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Georgia Tech-Savannah Speaker Series Date: Oct. 9Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.Location: Georgia Tech-Savannah, 210 Technology CircleSpeaker: Russell Clark, a senior research scientist in Georgia Tech’s...
View ArticleGas prices drop in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 3.4 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.23 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Wet Willie’s raising money for breast cancer awareness
Gas prices drop in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 3.4 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.23 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas...
View ArticleCITY TALK: New York Times travel article focuses on Savannah's neglected...
Last week’s New York Times travel piece about Savannah has spawned some interesting discussion about the city’s neglected black history.“A visitor could easily spend a week sauntering along the city’s...
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SCAD gives tour of the new Savannah Film Studios
Over its 35-year history, the Savannah College of Art and Design has mastered the art of extreme makeovers — from gutting abandoned properties around Savannah’s Historic District to converting parking...
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Hewlett-Packard splits off PC, printer businesses
NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard is splitting itself into two companies, one focused on its personal computer and printing business and another on technology services such as data storage, servers and...
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Survey: Historic District now airport's top destination
Five years ago, 59 percent of passengers flying into Savannah were headed either to the downtown Historic District or Hilton Head Island, with the bulk of them — nearly 40 percent — bypassing Savannah...
View ArticleBusiness in Savannah in brief
This week in BiS magazine: • John Curry, the third generation of his family to own Curry Dry Cleaners, says they’re successful because they’re passionate about people and try to build friendships with...
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Floquip plans $7 million expansion in Midway Industrial Park
MIDWAY — Liberty County’s largest private employer, SNF Floquip, has announced plans for a $7 million expansion that will double its manufacturing facility in the Midway Industrial Park to 160,000...
View ArticleGrocery store gets OK
A southside neighborhood got one step closer to finalizing a deal with a large grocery chain on Tuesday after the Metropolitan Planning Commission recommended approval of the site's redevelopment.The...
View ArticleLocal investing: Let's talk details
Are you interested in developing the economy in our region? Do you have specialized business expertise or experience to offer an entrepreneur? Do you have the desire to invest financial resources, of...
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Corps: Deepening Charleston Harbor to cost $500M
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed Tuesday that the Charleston Harbor shipping channel be deepened to 52 feet in a project costing just over a half billion dollars.“This is a...
View ArticleGulfstream G650ER gets FAA nod
Savannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced Wednesday that its G650ER business jet has been certified by the Federal Aviation Administration.The ultra-long-range G650ER, announced by Gulfstream...
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Enmark opens five new stores in South CarolinaEnmark Stations, a Savannah-based service station and convenience store chain, has announced the opening of five new locations in South Carolina.The...
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How Greenville got its groove back
It’s a familiar story. A growing city sprawling out into the suburbs, its main downtown retail district left with empty buildings and little foot traffic as modern shopping malls crop up on the edges...
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Kessler River Street hotel project granted height and mass approval
Hotelier Richard Kessler’s $220 million West River Street project continued its forward momentum on Wednesday as the Historic Board unanimously approved the initial height and mass of four new...
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Broughton developer: 'It's not my project'
The developer who’s bought 37 properties along Savannah’s historic Broughton Street and released plans detailing a potential streetscape makeover told the downtown business community Wednesday he only...
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Wells Fargo donates to 19 nonprofits in 'day of giving'
Wells Fargo employees have picked 19 nonprofits across Savannah for $1,000 grants as the bank’s Days of Giving program celebrates its fifth anniversary in Savannah. The program allows employees to...
View ArticleCompany recalls floor mats fitting GM trucks
DETROIT — A company that makes after-market floor mats for General Motors full-size pickup trucks and SUVs is recalling more than 45,000 of them because they can interfere with the gas pedals.Omix Ada...
View ArticleInvestors getting $19M from '3 Hebrew Boys' scam
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Investors are getting back more money they entrusted to a three men now serving decades in prison for an $80 million scam, attorneys said Wednesday.In a news release, U.S. Attorney...
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