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Reed: 'Harbor deepening will happen'
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed cut right to the chase.“I know a lot of you are worried because you didn’t get what you were expecting (for harbor deepening) in the president’s budget proposal,” he told the...
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'You have given them the future'
It started a few years ago with a project called “Follow the Container.”The original brainchild of Freightliner Trucks sales rep David “Fish” Mihuta and Robert Dowd of Port City Logistics, the exercise...
View ArticleVictory in sight for S.C. breweries
COLUMBIA — The “pint bill” has passed the S.C. Legislature by large margins, potentially providing South Carolina with an edge over Georgia and one small step toward North Carolina’s brewing dominance....
View ArticleOpinion: Clamp down on tax classification abuse
The scandal resulting from the IRS examination of a swath of politically conservative groups’ applications for 501 (c)(4) status has also resulted in questions about the validity of this classification...
View ArticleInvestors shift focus to growth stocks
NEW YORK — Growth stocks, neglected at the start of the year, are starting to get a bit of love from investors again.The best returns in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index over the past month have...
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Local company ranked top places to workThe National Association for Business Resources named Hancock Askew & Co., LLP as one of the 101 best and brightest companies to work for in the Atlanta...
View ArticleWilliam S. Morris IV to head Morris Venture Capital
William S. “Will” Morris IV has been named CEO of Morris Venture Capital (MVC), a new division of Morris Communications Co. LLC, it has been announced by William S. Morris III, Chairman and CEO of...
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Historic district property improvements scrutinized
Nothing says historic like a satellite dish in a front yard.Or a gray-and-white paint scheme on a rowhouse.Or a gigantic commercial logo painted as a mural on a building facade.Those eyesores and more...
View ArticleState of Savannah's small business community focus of forum
The ambush lacked planning, but after listening to local economist Michael Toma’s forecast on every industry sector except small business, Marjorie Young and Joe Marchese blitzed Toma anyway.Why is the...
View ArticleSavannah increasingly a target for national chains
We all know about Whole Foods Market and PetSmart opening on Victory Drive within a few months. And all signs point to Anthropologie eventually setting up shop at the corner of Congress and Montgomery...
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Savannah business to invest $15 million outside of AtlantaThe city of Stockbridge has approved Savannah-based Community Broadband LLC to facilitate the development of a $15 million fiber optic...
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HIRES/PROMOTIONSSPENCER QUESADANew job title: Superintendent Company: The Pinyan Co. Duties: Quesada is responsible for monitoring field construction operations and productivity. His duties are...
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Goshen Real Estate Investor Group meetingTracy Walden of the Savannah-Chatham Metro Police Department will speak on the crime-free housing program.Date: May 28Time: 7 p.m.Location: Carey Hilliard’s on...
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Savannah purveyor turns up the heat on The Three Stooges
If there is one thing local business owner Jimmy Kelley knows, it’s hot sauce.As president of Savannah-based Mo Hotta Mo Betta, he understands that concocting a well-received hot sauce is as much of...
View ArticleSavannah woman named business champ
Diana Morrison, businesswoman and advocate, has her words of advice ready.“If an entrepreneur came to me today and said, ‘Dianna, what do I do to succeed,’ I’d say, ‘You have to have a plan. All the...
View ArticleDawers: Savannah Law School hosts art exhibit, opens building to the public
After years of pretending the ugly old Candler Hospital complex doesn’t even exist, we can finally open our eyes and enjoy the view.The property, which looked worse with each passing year despite the...
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Alternative fuel roadshow headed to SavannahVehicles that run on propane, electricity, ethanol and natural gas will be on display at the upcoming Georgia Alternative Fueled Vehicle Roadshow...
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Savannah Mall features sand sculpture
A team of artists has spent the last five days working on a 75-ton sand sculpture in the center court of the Savannah Mall.Work on the sculpture, which features a summer animal theme, will continue...
View ArticleRising home and stock prices boost U.S. confidence
WASHINGTON — Americans are more confident in the U.S. economy than at any point in the past five years, thanks to surging home values, a brighter job market and record-setting stock prices.Stock...
View ArticleOur economic times: Stocks set nominal highs
That U.S. stock market prices are at record levels in nominal terms has sparked a debate over whether price trajectories reflect that of an asset price bubble. There remains, however, little evidence...
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