Below average forecast for South Carolina shrimp baiting season
The shrimp-baiters season in South Carolina may be as lackluster as it was last year.“Recent sampling by the Department of Natural Resources collected below average numbers of shrimp available for fall...
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United Community Bank adds Coastal Georgia mortgage staff
United Community Bank will add five staffers based in Savannah to its mortgage services division for coastal Georgia, bank officials announced Tuesday.Adam Hart will join the bank as vice president,...
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GM to add 750 workers to build small pickup trucks
DETROIT — Early demand is so high for General Motors’ new small pickup trucks that the company is hiring more workers to build them even before one is sold to the public.Nearly 100,000 prospective...
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UPDATED SLIDESHOW: New businesses in Pooler
Business hasn’t slowed in Pooler.The city saw several new companies open in the last few months, including Byrd’s Cooking Co., Dollar General, Savannah Lion Games and others. Restaurants, such as Wild...
View ArticleU.S. homebuilder confidence soars in September
U.S. homebuilders’ confidence in the market for new, single-family homes surged this month to the highest level in nearly nine years.The brighter outlook reflects growing optimism that sales will...
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Dow closes at record after Fed keeps rates intact
NEW YORK — The stock market rose Wednesday after the Federal Reserve told investors to expect low interest rates for a while yet, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to a record high.After...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Small business grant to help rural S.C. areas
Small business grant to help rural S.C. areasThe Savannah office of the Small Business Assistance Corp. (SBAC) has received a $25,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to facilitate loans...
View ArticleColonial Group buys North Carolina chemical company
Colonial Chemical Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Savannah-based Colonial Group Inc., has bought Acme Southern Inc. based in Pineville, N.C.Robert H. Demere Jr., president of Colonial Group, said the...
View ArticleDrugstores, retailers dive deeper into vaccines
Walgreen provided enough flu shots last season to protect a population roughly twice the size of Los Angeles.CVS doled out more than 5 million, or double its total from a few years ago. And Wal-Mart,...
View ArticlePizza Hut testing 'skinny slice'
NEW YORK — Pizza Hut is testing out a lighter pizza in two U.S. markets as it seeks to freshen up its menu and regain its footing against competitors.The tests of the “Skinny Slice” pies began this...
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U.S. consumer prices fall 0.2 percent in August
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices edged down in August, the first monthly drop since the spring of 2013, as gasoline, airline tickets and clothing prices all fell. It was the latest evidence that...
View ArticleFAA proposes $425,000 fine for Gulfstream
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $425,000 civil penalty against Savannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. for failing to comply with federal guidelines related to training aircraft...
View ArticleGeorgia unemployment rate reaches 8.1 percent in August
ATLANTA – Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 8.1 percent, up four-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 7.7 percent in July, the Georgia Department of Labor announced...
View ArticleBusiness in Savannah in brief
Taste of Tybee to feature island restaurants, caterersThe Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 18th Annual Taste of Tybee Business Connection from 5:30–7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Tybee Island...
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Carter decries unemployment rise
ATLANTA — Democrat Jason Carter attacked Republican rival Gov. Nathan Deal Thursday for the rise in the state’s unemployment rate while the governor blamed technical errors and an influx of...
View ArticleStock gains lift U.S. household wealth to a record
WASHINGTON — Strong stock market gains and higher home prices boosted Americans’ net worth in the April-June quarter to a record high, a trend that could encourage more spending.U.S. households also...
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Work under way to rebuild ports warehouse
More than seven months after fire destroyed the northern half of a massive warehouse at Georgia Ports Authority’s Ocean Terminal, a new structure is beginning to rise in its place.Evans General...
View ArticleUnemployment rates rise in 24 U.S. states in August
WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates rose in nearly half of U.S. states in August, even as employers in two-thirds of the states added jobs.The Labor Department says unemployment increased in 24 states,...
View ArticleSouth Carolina's unemployment rate increases to 6.4%
South Carolina’s unemployment rate increases to 6.4% COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s unemployment rate rose again in August to 6.4 percent, putting the state above the national jobless rate,...
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Alibaba stock soars in jubilant trading debut
NEW YORK — Alibaba debuted as a publicly traded company Friday and swiftly climbed more than 40 percent in a mammoth IPO that offered eager investors seemingly unlimited potential for growth and a way...
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