Business Events
Economic Outlook Update LuncheonGuest speaker is Dr. Michael Toma. Toma is director of the Center for Regional Analysis and professor of economics at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Date: Aug....
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Newsmakers
CHRYSTAL NORWOODNew job title: Manager of media and messaging Company: THA GroupDuties: Norwood will research, develop, plan, implement and measure effectiveness of internal and external marketing...
View ArticleBusinesses seek cure for health care cost surge
NEW YORK — A year ago, Teresa Hartnett was on the verge of expanding her small business. The company had hit $1 million in sales, and requests from clients were flowing in. She planned to transition...
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SHOPPING AT DRUGSTORES• 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20, Savannah Morning News auditorium, 1375 Chatham Parkway.Please register in advance. Cost for each class is $5. Sign up at savannahnow.com/events.
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Synovus clear of TARP programCOLUMBUS — Synovus (NYSE: SNV), the Columbus-based financial services company, has repaid loans from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) through the redemption of $968...
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Step up and nominate a businessNominations are open for the Workplace Innovator Award, given each year by Step Up Savannah to recognize a business that pursues innovation in the workplace for its...
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Exhibitors sought for business expoThe Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for businesses to be exhibitors at its 2013 Business Expo & Awards Banquet on Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Savannah...
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Savannah Tech opens Aviation Training Center
Gulfstream asked and Savannah Technical College answered with a high-tech training center designed to provide the aviation industry with the kind of highly skilled workforce the business jet...
View ArticleLatest Savannah unemployment data even worse than it seems
According to the estimates released last week by the Georgia Department of Labor, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.8 percent in July.Sure, that’s down from 9.1 percent a year...
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New Samsung 'Mega' phone nearly tablet-sized
NEW YORK — Smartphones are getting bigger as people use them more to watch movies and play games. A new one from Samsung is beyond big.With a screen measuring 6.3 inches diagonally, the Galaxy Mega is...
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Gas prices up slightly in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 2.4 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.42 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of...
View ArticleJasper County jobless rate improves in July
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Jasper County’s unemployment rate edged just below the nation’s rate in July, and well below the state.The county dropped from 8.1 percent to 7.2 percent, while nationally the jobless...
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CAT CEO to propose TAD to help fund streetcar project
Chatham Area Transit needs to come up with $16 million to help secure a federal grant for its streetcar expansion project, and the agency’s leader has identified a potential source.CAT CEO Chadwick...
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Parker's opens Faulkville store
Parker’s officials and Effingham County Chamber of Commerce representatives held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for the opening of a new store in Effingham County.The store, at 3050 Hwy. 80 in...
View ArticleAnalysts bullish on Savannah apartment rental market
New apartment complexes are seemingly rising along every major road in Chatham County, from Victory Drive to Abercorn Street and Benton Boulevard to Chatham Parkway.All those developers can expect...
View ArticleStocks edge higher after 4 days of declines
NEW YORK — Better results from Best Buy and other retailers helped the stock market close mostly higher Tuesday.Bond yields, which had been rising sharply for the last several days, pulled back,...
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'No quick fixes' as J.C. Penney posts big 2Q loss
NEW YORK — J.C. Penney Co. reported another big loss on a nearly 12 percent drop in revenue for the second quarter, underscoring big challenges the retailer is facing as it tries to recover from a...
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This week in BiS:• Lisa and Curt Bolak have found retail success on Factors Walk with three locations within 100 yards of each other.• Peter Patel and two partners launched Savannah Soaps at the end of...
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Inventors say 'iCan'
Frustrated with a flip-tab aluminum drink can that hasn’t been updated in 30 years, Savannah inventor Brian Bettis and his son Rocky have developed the iCan, a resealable, user-friendly prototype they...
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Appraisers gather in SavannahThe Atlanta and Savannah Chapters of the Appraisal Institute, with more than 825 chapter members, will co-sponsor two seminars and a joint summer chapter meeting in...
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