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Employers must begin using I-9 employment form
The federal government has created a new version of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9, which employers should begin using immediately. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service issued...
View ArticleHousing, manufacturing give U.S. economy lift
WASHINGTON — Gains in housing and manufacturing propelled the U.S. economy over the winter, according to reports released Tuesday, and analysts say they point to the resilience of consumers and...
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T-Mobile to start selling iPhones on April 12
NEW YORK — T-Mobile USA on Tuesday said it will start offering the iPhone on April 12, filling what its CEO said was “a huge void” in its phone lineup.T-Mobile, the fourth-largest of the national U.S....
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Jersey Mike’s sales today go to Ronald McDonald HouseFive Jersey Mike’s Subs locations in the Savannah area will cap off a month-long “Month of Giving” campaign today to benefit Ronald McDonald House...
View ArticleNew challenge leveled at S.C. wetlands project
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Florida businessman says environmental groups have delayed by at least eight months his plans to convert 700 acres of Jasper County, S.C., wetlands into a commercial mitigation...
View ArticleOur economic times: Still too big to fail
Much recent evidence is coming to light suggesting that the issue of “too big to fail” in the U.S. banking industry has not been addressed to the extent warranted.Last month before the Senate Banking...
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Credit counseling service to help homeownersHomeSafe Georgia, a program of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, has named Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Savannah Area Inc. as a...
View ArticleCommunity bankers bemoan fate of 'bread and butter' mortgages
STATESBORO — Pembroke’s First Bank of Coastal Georgia is one of the few community banks in the state that dodged the mortgage meltdown.Of the bank’s $9 million worth of mortgages in 2012, the...
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Tenants announced for Pooler shopping centerFashion retailers T.J. Maxx and Ross Dress for Less and specialty stores Michael’s and PetSmart will anchor a 143,000-square-foot shopping center planned for...
View ArticleMetro Savannah unemployment rate drops in February
ATLANTA — Metro Savannah’s unemployment rate declined to 7.8 percent in February, down five-tenths of a percentage point from 8.3 percent in January, the Georgia Department of Labor announced Friday....
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Innovative mom wins FastPitch entrepreneurial competition
Layton Roe is your typical toddler, averse to washing his hands and sleeping through the night.His habits turned his mother, Tarah, into a promising entrepreneur.Tarah Roe won the fourth annual...
View ArticleSavannah well-represented at logistics summit
The fifth annual Georgia Logistics Summit last week in Atlanta drew a record 2,090 registered attendees from 30 states and nine countries to the Georgia World Congress Center to connect and learn how...
View ArticleS&P 500 closes at a record high, beating '07 mark
NEW YORK — For the second time in less than a month, the American stock market marched past another milepost on its long, turbulent journey back from the Great Recession, toppling another record left...
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Slideshow: Savannah lawyer's home included on list of '10 most luxurious'
The March 21 edition of Business Insider includes a list of what it calls “the 10 most luxurious lawyer homes,” one of which is in Savannah.SLIDESHOW: Most expensive homes in downtown SavannahIn the...
View ArticleORACAL USA merges with ORAFOL AMERICAS
Oracal USA, with 145 employees and a manufacturing and distribution facility in Black Creek, will merge with Orafol Americas Inc., of Avon, Conn., the parent firm of both companies announced Friday.The...
View ArticleCharitable tax deductions are under fire
In today’s extreme political environment, it’s hard to know who your friends are and even harder to rely on them.President Obama began his presidency supportive of nonprofits. He publicly declared...
View ArticleU.S. consumer spending, income jump in February
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers stepped up spending in February after their income jumped, aided by a stronger job market that offset some of the drag from higher taxes. The gains led economists to predict...
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Medical software firm finds partnerHealthpac Computer Systems Inc., a Savannah-based developer of medical billing software has partnered with InstaMed, a national health care payments network. “Our...
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From UPS driver to philanthropist
The year 1954 was a big year for Mary and Joe Dobransky. So big their golf-cart license plate is 1954. Their phone number is 1954. The license plate on Joe’s truck is 1954. It was also 58 years ago, on...
View ArticleSavannah city officials restore SDRA board
A new board for the Savannah Downtown Redevelopment Authority has been sworn in and given direction from city leaders to set its own course in determining how it will help guide downtown economic...
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