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Ellis Square revitalization project receives international award
The appreciation for Ellis Square has gone global.The redevelopment of the Barnard Street greenspace and adjacent infill projects such as the Cay Building and the Andaz hotel drew recognition last week...
View ArticleDow drops 217 points to lowest level in a month
NEW YORK — A series of weak economic reports sent the Dow Jones industrial average plunging 217 points to its lowest level in a month.The troubling economic data included weak hiring at private...
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Super cranes arrive in port
As the Dockwise heavy equipment carrier Teal approached the Talmadge Bridge Wednesday, it looked from ground level as if its cargo wouldn’t make it under the span.Onlookers hunched under umbrellas in a...
View ArticleNielsen TV ratings
WHAT’S ON: NIELSEN TV RATINGSHere are prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for May 27-June 2. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.1. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 11 million.2....
View ArticlePaula Deen launches retail food line
Savannah chef and personality Paula Deen has launched her own line of retail food products – Paula Deen Foods – based on her traditional Southern recipes and lighter fare as well. Her initial product...
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Cranes are here, now work begins
They were quite a sight Wednesday, steaming up the Savannah River on the Dockwise heavy equipment carrier Teal.Now, at Garden City Terminal’s Container Berth 9, the delicate work of moving each of the...
View ArticleRetailers report modest gains
NEW YORK — In the latest sign that Americans are feeling better about the overall economy, stores across the country had a pickup in sales in May.An improving job picture, better housing market and...
View ArticleAverage rate on 15-year U.S. mortgage above 3 pct.
WASHINGTON — The average U.S. rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage rose above 3 percent this week for the first time in a year, while the rate on the 30-year fixed loan approached 4 percent.Mortgage buyer...
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Visit Savannah, Georgia partners sell to worldRepresentatives from Visit Savannah, along with other members of the Georgia tourism industry, will attend International Pow Wow Saturday through Wednesday...
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Garden City firm sold to metals companyGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Quality Edge, a division of MISA, a $23 billion global metals company, has bought AGC Metals in Garden City for an undisclosed amount.“AGC...
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Merger brings Maritime International into D. J. Powers Co.
D.J.Powers Company, Inc., an international logistics provider headquartered in Savannah, has merged with local logistics firm Maritime International, Inc.“As part of D.J.Powers’ continuing strategic...
View ArticleU.S. employers add 175K jobs, rate up to 7.6 pct.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May— a steady pace that shows strength in the face of tax increases and government spending cuts if not enough to reduce still-high unemployment.The...
View ArticleMobile apps for fundraising for nonprofits
When mobile fundraising was successful by major nonprofits in recent years as a response to cataclysmic events, many in the nonprofit sector realized it was time to take a look at this technology for...
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Happiness decoded at Savannah TEDx
Josh Nichols set out to “hack his way to happiness.”The Savannah computer programmer soon found a flaw in that approach.“You can’t hack your way to happiness, but you can hack away your unhappiness,”...
View ArticleStocks jump after U.S. jobs report beats forecasts
NEW YORK — Steady growth in hiring last month sent the stock market sharply higher Friday.U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in May, slightly more than the 170,000 forecast by economists, according to...
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Holmes Bell takes reins at HGBD
Holmes Bell has grown up at Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung, the engineering consulting and architectural design firm his father Gus joined in 1966 and bought 20 years later.“And I mean that...
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Leadership Savannah class open to applicantsApplications for the 2013–14 Leadership Savannah class are being accepted with a deadline of June 14.The class will be limited to 42 people, and applicants...
View ArticleDevelopment pace accelerating in Savannah, but many opportunities await
Most readers of this column come for details about what’s new around town, but sometimes it’s nice to step back a little and take a broader view.As most of you know, we’re in the midst of some major...
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Newsmakers
HIRES/PROMOTIONSMICHAEL SIEGELNew job title: MentorCompany: SCORERelated work experience: Siegel began his health care career at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. His early work with...
View ArticleAudit: Ga. labor department 'missed opportunities'
ATLANTA — Georgia’s Labor Department failed to have adequate systems in place to detect and recover millions of dollars in unemployment benefits improperly paid over a three-year period despite a...
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