Silicon Valley isn't sharing Facebook's misery
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Silicon Valley, it turns out, doesn’t revolve around the stock prices of Facebook and its playful sidekick, Zynga.By most indications, tech companies in this hub of innovation are...
View ArticleTwo Savannah commercial buildings worth saving
Sunday’s City Talk column detailed the recent sale and planned restoration of the Berrien House at the northwest corner of Habersham and Broughton streets. Architecturally and historically, it’s one of...
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Savannah's Coastal Corvette Association helps fight childhood cancer
The Coastal Corvette Association, with about 75 members, recently delivered a $4,000 contribution to the Childhood Cancer Family Support Fund at Memorial University Medical Center, pushing the group’s...
View ArticleSummer sizzler for home sales in metro Savannah
For the first time in half-a-decade, Savannah-area Realtors needed the Labor Day weekend break from work.A busy spring and summer home buying season climaxed in August with another strong month (468...
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LMI Aerospace now expanding local facility
LMI Aerospace, a leading supplier of structural components, assemblies and kits to the aerospace industry, is expanding its Savannah facility, which provides kits and assemblies to both Gulfstream...
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Blick Art to hold grand openingBlick Art Materials will hold a two-week grand opening from Thursday through Sept. 27 for their store at 318 E. Broughton St.The celebration kicks off Thursday at 8 a.m....
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Startup Lounge: Lounge lizards need not apply
On Oct. 25 The Creative Coast will co-host Startup Lounge Savannah, a unique event that’s becoming an annual “must do” for local entrepreneurs and investors. As in years past, the event is being...
View ArticleTybee officials revamp plans for Butler Avenue improvements
Tybee Island’s long-planned Butler Avenue median project will soon move forward, only without the median.Officials have redrawn the streetscape plans for the stretch of Butler through Tybee’s main...
View ArticleDowntown Savannah group told Greenville's living its vision for future
In 1978, newly minted high school graduate Russell Stall left Greenville, S.C., determined never to return.“It just wasn’t a place I wanted to live,” Stall told members of the Savannah Downtown...
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County gets go ahead to raze former jail building downtown
One of downtown Savannah’s largest eyesores will soon meet with the wrecking ball to make way for a more elegant replacement.The Savannah Historic District Board of Review granted Chatham County...
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Tall, skinny iPhone in U.S. stores Sept. 21
SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time, the iPhone is growing. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday revealed a new phone that’s taller, with a bigger screen.The iPhone...
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Georgia Southern named one of nation’s best STATESBORO – Georgia Southern University has once again been named one of America’s Best Colleges in the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report. Georgia...
View ArticleJesse Bushkar: The new iPhone is here
It’s that time again. Apple has unveiled their latest version of the iPhone, and the opinions are flying in from all directions. Some people love it, some hate it, and the rest of you could care...
View ArticleDowntown hotel room boom looms
Downtown hotel developers are racing to keep pace with Savannah’s tourism boom.The Savannah Historic District Board of Review on Wednesday looked at plans for two new River Street hotels and a 40-room...
View ArticleConventions in Savannah
SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER SOCIETY OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE2012 annual meetingMeeting Dates: 09/19/12-09/23/12Attendance: 300Where: Hilton Savannah DeSotoVisitor spending: $140,650Website: http://www.secsnm.org/...
View ArticleOur economic times: Jobs creation's natural enemy
In the poignant discussion of the creation and killing of jobs, much is overlooked in the hyperbolic rhetoric that is so casually spewed about in our political environment.When thinking about job...
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Medical group wins immunization award Pediatric Associates of Savannah, PC has been named the 2012 winner of the Walt Orenstein Champions for Immunization Award. This is given each year by the Georgia...
View ArticleU.S. housing recovery gains momentum in August
WASHINGTON — A jump in sales of previously occupied homes and further gains in home construction suggest the housing recovery is gaining momentum.The pair of reports Wednesday follows other signs of...
View ArticleBusinesses in Georgia, Southeast expect more inflation
ATLANTA — Business owners and executives in the Southeast expect little inflation pressure, according to a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta released Wednesday.The inflation expectations...
View ArticleA blueprint for Savannah's growth
We now have a glimpse at what Savannah’s economic future could be. The Savannah Economic Development Authority worked with SRI International, a nonprofit research organization, to evaluate the coastal...
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