CVS tacks tobacco payment to prescription network
CVS tacks tobacco payment to prescription network First, CVS Health pulled tobacco from its store shelves. Now, it plans to make some customers think twice about filling prescriptions at other stores...
View ArticleAmeris Bancorp reports $12 million net income for third quarter
MOULTRIE — Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ-GS: ABCB) on Wednesday reported operating net income of $12.0 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to $6.6 million, or $0.27...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Rivers & Glen Trading Co. to hold grand opening
Rivers & Glen Trading Co. to hold grand openingRivers & Glen Trading Co. will hold a grand opening Friday for its new store at 24 Drayton St.The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place in front...
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Critz Auto Group president talks succession, community legacy
Only 13 percent of family-owned businesses make it to the third generation, but if Critz Auto Group president Dale Critz Jr. has anything to say about it, there will be a fourth. Critz Jr. and his...
View ArticleGeneral Dynamics earnings, revenue up
The parent company of Gulfstream Aerospace on Wednesday reported higher than anticipated earnings and revenue for the third- quarter and increased its fourth-quarter guidance, due in large part to a...
View ArticleProtect your children from defective products
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: a child getting injured — or even killed — by a defective car seat, stroller, crib, article of clothing or something as seemingly harmless as a toy.Tragically,...
View ArticleMetro Savannah unemployment rate falls to 7 percent
ATLANTA — Metro Savannah’s unemployment rate for September was 7.0 percent, down eight-tenths of a percentage point from 7.8 percent in August, the Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday. The...
View ArticleUnited Community reports 3Q earnings of $17.6 million
BLAIRSVILLE — United Community Banks Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) Thursday reported net income of $17.6 million, or 29 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2014, a 38 percent increase over the same...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Savannah’s foreclosure rate declines
Savannah’s foreclosure rate declinesForeclosure rates in Savannah decreased for the month of August over the same period last year, according to newly released data from CoreLogic, a property...
View ArticleHashtags, Likes and Tweets: Savannah small businesses grapple with social media
What’s a hashtag? When should you use one? If you tweet, will anyone read it?Members of the Buy Local organization posed these and other questions during their monthly luncheon at the Pirate’s House on...
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Spanish tall ship visits Savannah riverfront
If you enjoyed Tybee’s Pirate Fest earlier this month but still haven’t gotten your fill of the swashbuckling life, you’re in luck.El Galeón Andalucía is in town.The only galleon-class tall ship...
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Ford profit falls in third quarter on truck costs
DEARBORN, Mich. —Ford’s new aluminum-sided F-150 will be a lot lighter and more efficient when it goes on sale later this year. But for now it’s a serious drag on profits.Net income dropped 34 percent...
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Medical association honors J.C. Lewis familySavannah’s J.C. Lewis Jr. family has received the Medical Association of Georgia’s Donna Glass Non-Physician Distinguished Service Award.The award recognizes...
View ArticleNonprofits and your readiness for bequests
A widely publicized report published in 2000 got the nation’s charitable services sector’s attention with its look at the coming transfer of wealth between generations to take place over the next 50...
View ArticleThincSavannah joins four other cities to launch startup calendar for...
Local coworking space ThincSavannah is teaming with five other southeastern cities to launch a new information-sharing online calendar for entrepreneurs. Called StartupPoint Calendar, the online...
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Savannah woman wins new Prius
When Savannah resident Audrey Moscosa-Rodriguez made arrangements to attend the annual conference of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) in Los Angeles this summer, she anticipated three days of...
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UPS expects double-digit surge in Dec shipments
DALLAS — UPS might levy surcharges or even turn away some holiday shipments this year if retailers surprise the delivery giant by dropping off more packages than they had planned.UPS executives...
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'I'm just a good listener'
Ask Madeleine Warren how she and husband Tim have grown Edibelles, their Savannah-based gourmet gift company from a small gift basket business to a major success story in just three years, and she’ll...
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Small business view: Ebola, energy and elections
NEW YORK — Small business owners have their fair share of issues they need to stay on top of. These days they can add three more to the list.Gas prices are plunging. Fears about the Ebola virus are...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Taking a walk around Savannah's Plant Riverside
On Wednesday evening, I spent some time walking along River Street. Every time I go down there on a weeknight, I swear to myself that I’ll visit River Street more regularly. I walked from Bull Street...
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