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Amusement parks challenged by home entertainment
ORLANDO, Fla. — Your local fun zone, amusement center and theme park is facing an existential challenge these days.They need to lure you, the American guest, off your sofa with your high resolution,...
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Gift Guide: 3 ways to watch streaming video on TV
NEW YORK — Even casual viewers of online video will appreciate the ability to watch it on a big-screen TV.For about $100, you can get a great streaming TV device to do that. Or for about a third of...
View ArticleBeaufort, Jasper jobless rates drop
Jobless rates in Jasper and Beaufort counties declined from September to October, while the rate in South Carolina as a whole was almost unchanged. Statewide, October unemployment rate edged up from...
View ArticleChina, Europe chase growth amid global slowdown
BEIJING — China’s central bank unexpectedly slashed interest rates on Friday to re-energize the world’s No. 2 economy, joining a growing list of major economies that are trying to encourage growth in...
View ArticleStimulus merits in focus as ECB weighs action
FRANKFURT, Germany — Japan’s return to recession has renewed questions about the effectiveness of its recent monetary stimulus — and how anything similar would help Europe’s struggling economy.The...
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Back together - and sweeter than ever
It’s been nearly 25 years since Stan and Pam Strickland went their separate ways. She kept their family business that has grown into a thriving River Street Sweets operation. He started his own...
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Economist: Labor, housing markets turning the corner
There was good news for several sectors of the Savannah area economy, most notably construction employment, in the latest Coastal Empire Economic Monitor, released today by Armstrong State...
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KEN ZOLLNew job title: SuperintendentCompany: Rives E. Worrell CompanyDuties: He joins the Mercer University School of Medicine construction team where he is primarily responsible for managing the...
View ArticleNew area code for coastal Carolina to debute in October 2015
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Beaufort and Jasper counties have outgrown their area code.Those counties and a handful of others up the coastline will be adding an 854 area code to the existing 843. It’s a process...
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NAWIC luncheonDate: Nov. 24Time: 11:30 a.m. networking; meeting noon-1 p.m. Location: Exchange Tavern on Waters Ave.Cost: The meeting fee is $20 for members and $30 for guests. Speaker: Denise...
View ArticleCITY TALK: In wake of federal lawsuit, what happens next with Savannah tour...
Most of you probably already have heard about the new federal lawsuit challenging the city of Savannah’s licensing procedures for tour guides.The four tour guides and would-be guides who have filed the...
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Enmark wins national community service awardEnmark Stations Inc. has been selected to receive the 2014 Spirit Award for Community Outreach from Convenience Store News. The awards program, in its sixth...
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Locavore movement takes to deer hunting across U.S.
MONTPELIER, Vt. — A decades-long national decline in the number of hunters has prompted states to tap into a new group of hunters — people who demand locally produced food, but don’t know the first...
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Hitler watercolor sold for $162,000 at auction
BERLIN — A watercolor of Munich’s old city hall believed to have been painted by Adolf Hitler a century ago was sold for 130,000 euros ($162,000) at an auction in Germany on Saturday.Kathrin Weidler,...
View ArticleGas prices fall in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 5.9 cents a gallon in the past week to $2.72 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The...
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St. Louis firm buys 58-acre Savannah port site with plans to clean and...
A St. Louis-based redevelopment company has bought a 58-acre polluted site — known as a brownfield property — at the Port of Savannah with plans to clean it up and market it.Commercial Development Co....
View ArticleBusiness in Savannah in brief
Nominate your business for 2014 awardsThe Business in Savannah team is accepting nominations for its 2014 business accolades. We’re looking for entrepreneurs and businesses that fit the following...
View ArticleSavannah metro area continues to add jobs
The latest estimates from the Georgia Department of Labor show continued strong job growth in the Savannah metro area.Nonfarm payroll employment in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan counties was estimated...
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Holiday pop-up shop on Broughton Street to feature local artisans
Go to any major U.S. city and you’ll find craft fairs, pop-up shops and even mobile boutiques filled with artisans bringing the latest in handmade, cutting edge design and fashion. Savannah, too, is...
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Home Depot faces dozens of breach-related lawsuits
Home Depot faces at least 44 lawsuits in the United States and Canada over a massive data breach earlier this year that affected 56 million debit and credit cards.The nation’s biggest home improvement...
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