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Foreclosure rate drops in SavannahForeclosure rates in Savannah decreased for the month of July over the same period last year, according to newly released data from financial reporting firm...
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SCAD students feast on local fare
At lunch Tuesday at The Hive cafeteria, SCAD freshman Hannah Allred had made a longer journey to get to Savannah than did all the food on her plate.Click here to continue reading this story on the...
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Local accounting firm ‘best’ to work forDeemer Dana & Froehle LLP, has been named as one of the 2013 Best Accounting Firms to Work for. The annual list of “Best Accounting Firms” was created by...
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Shuster: Savannah's port 'all about jobs'
U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., became the third high-ranking government official to tour the Port of Savannah in as many weeks, sending a clear signal that Georgia Ports Authority’s harbor deepening...
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Governor urges farmers to look at exporting
Gov. Nathan Deal, just back from a visit to the Panama Canal, told Georgia farmers and agricultural leaders Wednesday the time has never been better to expand their businesses by exporting through the...
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Chipotle opening draws crowds
Chipotle Mexican Grill opened in the Victory Station shopping center Wednesday to a response reminiscent of the center’s anchor tenant, Whole Foods.Crowds gathered outside the door prior to the chain...
View ArticleCoastal property owners flood Tybee City Hall for flood insurance meeting
Next week’s scheduled changes to the National Flood Insurance Program will significantly impact Coastal Georgia property owners, federal officials told more than 200 attendees Wednesday night at Tybee...
View ArticleJobless rate down in metro Savannah
ATLANTA — Metro Savannah’s unemployment rate decreased to 7.8 percent in August, down eight-tenths of a percentage point from 8.6 percent in July, the state labor department announced today.The rate...
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Mall to feature ‘environmental’ Christmas tree A 50-foot Christmas tree decorated with environmentally friendly LED lights will debut at the Savannah Mall on Friday with the tree-lighting festivities...
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Financial literacy student outreach week
Gov. Nathan Deal signed a proclamation making Nov. 18-22 Financial Literacy Student Outreach Week in Georgia.Financial literacy is the set of skills and knowledge that allows individuals to make...
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Divers recover piece of CSS Georgia
U.S. Navy divers successfully recovered a 64-square foot section of the Savannah-built Civil War ironclad warship CSS Georgia from the bottom of the Savannah River Tuesday evening.The removal and...
View ArticleTrade Center board mulls management change
The Georgia International & Maritime Trade Center Authority board voted Wednesday to extend its management contract with SMG through March 31 as it looks at other options for running the Savannah...
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What to watch for as Yellen faces Senate questions
WASHINGTON — Janet Yellen is sure to face skepticism at a hearing today on her nomination to lead the Federal Reserve from Republicans who say the Fed’s policies may be swelling asset bubbles or...
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Fundraiser will benefit Wounded Warrior ProjectCash-n-Carry Pull Your Part Salvage Yard will hold a fundraiser today and tomorrow to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. All proceeds will go to the...
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'A-team' works to preserve CSS Georgia
Tasked with heading up the efforts to bring the Confederate Ironclad Warship CSS Georgia out of her watery grave after nearly 150 years, Savannah District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers archeologist...
View ArticleCollaboration between Ga. Tech, Gulfstream, represents switch from...
ATLANTA — The working relationship between Gulfstream Aerospace and the Georgia Institute of Technology is about to get a lot cozier with the approval Wednesday of an agreement for them to share space...
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Yellen stands by Fed's low rate policies
WASHINGTONJanet Yellen made clear Thursday that she’s prepared to stand by the Federal Reserve’s extraordinary efforts to pump up the economy when she’s chairman, if that’s what it needs.“I believe...
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New real estate firm opens in downtown Savannah
A ribbon-cutting and open house were held Friday for a new real estate firm, Three Oaks Realty Co., with offices at 509 Barnard St. The firm was formed by three veteran Savannah-area real estate agents...
View ArticleAltered landscape for Sony, Microsoft consoles
NEW YORK — Remember a time before “Angry Birds,” the iPad and the iPhone? No?When Sony and Microsoft last came out with new video game consoles — seven and eight years ago, respectively, the companies...
View ArticleSmall business Saturday set for Tybee shopping
For Tybee Island, maintaining its unique identity in the face of a changing world has never been an issue.“Visitors always tell us that they don’t see beach communities like this anymore,” said Chantel...
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