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Jekyll Island drone photos help promote park
Promotional images that capture sweeping, aerial views of Jekyll Island’s main resort and unspoiled beaches were captured by a photographer and his remote-controlled assistant — a mini-drone carrying a...
View ArticleInn at Palmetto Bluff to get $100 million expansion
BLUFFTON, S.C. — Crescent Communities, a diversified real estate investment, development and operating company, announced Monday it will invest more than $100 million to expand the Inn at Palmetto...
View ArticleNew month, same refrain for Savannah job market
Sometime in 2014, the Savannah metro area might finally have as many jobs as it had over five years ago when employment peaked.Or we might not.As the recession took hold, I had a reputation around town...
View ArticleHeadphones, speakers top holiday gift lists
ATLANTA — Listen up, Santa.Headphones, speakers and other audio gear are topping the holiday gift lists of many Americans.Audio equipment is among the top-selling electronics gifts this holiday season,...
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SBAC: 2013 Business Advocate of the Year
It’s been called Savannah’s best-kept business secret, something the Small Business Assistance Corporation would really like to change.With offices at 111 E. Liberty St., the SBAC is a specialized,...
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Classes offered on digital marketing The Georgia Small Business Development Center will offer a series of classes on digital marketing in February at the Small Business Resource Center at 111 E....
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'Twas the night before Christmas: An economist's view
‘Twas the night before Christmas, here in SavannahAnd egg nog I sipped at the poolside cabana.When across the wide marsh blew a mild wintry breezeIt swayed Spanish moss draping the stately oak...
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River Street Sweets: 2013 Retail Business of Year
In 1973, the entrepreneurial mother-daughter duo of Georgia Nash and Pam Strickland decided to open a small, high quality gift shop in downtown Savannah.When The Cotton Bale opened its doors on River...
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Revocable living trust can help protect your home
The last couple of years have shown us just how tentative home ownership can be. Who of us does not know someone who had to refinance, sell their home or, worse, lose their home to foreclosure? Losing...
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Tradeport East to get new gas lineMIDWAY — Atlanta Gas Light Co. will build a 9.8-mile high-pressure gas line to serve Liberty County’s Tradeport East Business Center as part of the company’s $46...
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MLET: 2013 Business Education Partner
It started less than three years ago as a once-a-month field trip designed to familiarize area high school students with the kinds of careers available in the growing logistics industry.“Follow the...
View ArticleSavannah unemployment rate drops to 6.8 percent in November
Metro Savannah’s unemployment rate decreased to 6.8 percent in November, its lowest point since December 2008, the state labor department announced Thursday. The non-seasonally adjusted rate was...
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Seminar teaches how to do business with government Small Business Development Center will offer its ‘We want you!’ procurement boot camp 2014 on Feb. 7 to help companies learn how to sell to federal,...
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Entrepreneurial Business of the Year: Parker's Convenience Stores
Greg Parker, CEO of Parker’s convenience stores, was recently posed a question by his son: Would you rather do what you love and not make a lot of money or do something you hate and make a fortune?The...
View Article1.3 million losing unemployment benefits Saturday
WASHINGTON — More than 1 million Americans are bracing for a harrowing, post-Christmas jolt as extended federal unemployment benefits come to a sudden halt this weekend, with potentially significant...
View ArticleFree enterprise: The forecast for 2014
Sometimes, I hate to be right.As I do annually, I use the last column of the year to evaluate my predictions 12 months ago.In 2010 and 2011, I was — in hindsight — overly optimistic, expecting the...
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Midcoast Regional Airport gets new managementHINESVILLE — MidCoast Regional Airport has hired a new company, Volo Aviation LLC, to oversee all facets of the airport’s general aviation...
View ArticleShips scheduled to arrive this week at the Port of Savannah
SHIPPING SCHEDULE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWSThe following ships are expected to call on Georgia Ports’ Garden City and Ocean terminals in the next week. The schedule is provided by GPA and is subject to...
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Gas prices jump in metro SavannahAverage retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 5.1 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.32 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas...
View ArticleInvest three minutes to change your life, business
What can you accomplish in three minutes? You can sit at a traffic light, check out your groceries or blow dry your hair. But can you change your life, propel your business and impact your community?On...
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