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Savannah gas prices up sharplyAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 9.5 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.47 a gallon Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets...
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Retail shopping center planned for Pooler Parkway
Everything may be cooler in Pooler, but most West Chatham residents still venture into Savannah to shop for clothing and other specialty goods.A new retail complex could soon alter that pattern.A...
View ArticleGeorgia's on their minds
SEA ISLAND — Chris Cummiskey, the state’s economic development chief, opened the Georgia Foreign Trade Conference Monday with a list of reasons why Georgia is a great state for business.On Tuesday, a...
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U.S. sues S&P over pre-crisis mortgage ratings
The U.S. government says Standard & Poor’s knowingly inflated its ratings on risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the 2008 financial crisis.The credit rating agency gave high marks to...
View ArticleU.S. home prices rose last year by most in 6.5 years
WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices jumped by the most in 6.5 years in December, spurred by a low supply of available homes and rising demand.Home prices rose 8.3 percent in December compared with a year...
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This week in BiS:• The smart commercial real estate money in Savannah is through sitting on its collective hands and is busy bringing projects out of the ground. Here are a few places where you’ll see...
View ArticleHaier to open DC near Savannah
Haier America has chosen Georgia and the Port of Savannah as its logistics hub serving the southeastern United States.The global firm will move its home appliances and air conditioners through a...
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Construction begins on Abercorn Terrace apartmentsDeveloper Chance Partners began work Tuesday on a 32-unit apartment complex along Abercorn Street at 61st Street. The project, known as the Avenues on...
View ArticleCapital: The fuel for growth
A number of organizations in our region are trying hard to improve the lot of small business as well as stimulate creativity and innovation. With that goes the hope of attracting others to come and...
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Savannah Tech picks outstanding student, faculty member
During a noontime ceremony Wednesday, Savannah Technical College recognized Ashley Smith, a dental hygiene student, as the recipient of the college’s 2013 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership.Susan...
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Georgia Power completes downtown network upgrade
Georgia Power is done digging downtown.The power utility celebrated the completion of its historic district network upgrade Thursday, more than six years after the $80 million project began. The work...
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45-tap beer growler store coming to Drayton Tower in Savannah
Spring is the season for beer growlers in Savannah.Last year about this time, Parker’s Market Urban Gourmet on Drayton Street launched the city’s first 64-ounce, beer-jug-to-go program to widespread...
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Synovus receives customer service awardsSea Island Bank, a division of Synovus Bank, has announced that Synovus has received 17 national awards from Greenwich Associates for excellence in middle market...
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Local Goodwill part of Walmart-funded training program
Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, Inc. is among 45 Goodwill agencies across the country that are taking part in a program funded by Walmart stores to provide job training and placement...
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PortSide: 'There was hugging, tears of joy'
Willie Seymore was both exhausted and elated when he stepped off the plane from New York to Savannah last Saturday afternoon.For more than a week, the president of the International Longshoremen’s...
View ArticleRetailers report strong January sales
NEW YORK — Sometimes, the devil is in the deals.Americans shopped the winter clearance racks in January, resulting in strong sales during the month for retailers. But spending is expected to slow as...
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Insurance firm among Bulldog 100 The University of Georgia Alumni Association has included Savannah-based Cay Insurance Services in its rankings of the 2013 Bulldog 100: Fastest Growing Bulldog...
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GSU opens pilot pellet mill at Herty
Local and national suppliers of feedstock pellets have a new tool to help validate research, lower operating costs and mitigate risk in the production and development of the high-demand...
View ArticleFree enterprise: Scarce resources smartly spent
With the nation focused on looming spending cuts, almost anything and everything, it seems, is on the cutting block. That includes spending items often described as “untouchable,” such as the military,...
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