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Interactive marketing explained by expertsThe Savannah Morning News and savannahnow.com will present a free seminar on Wednesday, May 22, featuring industry experts from Google; email marketing giant...
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HIRES/PROMOTIONSGARY E. MCCLANAHANNew job title: AttorneyCompany: HunterMacleanDuties: McClanahan will practice within the Health Care Practice Group. Related work experience: McClanahan joins...
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Business Golf Classic Lunch is included as well as a reception and awards ceremony, prizes, contests and raffle prizes. Date: May 14Time: 10:30 a.m.Location: Berkeley Hall ClubCost: $185 per player or...
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Savannah Tech students make 'spear points' for Smithsonian
Savannah Technical College historic preservation students recently completed 35 cast metal spear points for the Smithsonian Institution.Students in the advanced preservation skills class created...
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WASHINGTON — The Senate is aiming to help traditional retailers and financially strapped state and local governments with a vote Monday that would widely subject online shopping — for years a largely...
View ArticleBicycling in downtown Savannah: Is it worth it?
Despite having a U-lock and being parked in a highly visible spot on Abercorn Street, my first Savannah bicycle was stolen.I then bought an old cruiser for about $40, less than I paid for a new...
View ArticleNew jobs and energy gains helping lift U.S. economy
WASHINGTON — A stronger-than-expected April rebound in job creation and recent dramatic discoveries of vast U.S. oil and gas reserves are helping to lift the American economy out of its long funk.The...
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Local gas prices continue downwardAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 1.6 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.33 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas...
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Spotted®: Local small business resources outlined at SMART lunch
Help doesn’t come at the expense of time or fuel for Savannah small business leaders.The Small Business Resource Center, located at 111 E. Liberty St. across from Drayton Tower, is home to four...
View ArticleFilm maker signs agreement with production equipment company
HOLLYWOOD — Medient Studios Inc., a California-based movie producer with plans to build a $90 million production and entertainment complex in Effingham County, announced Monday it has signed an...
View ArticleMidyear trade report upbeat
Despite the gloomy outlook we tend to hear every day, the U.S. economy is at an all-time high, with American ingenuity leading a domestic energy boom, housing in recovery and manufacturing coming back...
View ArticleNew stock market milestone: Dow 15,000
NEW YORK — Just two months after recovering the last of its losses from the financial crisis, the Dow Jones industrial average charged higher Tuesday, closing above 15,000 for the first time.It was...
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Leader development event includes SavannahChick-fil-A Leadercast, a one-day leader development event broadcast live from Atlanta, to hundreds of sites throughout the nation will include Savannah on...
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Health care act: What businesses should knowThe Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, Purchasing Alliance Solutions and United Healthcare of Georgia will host a seminar on Tuesday to explain how health...
View ArticleDelta will pay dividend, buy back shares
MINNEAPOLIS — Delta Air Lines will start paying a quarterly dividend and buy back some of its shares — investor-friendly moves common in other industries but rare for airlines.For years, the industry...
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Herty celebrates milestone anniversary
For much of the last century, the Savannah-based Herty Advanced Materials Development Center has worked to help the pulp and paper industry create commercial applications for the state’s massive timber...
View ArticleHistoric board continues conflict-of-interest debate
Architect Anne Smith presented plans for a new home to be built on East Congress Street during Wednesday’s Savannah Historic District Board of Review meeting.Smith answered questions from the board on...
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Downtown Savannah building sold to South Carolina firm
The Realty Building, a high-rise commercial office building at 24 Drayton St. in downtown Savannah, has been sold to SCGII-Drayton, LLC, a real estate company based in South Carolina with ownership...
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Publix, Walmart engage in grocery duel
Publix called out Wal-Mart by name two months ago, employing billboards, store posters and newspaper circulars to proclaim the nation’s largest retailer and supermarket moonlighter “doesn’t always have...
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Taste of Downtown coming next weekThe 12th annual Taste of Downtown Business Connection on Thursday in Johnson Square will mingle networking with sample menu items from more than 40 Savannah...
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