C ITY TALK: Courthouse complex presents long-range problems for Savannah's...
Over the years, I’ve written many columns about the role of public policy in good urban planning and design.But it’s been awhile since I’ve written about the problems created by the Chatham County...
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New co-owner to carry on legacy of E. Shaver bookstore on Madison Square
Longtime independent bookstore E. Shaver, Bookseller has been a stalwart of Madison Square for 40 years. A new partnership between the store’s owner, Esther Shaver, and Jessica Osborne, an employee of...
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International Paper's Savannah mill manager retires
Ralph Stagner, the manager of Industrial Packaging’s Savannah Containerboard Mill, will retire at the end of 2015, International Paper has announced.Stagner joined the company following the acquisition...
View ArticleBankrupt RadioShack closes three Savannah stores
Three local RadioShacks have powered down for good as the bankrupt retailer continues to liquidate approximately 1,740 stores nationwide. The stores at Chatham Plaza on Abercorn Street, Oglethorpe Mall...
View ArticleBudget includes training center for manufacturer heading to Pooler
ATLANTA — The conference-committee version of the $22 billion budget passed Tuesday night includes $17.7 million to build a training center for workers of a planned large factory that could end up at...
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Thomas & Hutton recognized for solar farm projectSavannah-based Thomas & Hutton has won a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering...
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How to tell whether you may need a lawyer
If you own or operate a business, you will inevitably find yourself in a situation one day where you are not certain whether to invest in an attorney or attempt to simply handle a matter on your own.A...
View ArticleExperts tackle change at Georgia Logistics Summit
ATLANTA — Day One of the 2015 Georgia Logistics Summit had something for everyone involved in the movement of goods from here to there.More than 2,000 business people — mostly from Georgia but also...
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Yacht charter service makes debut on Savannah waterfront
A private charter yacht service, the Whitman Yacht, made its debut on the waterfront of The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa on Tuesday evening as a collaboration was announced between the...
View ArticleBull trots on: Stocks grind higher for 9th straight quarter
NEW YORK — The bull market slowed to a trot but didn’t stop this winter.Stocks have been buffeted since the start of the year by plunging oil prices, a surging dollar and worries about the timing of a...
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Live in a Porsche? Designer labels draw Miami home buyers
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Florida — The wow factor for Miami’s skyscraper condos no longer comes from a dazzling Atlantic Ocean view.It takes something more audacious to sell beachfront property these days to...
View ArticleMoon River acquires movie- making equipment
FONU2 Inc., an Effingham County movie production firm that does business as Moon River, announced Tuesday it will buy Applebox Productions for $1 million through the use of traditional equipment loans...
View ArticleState transportation bill's lodging tax sparks ire of local industry groups
Three Savannah industry groups are protesting a last-minute provision added to the state’s new transportation funding bill that would add a special flat tax on hotel rooms across Georgia. HB 170, known...
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Bluffton lamp-maker channels steampunk aesthetic
Among the many treasures scattered inside local consignment store Two Women and a Warehouse, a new line of hand-crafted steampunk lamps may be the ultimate find for retro-futurists.The lamps, made of...
View ArticleWal-Mart seeks assist from its suppliers to lower prices
NEW YORK — Wal-Mart is asking suppliers to cut back on advertising spending in its stores as it seeks lower prices on goods that it sells to its own customers.The request comes as the world’s largest...
View ArticleSafety violations alleged at Pooler work site
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is alleging that Jordan Construction Co. of Hilton Head Inc. exposed workers to cave-in and struck-by hazards at a work site in...
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Forsyth Farmers Market gets $50,000 USDA grant
Forsyth Farmers Market has received a $50,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, part of a new initiative to help low-income families gain access to healthier foods.Agriculture Secretary...
View ArticleLabor issues to pressure McDonald's despite pay bump
McDonald’s said Wednesday it would raise wages for workers at its company-owned U.S. restaurants, which represent only about 10 percent of more than 14,300 locations. It also said it would offer paid...
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3PLs keep up with mercurial world of logistics
While logistics has been around almost since the dawn of civilization, the term itself is slightly younger — the Oxford English Dictionary traces the earliest use of the word to an article published in...
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SCAD wins design award for SCADpads The Savannah College of Art and Design has announced that its SCADpad micro-housing community on its Atlanta campus has won the 2015 b.o.b. (Best of the Best) Forum...
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