Business in Savannah in brief
Pooler Chamber sponsors Sip & SavorSip & Savor, featuring wine and bourbon samples, will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn & Suites, 103 San Drive, Pooler.Other event...
View ArticleCITY TALK: For "fall down drunken St. Paddy partying, Savannah is your town"
Up in Sullivan’s Island, S.C., folks are trying to get control of their St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.“Mainly,” writes Charleston Post and Courier columnist Brian Hicks, “they want to cut out some of...
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From car lots to city budgets, cheap oil means change
WASHINGTON — Cheap oil doesn’t only mean cheaper gas in the tank. It means that a car dealer in Illinois is shuffling the inventory of models he’ll be selling, that more students in Wisconsin may get...
View ArticleExchange on Waters to close
The Exchange Tavern, long known for its Tybee crab chowder, signature sandwiches and German potato salad, will close its 6710 Waters Ave. location Friday after lunch service, a spokesperson at the...
View ArticleFree tax preparation sites open Tuesday in Savannah
Today’s date signals the start of tax season and, with that, a flurry of advertisements from tax preparers eager to help you with your returns — for a price. The good news is that you don’t have to pay...
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Amazon to produce, acquire original movies
NEW YORK — Amazon is getting into the movie business.Amazon Studios announced Monday that it will significantly expand into movie production by acquiring films for theatrical release and early-window...
View ArticleGas prices down 6.3 cents in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 6.3 cents a gallon in the past week to $1.99 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national...
View ArticleAn evidence-based approach to the stock market
Investing is a zero-sum game, according to Nobel Prize winner William F. Sharpe. In other words, there is a winner for every loser. When that theory is applied to the market as a whole, logic dictates...
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Delta posts 4Q loss after writing down fuel-hedging deals
ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss because falling oil prices led it to write down the value of its fuel-hedging contracts — but the airline’s results were still better than...
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U.S. stocks turn higher in afternoon trading
NEW YORK — A late rise in technology stocks helped the U.S. stock market stagger to a tiny gain after a choppy day of trading Tuesday.A combination of tepid earnings results, falling oil prices and...
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Encouraging signs for Savannah home builders as new construction sees gains...
Single-family home construction in the U.S. saw gains in December, capping off a year in which housing starts rose to their highest level in seven years, according to the Commerce Department on...
View ArticleHow to protect your small business against lawsuits
At some point, almost every new client asks me a variation of the same question: “How can I keep from getting sued and losing my house, my car, my money, my spouse, my kids and my dog?” The honest...
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Winners of Savannah's Generation Next: Rising Stars of Business honored
Nineteen young Savannah business leaders were recognized Wednesday night for their selection to the ranks of the 2015 Generation NEXT: Savannah’s Rising Stars of Business.For the fifth year in a row,...
View ArticleU.S. stocks rise on expected European stimulus, higher oil
NEW YORK — Another choppy day on Wall Street ended with stocks broadly higher on hopes of new stimulus measures for Europe’s weak economy and a sharp rise in oil prices.Stocks flitted between gains and...
View ArticleGeorgia jobless rate drops to 6.9 percent in December
ATLANTA — Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was 6.9 percent, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 7.2 percent in November, The Georgia Department of Labor announced...
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Savannah sees record convention bookings
From historic preservationists to county commissioners to multi-colored sneaker-wearing marathon runners, the halls and conference rooms of the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center...
View ArticleNo quick fix for battery anxiety but plenty of workarounds
NEW YORK — At a cozy watering hole in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, bartender Kathy Conway counted four different phone chargers behind the bar.Call it the scourge of the red zone or...
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Groundbreaking held for Jasper County industrial building
JASPER COUNTY, S.C. — Jasper County is one step closer to bringing in new businesses and jobs.SouthernCarolina Alliance and Gordon Construction, Inc. had a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday afternoon for...
View ArticleVerizon reports 4Q loss on pension costs
NEW YORK — Verizon Communications Inc. on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $2.23 billion, hurt by pension and severance costs.Revenue rose 7 percent, beating expectations, helped by strong...
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Visit Savannah exceeds 2014 goals, looks to sustain tourism gains
By most meaningful metrics, it was a pretty good year to not just visit Savannah but for Visit Savannah, the destination marketing organization charged with promoting the Hostess City to travelers. At...
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