CITY TALK: Entrepreneurs pushed boundaries in Savannah in 2014
As 2014 draws to a close and we reflect on the year, it’s worth noting that entrepreneurs are taking bigger risks than at any time since the recession.Some of those entrepreneurs are bringing new...
View ArticleSavannah home sales up 5 percent in November
Savannah-area home sales rose about 5 percent in November compared to the previous year, according to the latest data from local real estate tracker Savannah Multi-List Corp.A total of 379 homes sold...
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Strong business, government ties link Israel, Savannah
Opher Aviran is bullish on Savannah. So is the country he represents.Aviran is the Israeli Consul General to the Southeastern United States. He was in Savannah last week to give a public lecture...
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Newsmakers
MARK KNALLNew job title: Vice president and general manager, Appleton, Wis.Company: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.Duties: Knall oversees the daily operations of Gulfstream Appleton, a maintenance, repair...
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Digital Marketing Seminar SeriesDate: Dec. 17Time: 8-9:30 a.m.Location: Savannah Marriott RiverfrontSpeaker: David McGarry, Capitwis Media; Byron Atkinson, Boost by Design; Adam Singer, AJ Singer...
View ArticleItalian Society of Savannah launches scholarship essay contest
The Italian Society of Savannah has launched the Frank Finocchiaro Memorial Scholarship Essay Contest for juniors in Benedictine Military School and St. Vincent’s Academy.A $1,000 scholarship,...
View ArticleGas prices down nearly 8 cents a gallon locally
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 7.9 cents a gallon in the past week to $2.51 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national...
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Local gas prices drop nearly eight centsAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 7.9 cents a gallon in the past week to $2.51 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of...
View ArticleMetropolitan Planning Commission relaunches SAGIS website
With 10,000 visitors a week, the public mapping SAGIS website is one of the city’s most heavily frequented, used by appraisers, Realtors, homeowners and a host of other people interested in geographic...
View ArticleSavannah voters should be alert as legislators consider new revenue for...
Georgia has underfunded transportation infrastructure for years, and there now seems to be broad agreement, including among the Republican officials who lead the state, that the state needs more...
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Factory output eclipses pre-recession high
WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing output in November surpassed its pre-recession peak, as auto production kicked into a higher gear.The Federal Reserve said Monday that factory production rose 1.1...
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Memories of financial crisis fading as risks rise
WASHINGTON — Six years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the lessons of the financial crisis may already be fading from collective memory.Just last week:• Congress acted to loosen the regulation...
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Snowball Express honors families of fallen soldiers
Late last week, some 40 children and spouses of fallen military heroes flew out of Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport on American Airlines to join other families from around the country who...
View ArticleAirport passenger numbers soaring
Passenger numbers at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport continued to climb in November, with double-digit increases, both for the month and the year to date.Enplanements — the number of...
View Article2014 has been busy but hectic for Creative Coast
December is my favorite time of the year. The month brings celebration, reflection and a time to plan for the upcoming year.Here at The Creative Coast we look back on a hectic, yet productive, year and...
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In today’s BiS journal:• Mary Anne Hogan, the first lay principal of St. Vincent’s Academy, is going into her fifth year but says she’ll always be the “new principal” because the principal before her...
View ArticleInterContinental to buy boutique chain Kimpton Hotels
InterContinental Hotels Group announced on Tuesday it will pay $430 million to acquire Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, a boutique chain that recently opened The Brice in downtown Savannah. The...
View ArticleIndependent monitors say Vogtle has slipped further behind
ATLANTA -- Completion of critical parts of two nuclear reactors has continued to fall further and further behind schedule at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, two experts told regulators Tuesday.The...
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Enmark to pick nonprofits for 2015 helpEnmark Stations will use a Facebook contest to select four nonprofits to benefit from the company’s 2015 Encourage Health Series.Any Savannah-area registered...
View ArticleU.S. consumer prices fell 0.3 percent in November
WASHINGTON — Plunging gasoline costs pulled U.S. consumer prices lower in November, muting inflation across the entire economy.The Labor Department said Wednesday the inflation reading fell a...
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