company, has acquired The Palms, a 408-unit apartment community in Charleston, S.C.“The Palms is a...
View ArticleCity Talk: New B&D Burgers open on Savannah's Congress Street
The new B&D Burgers is now open at 209 West Congress St.That’s in the heart of downtown, just across the street from Ellis Square and City Market.I stopped for lunch at the bar on the restaurant’s...
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