How to fund a better mousetrap
I received some good feedback and reactions to my last article centering around Kickstarter. If you didn’t read the article, Kickstarter is a “crowdfunding” hub where people can advertise their...
View ArticleSavannah-based CitiTrends misses second-quarter forecast
Savannah-based Citi Trends, a discount clothing and accessories retailer, reported worse-than-expected second-quarter results in spite of narrowing its losses.Shares in the company tumbled more than 16...
View ArticleFormer S.C. congressman to mediate dredging dispute
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Former South Carolina U.S. Rep. John Spratt was appointed Wednesday to mediate a lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel.Spratt, from...
View ArticleSavannah area adds job; state unemployment rate ticks up
Big gains in retail, manufacturing in JulySavannah-area private sector employers continued their year-long trend of adding jobs in July.Employers in Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties boosted their...
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Geekend announces first keynote speaker
Every geek secretly desires to live the mysterious, debonair and dangerous existence of a spy.This November’s Geekend interactive conference will feature a geek living that dream — kind of.Neal Holman,...
View ArticleMore jobs in July for Savannah
Savannah-area employers continued to bulk up their workforces in July.Retailers and manufacturers in Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties led another monthly surge in employment in the month,...
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PortSide takes a vacationMary Carr Mayle is on vacation and her PortSide column will return next week.Landscape architecture firm moves to townVerdant Enterprises, LLC, a full-service landscape...
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Clary's on Habersham closes its doors
Sitting on his regular stool at the end of the counter inside the Clary’s Cafe on Habersham Street Thursday afternoon, Sam Bradshaw eyed the familiar menu.For about two years the Savannah businessman...
View ArticleFacebook hits new low as IPO lock-up ends
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook’s stock plunged to a new low Thursday after the expiration of a ban that had prevented some early investors and insiders from dumping millions of additional shares they own in...
View ArticleShips scheduled for Georgia Ports' Garden City, Ocean terminals
SHIPPING SCHEDULE These are the ships expected to call on Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City and Ocean Terminals in the next week. Sailing schedules are provided by Georgia Ports Authority and are...
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Georgia Ports employees win national Coast Guard award
The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday recognized the Georgia Ports Authority’s Client Relations Center for a new program that speeds Coast Guard operations and allows for real-time tracking of container...
View ArticleCorps: Deepening of Savannah harbor still on track for November OK
It was SHEP 101 at the seventh annual Georgia Environmental Conference Thursday as a panel of experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Georgia Ports Authority reviewed the need for the...
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Local jobless rate rises to 9.2 percent in JulyThe preliminary unemployment rate in metro Savannah rose to 9.2 percent in July, up two-tenths of a percentage point from 9.0 percent in June, the Georgia...
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Daniel Defense taking cautious approach to growth
Daniel Defense is a company with success in its crosshairs.The local firearms manufacturer has opened a new $5.3 million facility in Ridgeland, S.C., sold $35 million worth of product in three months...
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Bryan County's Belfast industrial site one step closer to reality
The development of the proposed Belfast Commerce Center in south Bryan County moved one step closer to reality this week when the city of Richmond Hill and TerraPointe, the real estate development arm...
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Hyatt to display 9/11 memorial flag The Hyatt Regency Savannah will display the 9/11 memorial flag in the hotel lobby from 1 p.m. on Aug. 31 through noon on Sept. 7 during the 2012 Supreme Emblem Club...
View ArticleDrop in key U.S. durable goods orders shows weakness
WASHINGTON — Signs that U.S. manufacturing is faltering emerged from a report Friday that orders for long-lasting factory goods, excluding the volatile transportation category, fell in July for the...
View ArticleU.S. Workers take pay cuts
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economic recovery hasn’t felt much like one even for people who managed to find new jobs after being laid off. Most of them have had to settle for less pay.Only 56 percent of...
View ArticleFree enterprise: Incentives and organ donation
Trafficking (in all its forms) is high on the agenda in one of Europe’s most important capitals, Berlin. As I can attest from my stay here this week, traffic itself is currently worse than ever. And it...
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Foreclosure rates in Savannah decrease Foreclosure rates in Savannah decreased for the month of June over the same period last year, according to newly released information from CoreLogic, a financial...
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