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Kimball Midwest opens distribution center
Kimball Midwest, a family owned Columbus, Ohio-based distributor of tools, supplies and other needs for the maintenance, repair and operations industries, cut the ribbon Friday to formally open its...
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Creative Coast's sixth annual startup competition crowns bicycle skirt, pet...
Looking composed and confident, entrepreneur Lara Neece stood in front a panel of judges this week and gave a three-minute pitch for a durable, A-line skirt designed specifically for women who want to...
View ArticleSavannah chef Joe Randall to be inducted into Amis d'Escoffier Society of...
Chef to be inducted into professional organizationA 50-year veteran of the food and hospitality industry, Savannah chef Joe Randall remembers climbing the ranks of the kitchen as an apprentice in...
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Georgia Tech-Savannah to Hold OSHA CoursesDate: MarchLocation: Georgia Tech-Savannah, 210 Technology CircleSubject: Georgia Tech’s occupational safety and health program, taught by top industry...
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VICTORIA BURCHNew job title: Staff AccountantCompany: Small Business Assistance Corporation (SBAC) Duties: Burch will maintain financial records, prepare financial statements, prepare managerial and...
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New project coming to Buckwalter PlaceBLUFFTON, S.C. — Buckwalter Commercial has announced that ground has been broken for a new two-story office building that will open later this year.Th...
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State's new logistics guru on firm footing
Taking over for Page Siplon at the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics in Savannah, Jannine Miller has some hefty shoes to fill. No problem – the transportation and logistics specialist from...
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Fuji adds to Savannah plant
Fuji Vegetable Oil on Monday celebrated the completion of its third refinery at the Fuji plant on Brampton Road, an addition that will allow Fuji to double its annual production of specialty oils and...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Latest Savannah area numbers show strong job growth in key sectors
Data released last week by the Georgia Department of Labor show a decline in payroll jobs in the Savannah metro area (Chatham, Effingham and Bryan counties) from December to January, but don’t worry...
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Apple Watch unveiled
SAN FRANCISCO — Make calls, read email, control music, manage Instagram photos, keep up with your workout, pay for groceries, open your hotel room door. CEO Tim Cook says you can do it all from your...
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West Broad Street YMCA sets $25,000 fundraising goalThe West Broad Street YMCA launched its 2015 fundraising campaign Monday with a goal of $25,000.“Throughout Savannah, countless people know the West...
View ArticleGM plans $5B stock buyback, averts showdown with hedge funds
DETROIT — General Motors announced a $5 billion stock buyback as part of a plan to return more cash to investors. In return, an activist shareholder decided to drop a potentially divisive bid for a...
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Two local professors launch crowdfunding campaign for board game based on...
Georgia Southern University history professor Robert Batchelor was doing book research at Oxford University’s Bodleian Library in 2008 when he came across a reference in a text to an ancient 17th...
View ArticleThree Savannah firms top 'flavor of Georgia' rankings
ATLANTA — Savannah food marketers ranked at the top of three categories in the University of Georgia’s 2015 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest.The Savannah winners and their categories included:•...
View ArticleWorking with interns in an insta-feedback world
The age of Instagram, Twitter and Snap Chat is the age of insta-feedback. Today, people tweet, post and chat then immediately watch for the likes, shares and comments to rise like a thermometer’s...
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Job recruitment for Family Dollar set ThursdayFamily Dollar will interview potential workers Thursday to fill about 209 jobs at two stores in the Savannah area.The recruitment will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m....
View ArticleU.S. stocks fall sharply on fears the Fed may soon raise rates
U.S. stocks fall sharply on fears the Fed may soon raise rates NEW YORK — The seventh year of the U.S. bull market is off to a rocky start.U.S. stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, wiping out this year’s...
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Paula Deen Enterprises launches first mobile game
Paula Deen Ventures announced Wednesday that Deen has launched her first free mobile game, Paula Deen’s Recipe Quest, on the iOS platform.As part of the game players embark on a match-3 cooking...
View ArticleSavannah economy to pace overall state trends
ATLANTA – The Savannah economy is tracking the state again in growth, according to Georgia State University, which released its quarterly forecast Wednesday.The outlook by the university’s Economic...
View ArticleSavannah Historic Board approves two Broughton Street redevelopment projects
An ambitious infill development on West Broughton Street sailed through a key vote at the Historic District Board of Review on Wednesday, one of several new upscale developments reviewed for downtown....
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