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Brazilian, Savannah companies to open joint venture in Pembroke
Savannah-based Savannah Global Solutions and Belo Horizonte, Brazil-based CZM, have announced the formation of a new manufacturing joint venture to be located in Pembroke’s J.D. Harn Industrial Park,...
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Gas prices drop in SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah fell 4.3 cents a gallon in the past week to an average of $3.21 a gallon on Sunday.The national average fell 3.2 cents a gallon to...
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LOS ANGELES — Microsoft has unveiled Surface, a tablet computer to compete with Apple’s iPad.CEO Steve Ballmer was on hand to announce the new tablet, calling it part of a “whole new family of devices”...
View ArticleForsyth Farmers Market thriving at 3 years old
The Forsyth Farmers Market was founded just three years ago, but it seems safe to say it’s a permanent fixture in Savannah’s economic and cultural landscapes.And that’s great news, especially given the...
View ArticleDisney shifts port business from Savannah to Jacksonville
Walt Disney announced Tuesday morning that it will begin using Jacksonville ports instead of Savannah to ship most of the merchandise for its Central Florida theme parks.Disney currently imports its...
View ArticleSEDA appoints new advisory board
The Savannah Economic Development Authority recently announced new appointments to its SEDA advisory council. The council, made up of area business, education and community leaders, assists and advises...
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Deadline for Leadership Savannah applications extendedApplications for the 2012-13 Leadership Savannah class are being accepted through June 28.The 2012-13 class will be limited to 42 people, and the...
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Jake Hodesh: A wider net benefits us all
I wonder if we will look back at June 2012 as a monumental month in Savannah’s economic development history.In recent weeks, a slew of real estate development deals have caught a full head of steam,...
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Johnny Harris renovates, but keeps its classic look
Some things have changed at Johnny Harris Restaurant over 88 years. The restaurant’s dining room “under the stars” was once a dance-floor decked with a revolving light and live music. There used to be...
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View ArticleGa. Ports Authority wants into suit
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Georgia Ports Authority wants to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel saying its contractual and economic...
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Model of ocean-going tugboat William T. Moore now on loan to the Savannah...
If you ask, Savannah businessman Howard Morrison will tell you he’s retired, but he’s never without multiple projects in the works.Morrison, who has always had a fascination with all things maritime,...
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Backus, buildings make way for new center
Demolition has begun, and eight buildings, including Backus’ trademark pink showroom and mechanical shops, are being razed to make way for the 65,000-square-foot shopping center to be known as Victory...
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‘Waiting on a Cure’ sponsorships for saleSponsorship packages are available for the 11th annual Waiting on a Cure luncheon to be held at the Savannah Marriott Riverfront on Nov. 16.Corporate...
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Savannah firm's mobile application design platform RappidApp acquired by...
Hannah Byrne and her team at Savannah technology firm Smack Dab Studios named their “baby” product RappidApp.The mobile app solution has lived up to the moniker.Byrne completed a sale of the RappidApp...
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Savannah Wing Zone franchise a model for rest of chain
The scouting trip took Jeremy and Deborah Serls all over Southside Savannah, and every long block revealed another attractive piece of ground on which to build the area’s first Wing Zone franchise.The...
View ArticleSavannah-area private sector employers show strength
The Savannah area is adding jobs by the gobs, all in the private sector.Non-government employers hired an additional 2,600 workers in the second quarter, offsetting cuts by local and state governments,...
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International Paper awards grants to nonprofitsInternational Paper’s Savannah Mill recently awarded nearly $53,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations through the International Paper...
View ArticleSavannah/Hilton Head International Airport continues search for low-cost airline
Savannah Airport Commission Executive Director Patrick Graham said he was confident Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport would get JetBlue earlier this year.Yet as the pace of the economy’s...
View ArticleGa. Ports Authority wants into suit
CHARLESTON — The Georgia Ports Authority wants to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel saying its contractual and economic...
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