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Digital Imaging BasicsDate: Tuesday, Aug. 6 and Thursday, Aug. 8Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.Location: The Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St. Cost: $75 For more information and to register, go to...
View ArticleGulfstream awards $250,000 in scholarships
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has awarded more than $250,000 in scholarships to 17 children of employees at the company’s sites in California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Texas and Wisconsin. The students...
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Bulk cargo, autos drive record year for GPA
The Georgia Ports Authority wrapped up fiscal 2013 in June with record volumes for total tonnage, bulk cargo, total auto-machinery units and freight moved by intermodal rail but once again missed the 3...
View ArticleCoastal Bank consent order lifted
Just a little more than two years after being placed under a consent order by state and federal banking regulators for its preponderance of non-performing loans, The Coastal Bank announced Monday the...
View ArticleA look at the history of plans for a westside arena in Savannah
This fall, Chatham County voters will vote on a new round of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales tax. One of the biggest ticket items to be funded by the multi-year tax would be Savannah’s...
View ArticleEconomists: Tax on online sales would create jobs
ATLANTA — Retailers across Georgia and in neighboring states are hopeful that a report issued by a well-known, conservative economist will bring needed support in Congress for legislation to tax all...
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Gas prices slip slightly in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah fell 3.0 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.51 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262...
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Chrysler's 2Q net income up 16 pct on U.S. sales
DETROITChrysler is having some growing pains.The country’s third-largest automaker said Tuesday that its sales picked up in the second quarter thanks to strong U.S. demand for trucks and SUVs. But the...
View ArticleState tax-free holiday weekends on horizon
Everyone likes a bargain, and most would agree there’s something especially satisfying to the psyche when that bargain includes freedom from paying sales tax.Such will be the case this weekend in South...
View ArticleOne person's take on 'the power of eight'
I love the number eight, don’t you? I love that eight has the confidence to deny conventional spelling rules, and not only once, but twice: Both the “ei” and the “gh” are true acts of brilliance and...
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SMART lunch to feature HR execSuzanne Kirk, president and executive consultant at Employee Development Strategies Inc., will be the speaker at the Small Business Council SMART lunch on Aug. 6 in the...
View ArticleWhole Foods' profit climbs but growth slows
NEW YORK — Whole Foods Market Inc. says its profit rose by 21 percent in the latest quarter, as the organic grocery store chain saw sales climb and costs ease. The company, based in Austin, Texas, says...
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Southern Co. quarterly earnings drop to $297M ATLANTA — Southern Co. earnings slumped 52 percent to $297 million in the second quarter due mainly to cost overruns at a coal-fired power plant under...
View ArticleU.S. economy grew at sluggish 1.7 pct. pace in Q2
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew from April through June at an annual rate of 1.7 percent — a sluggish pace but stronger than in the previous quarter. Businesses spent more, and the federal...
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High-tech equipment protects marshes during power-line construction
Some of this area’s salt marshes are being well protected despite the construction of a high-voltage power line that will run from the Tradepoint Industrial Park in Liberty County to the Burnt Church...
View ArticleTwo insurers pull out of Georgia health exchange
ATLANTA — Two insurance companies told the state today they decided not to offer plans in Georgia’s health exchange next year as part of Obamacare. That still leaves five plans participating, but the...
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Nominations open for business awards The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its annual business awards.The awards recognize standout business leaders — individuals and...
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Structural flaws may have caused ship to split
The breaking apart and subsequent sinking of the bow and stern sections of the container ship MOL Comfort in the Indian Ocean earlier this summer may have been caused by the same structural flaws that...
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Savannah business leaders offer tips at mayor's annual conference
A popular feature of the annual Mayor’s Small Business Conference is the roundtable discussion and Q&A with successful local business leaders.Thursday’s conference was no exception, as Gary Brand,...
View ArticleHudgens approves Obamacare premiums
ATLANTA — Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens announced Thursday that he approved the premiums submitted by five health insurers for inclusion in the state’s federally run insurance exchange,...
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