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HIRES/PROMOTIONSROBERT PIERCE CANNONNew job title: Mortgage loan originator and banking officerCompany: The Savannah BankRelated work experience: Cannon joined the bank in 2009 as a personal banker and...
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Beginning Project Management Beginning Project Management provides an overview of the nine components for project success: scope, integration, communication, time, cost, procurement, risk management,...
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Business professionals raise funds for blood cancer
The Savannah office of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Georgia Chapter announced its Man & Woman of the Year on Friday night at its inaugural campaign’s Grand Finale Gala at The Morris...
View ArticleAirport therapy has a wagging tail
LOS ANGELES — There’s a new breed of airport dog. They aren’t looking for drugs or bombs — they are looking for people who need a buddy, a belly to rub or a paw to shake.“His job is to be touched,”...
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JCB's sustainability initiatives cutting waste
U.K.-based JCB Inc. has long been known in the United Kingdom as a leader in sustainability. Recent European successes include a 23 percent reduction in direct carbon emissions since 2007 and a 16...
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State business leader: Georgia's business climate improving
Chris Clark monitors more gauges than a jet pilot in flight, and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce CEO acknowledges all systems are go in regard to the state’s business climate.“We at the chamber are all...
View ArticleGa. factories' growth slows a tad, outpace U.S.
ATLANTA — Georgia’s manufacturing sector of the economy grew at a slightly slower rate in May, according to figures released Monday by the Econometric Center at Kennesaw State University.The state’s...
View ArticleForum gives voice to Savannah small business data
We don’t routinely see economic data that spotlights small businesses, so last Thursday’s State of Small Business forum sponsored by the Savannah chapter of SCORE was an enlightening event.I was one of...
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Savannah gas prices drop slightlyAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 1.6 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.34 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy.com’s daily survey of...
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Hilton Head Lexus debuts 2014 model
Hilton Head Lexus on U.S. 278 celebrated its official grand opening Tuesday with the help of Jeff Bracken, group vice president and general manager of Lexus Division Toyota Motor Sales. Bracken is a...
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After only 5 weeks, Savannah-based Nordic Cold Storage looking to expand
One word describes Savannah in June: Hot.While many locals are debating between button-up shirts and polos for work, a select few are escaping the heat by heading to a location in Pooler where...
View ArticleCity official pledges greater efficiency to small business community
Savannah’s city government longs for an “economically thriving” community and is working to become more “efficient” in meeting small business needs, the city’s business development director told the...
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From Pixar to Whole Foods, Savannah's hot
During my youth in Savannah, “creativity” was helping my grandmother make a six-layer caramel cake to be enjoyed after a family dinner at Williams’ Seafood or Carey Hilliard’s.Back then, “worldliness”...
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Cranes are comingVisitors to River Street at lunchtime Wednesday can expect a special treat as four of the world’s largest ship-to-shore cranes are scheduled to sail past the riverfront between 12:30...
View ArticleRambam Day School plans move to new site
The school that serves Savannah’s Jewish children is reclaiming its old digs.Rambam Day School will relocate this fall from the Jewish Educational Alliance building on Abercorn Street near DeRenne...
View ArticleFour 'super' cranes arrive at Savannah port
Four massive new ship-to-shore cranes arrived at Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City Terminal today, bringing the total number of electric-powered container cranes to 25 – the most of any single...
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New law designed to spur investment in Georgia
In April, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed House Bill 318, a landmark bill creating the Invest Georgia Fund, which adopts a venture capital model for state investment in qualified Georgia-based...
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No tax hike for Port of JacksonvilleThe Jacksonville Business Journal reports that Mayor Alvin Brown, after calling the Port of Jacksonville a regional economic driver, says he won’t spend any new city...
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Treasury to sell 30 million shares of GM stock
DETROIT — The U.S. government plans to sell another 30 million shares of General Motors stock in a public offering today as it speeds up efforts to divest itself from a stake in the auto giant that it...
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