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St. Vincent's students raise money to fight lung cancer
St. Vincent’s Academy students, through their second annual White the Night event, raised nearly $2,000 to help in an exercise program for lung cancer patients. Students at St. Vincent’s played a...
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Broughton Street eatery to close after decadelong run
When local restaurateur Mike Connor rebranded his Broughton Street sports bar as a casual eatery named Satisfied last fall, he envisioned attracting the downtown business and legal crowd with...
View ArticleNote of caution in Savannah's housing, labor data
As wonky readers of this column know, we’re watching the local employment data for an uptick in construction jobs.Construction employment was decimated by the recession, the slow recovery and the large...
View ArticleStocks edge higher as energy stocks rebound
NEW YORK — Investors remained cautious at the start of a big week for company earnings on Wall Street.About a third of the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, including Exxon Mobil and...
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Gas prices continue to decline in SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 5.2 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.36 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of...
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Georgia Power opens southside customer service center
Georgia Power ceremonially opened its new southside customer service center Tuesday in a ribbon cutting attended by company officials, Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson and Chatham County Commissioner Al...
View ArticleSavannah's trade center expects best year ever
Savannah’s International Trade & Convention Center is anticipating its best year ever for conventions and trade shows.Speaking to the Georgia International and Maritime Trade Center Authority...
View ArticleBuzz returns over beekeeping's place in city
Greg Stewart once made his living as an exterminator, so he knows a pest when he sees one.Honeybees don’t qualify.Stewart, president of the Coastal Empire Beekeeper’s Association, made a presentation...
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SBA, Savannah State sign agreement
As part of her two-day visit to Savannah, U.S. Small Business Administration District Director Terri Denison spoke Tuesday at Savannah State University, where she and university Provost Reynold Verret...
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Leadership Savannah class open to applicantsApplications for the 2013–14 Leadership Savannah class are currently being accepted with a deadline of June 14. This will be a one-year class.The 2013–14...
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McCachern named president of Savannah-based Thomas & Hutton
Sam McCachern, a veteran engineer, executive and civic activist, has been named president of Thomas & Hutton, a Savannah-based professional engineering and consulting firm.Board chairman John G....
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Levy Jewelers: Four generations of success
When the business that is now Levy Jewelers was founded as a small watch repair shop in downtown Savannah in 1900, Wilbur and Orville Wright had yet to take their first flight, World War I was still 14...
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Public invited to 2013 Home Buyers’ FairFirst-time home buyers and those interested in learning more about purchasing a home are invited to attend the 2013 Home Buyers’ Fair from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday...
View ArticleGeneral Dynamics Q1 profits up, sales down
General Dynamics Corp., maker of tanks, ships and Gulfstream business jets, reported slightly higher first quarter earnings from a year ago, although projected sales fell short of expectations.The...
View ArticleCanada's consulate general talks up trade with Georgia
Georgia companies need only look across a border, not an ocean, to find their top international trade partner.Canada and Georgia trade $9.6 billion in goods annually, with more than 325,000 jobs in the...
View ArticleSavannah airport boardings up in first quarter
First quarter 2013 enplanements — or boardings — at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport were up 3 percent over the same period last year, the airport reported Wednesday.Year-to-date enplanements...
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Metro Savannah jobless rate dropsThe unemployment rate for metro Savannah was 7.4 percent in March, down from 7.7 percent in February, the state labor department reported Thursday.That’s down from 8.3...
View ArticleExxon 1Q earnings rise but production slips again
Exxon Mobil Corp. managed to increase earnings slightly in the first quarter thanks to surging profits from its chemical business and lower taxes.But Exxon’s makes the bulk of its profit by producing...
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GPA commits to protecting historic trees
It’s Arbor Day, and the Georgia Ports Authority will celebrate this morning by making a commitment to put dozens of historic trees located on GPA property under protective governance now and into the...
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