2013 challenges for nonprofits
Surprisingly, in today’s hostile nonprofit landscape, the sector has achieved a 25 percent increase in the last decade. This rate of growth surpasses that of the business and government sectors (Urban...
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WASHINGTON — Fresh signs of a strengthening U.S. economy on Friday suggested that if Congress and the White House can avert the “fiscal cliff,” the economic recovery might finally accelerate in...
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Turning the world green through 'symbiosity'
Simbioscity: You won’t find the definition in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. The word describes the business Denise Grabowski founded in 2011 and reflects her creativity and dedication to...
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Savannah newsmakers
HIRES/PROMOTIONSLEIGH WEBBNew job title: Project director for the Oncology Services DivisionCompany: Registry Partners Inc. Duties: As a commission on cancer trained consultant, Webb will provide...
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Foreclosure rates drop in SavannahForeclosure rates in Savannah decreased for the month of October over the same period last year, according to newly released data from financial data reporting firm...
View ArticleLooking back at Savannah's economy in 2012
In my first City Talk column of 2012, I made some local economic predictions for the coming year.How’d those turn out?In that column a year ago, I expressed considerable confidence about the...
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Potential for work stoppage at ports looming
Dockworkers along the East and Gulf Coast ports — including Savannah’s — are preparing to walk off the job next weekend in a move that would have a ripple effect on an already fragile economy and...
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Georgia Tech Professional Education Offers coursesGeorgia Tech Professional Education will provide an Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry (OTI 510) course at the...
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Newcomer Business of the Year: Savannah Slow Ride pedals past obstacles to...
At least four people must pedal to power Savannah Slow Ride’s quadricycles along the city’s flat streets.To get the contraption going, though, took just two.Samantha Meier and Keith Snyder started...
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Gas prices up slightly in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 4.5 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.27 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of...
View ArticleJob gains make nice Christmas present
The Georgia Department of Labor gave the Savannah metro area an early Christmas present with last week’s release of estimates for local payroll employment.Now, I’ll be the first to point out that many...
View Article'Fiscal cliff' doomsday predictions overblown
NEW YORK — You’ve heard the predictions for what happens if the country goes over the “fiscal cliff”: The economy will shrink, nervous consumers will stop spending, and the stock market will plunge.But...
View ArticleSubdued mood on the last holiday shopping weekend
ATLANTA — Christmas shoppers thronged malls and pounced on discounts but apparently spent less this year, their spirits dampened by concerns about the economy and the aftermath of shootings and...
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Kauffman smallbiz expert on taxes, fiscal cliff
NEW YORK — Dane Stangler has never owned a small business, and doesn’t expect to ever own one. But he’s in a position to understand the challenges facing people who own small companies.Stangler is the...
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Parker’s opens store in RinconParker’s has opened a new convenience store in Rincon on the site of the former Springfield Ford deaelership on Hwy. 21.The store, Parker’s 30th, offers discounted...
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WTC Savannah: Business Advocate of Year
When the Savannah Economic Development Authority board voted in the fall of 2011 to pursue a World Trade Center affiliation for Savannah, it wasn’t without its skeptics.After all, it was a pricey...
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Comeback Business of the Year: The Coastal Bank shrugs off banking crisis,...
Tom Wiley knowingly took on an improvement project in assuming The Coastal Bank’s leadership in 2007.He anticipated adding on, not fixing up, however.“Our intention when we got here was to be a...
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Men’s store to cut ribbon The Men’s Store by Joseph, 28 W. Broughton St., will host a grand opening and ribbon-cutting celebration on Jan. 4 at 5:30 p.m.Owner Joe Dabit also operates Ontime Fashion at...
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Stores look to week after Christmas for sales
Bargain-hungry Americans will need to go on a post-Christmas spending binge to salvage this holiday shopping season.Despite the huge discounts and other incentives that stores offered leading up to...
View ArticleWhat are they teaching our kids?
I wish I were a humorist. A group of students at Swarthmore College would be a perfect foil for barbs.It seems the group is leading a movement of peers to force the managers of college endowment funds...
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