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Trade center to reevaluate water ferries
The organization that runs Savannah’s Trade and Convention Center has completed its legal obligation to fund the deficits incurred by the water ferries that shuttle passengers back and forth between...
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Specialty drugs save lives, come with daunting price tags
Mati Munoz lost her liver to hepatitis C, and the virus was attacking its transplanted replacement last year when her doctor prescribed a drug combination that could save the organ.She just needed...
View ArticleTempted by Detroit's $500 properties? 5 things to know
DETROIT — Sixty-two thousand properties have faced foreclosure in Detroit this year over unpaid taxes. About half will likely be auctioned for $500 apiece this fall.Buying homes or vacant lots for $500...
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Flying cars, robot petting zoo: It's South by Southwest time
Flying cars and a robot petting zoo. Mobile wallets and net neutrality. The most outlandish ideas of the future and tech trends shaping the world today will be in focus as the freewheeling South by...
View ArticleMetro Savannah unemployment rate down from January 2014
ATLANTA — Metro Savannah’s unemployment rate for January was 6.4 percent, down from 7.4 percent in the same month in 2014 but up three-tenths of a percentage point from 6.1 percent in December, the...
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Bi-Lo to close Garden City, Sandfly stores
Bi-Lo Holdings plans to close two stores in the Savannah area, according to a spokeswoman.The grocery outlet will close its Sandfly location on Skidaway Road and its Garden City store on Augusta...
View ArticleSavannah's Fashion Night postponed
Organizers behind Savannah’s Fashion Night, an outdoor celebration of the local fashion scene, have announced they are postponing this year’s event. In a press release sent Thursday, organizers said...
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Iconic Savannah builder J.T. Turner Construction closing its doors
One of the Savannah area’s best-known names in high-end homebuilding, historic renovation and commitment to the community is ceasing operations after nearly four decades.“Unfortunately, J.T. Turner...
View ArticleSavannah area home sales surge in February
Metro Savannah home sales surged in February with 392 units sold in Bryan, Effingham and Chatham counties, according to latest figures from real estate tracker Savannah Multi-List Corp.That number is a...
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USS McFaul coming home for St. Pat's
The Savannah Council of the Navy League is always happy to welcome Navy ships and crews when they come into port. But even they will concede this one is special.The USS McFaul was commissioned in...
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With cremations up, urn artists look for the beauty in death
APEX, N.C. — Of all the pieces Julie Moore crafts in her home studio, the most popular is a brightly colored fabric vessel she calls “the party jar.”But in this case, the guest of honor is inside the...
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Appraisers join to create The Ganem GroupAlan Clark, a certified general real estate appraiser in Georgia and South Carolina, has acquired the Johnnie Ganem Appraisal Co. and, with Ganem, has formed...
View ArticleOur economic times: No fiscal crisis from bond markets
Bond and other capital markets have the ability to aggregate different views about the future financial prospects of firms and governments. For instance, when inflation or the likelihood of default...
View ArticleSavannah Music Festival on pace to exceed 2014 ticket sales
The Savannah Music Festival will celebrate its 26th year starting next week when its musician-packed, 17-day program begins, and its executive director anticipates another record year. Giving a brief...
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Tax questions? Ask our experts
With last-minute tax changes becoming more the rule than the exception, it’s getting harder and harder to plan as we scramble just to catch up.“In December, Congress passed last-minute legislation that...
View ArticleCITY TALK: Ancient Order of Hibernians raises profile of Irish road bowling...
What’s more fun than bowling a cannonball down a road on a Saturday morning?If you’ve ever participated in Irish road bowling, you know the peculiar delight of seeing that 28-ounce sphere roll along a...
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Bouhan Falligant Lawyers recognized
Nine attorneys at Bouhan Falligant, LLP have been recognized as 2015 Super Lawyers and 2015 Georgia Rising Stars. Super Lawyers recognizes prominent attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their...
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Georgia Tech Lean Six Sigma Green BeltDate: March 16-20Time: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Location: Georgia Tech-Savannah, 210 Technology Circle Subject: Discover what organizations such as General Electric,...
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Newsmakers
JENNIFER OETGENNew job title: Principal and vice presidentCompany: Hussey Gay BellDuties: Oetgen will continue to serve as the director of water and wastewater with new duties extending to include...
View ArticleMillions get second chance to sign up under new health care law
WASHINGTON — Several million people hit with new federal fines for going without health insurance will get a second chance to sign up starting Sunday, and that could ease the sting of rising penalties...
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