Apple's stock slips
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s stock slipped below $500 for the first time in 11 months on Monday as investors reacted to reports signaling the company’s latest iPhone is falling further behind a slew of...
View ArticleCoca-Cola to address obesity for first time in ads
NEW YORK — Coca-Cola became one of the world’s most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now it’s taking to the airwaves for the first time to address a growing cloud over the...
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Toyota retakes global auto sales crown from GM
Toyota has once again dethroned General Motors as the world’s top-selling automaker.The Japanese company sold 9.7 million cars and trucks worldwide in 2012, although it’s still counting. GM sold 9.29...
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Local gas prices drop slightlyAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah fell 0.9 cents a gallon last week to $3.38 a gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in...
View ArticleNew mortgage rules have mixed impact locally
New mortgage rules impact mixed locallyBy Adam Van Brimmer912-652-0362adam.vanbrimmer@savannahnow.comMortgage mania petered out on its own with the housing bust of the last few years.The Consumer...
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Savannah’s Green takes state Chamber’s gavelThe Georgia Chamber of Commerce introduced Stephen S. Green as its 2013 board chair at the Chamber’s winter meeting Tuesday in Atlanta. Green, a Savannah...
View ArticleLife lessons from big sister
My older sister and I are very close. We text, email or talk almost daily and know almost everything about each other. She was instrumental in raising me and continues to teach me lessons in life. She...
View ArticleWal-Mart to hire vets, buy American
NEW YORK — Why wait on Washington to fix the economy when there’s Wal-Mart?Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer and the biggest private employer in the U.S. with 1.4 million workers here,...
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Savannah's Bernard Williams agency celebrates 75 years with CNA
Bernard Williams Insurance, 6001 Chatham Center Drive, on Monday celebrated its 75th year of working with CNA, the country’s seventh largest commercial insurance writer and the 13th largest property...
View ArticleGov. Deal backs guns for school administrators
ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday he will offer legislation to beef up the state’s review of mental-health records for gun permit applicants.He also predicted passage for a bill that would...
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First Citizens holds ribbon cutting for Ellis Square branch
First Citizens Bank held a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday morning to celebrate the opening of its new Savannah branch in the Cay Building at 110 W. St. Julian St.The branch opened for business...
View ArticleSale closes on former Georgia Power HQ site
The sale of the Georgia Power headquarters site on East River Street closed late Tuesday.Hotelier North Point Hospitality plans to develop the four-plus-acre site as a hotel/retail complex. The...
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Green takes helm of Georgia Chamber
For the first time in 18 years, a Savannahian has taken the helm of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and that “Savannah awareness” was apparent in remarks he made Wednesday as the chamber outlined its...
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Economic outlook for area brightens
Savannah’s long-term growth prospects are among the best in the nation, thanks to the city’s dual personality as both a major tourist attraction and deep-water port, the University of Georgia’s Robert...
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Georgia jobless rate up in DecemberATLANTA — Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 8.6 percent in December, up one-tenth of a percentage point from 8.5 percent in November. The...
View ArticleEconomist pushes for Georgia education improvement
Robert Sumichrast typically sticks to what he mines from charts and graphs in forecasting Georgia’s economic outlook.The outgoing dean of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, however,...
View ArticleU.S. home construction in 2012 highest in 4 years
WASHINGTON — U.S. builders started work on homes in December at the fastest pace in 4 ½ years and finished 2012 as their best year for residential construction since the early stages of the housing...
View ArticleILA-management talks continuing
Contract negotiations continued this week between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance — or USMX — in an attempt to forge a new, six-year contract before...
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Goodwill opens new Statesboro job center, store
STATESBORO — Goodwill of the Coastal Empire held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for its new community Job Connection career center and retail location in Statesboro.The Job Connection career center...
View ArticleProfits, interest margin worries on the rise for Savannah's big banks
Banking’s household names are raking in profits again, but the cash piles could soon start shrinking.Improvement in the real estate market has resulted in fewer failed and delinquent loans, boosting...
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