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Local investor buys Abercorn Common
The nation’s first green shopping center is back under local ownership.Local real estate investor David Garfunkel has purchased Abercorn Common, the environmentally friendly strip mall at Abercorn...
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Georgia jobless rate drops to 9 percentATLANTA – Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 9.0 percent in September, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 9.2 percent in August,...
View ArticleGoogle delivers 3Q letdown early, stock plummets
SAN FRANCISCO — As far as unpleasant surprises go, Google hit Wall Street with a double whammy Thursday.The Internet search leader that prides itself of organizing the world’s information lost control...
View ArticleShare Everything boosts Verizon 3Q
NEW YORK — Verizon’s Share Everything plan looks like it’s good for the company’s shares.The parent of the nation’s largest cellphone company on Thursday reported a blowout number of new devices on its...
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Maritime community promoting logistics careers
What started less than two years ago as a field trip designed to familiarize area high school students with the logistics industry has blossomed into a full-fledged program with the ability to shape...
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Computer firm opens on AbercornA computer company, ITS Computer Services, has opened in Savannah’s midtown district at 1801 Abercorn St. and will donate $1,000 in computer services to Safe Shelter of...
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U.S. gun industry is thriving during Obama's term
WASHINGTON — Tennessee lawyer Brian Manookian says he never considered himself a gun enthusiast. He owns just one handgun and was raised in a gun-free home. But the firearms industry has proven so...
View ArticleFree Enterprise: Designing markets, improving lives
When you think about economists, “stable marriage” is probably not what naturally comes to mind first.However, this may very well be the case after this week’s announcement of the 2012 Sveriges...
View ArticleNew blood for StartUp Lounge Savannah
Savannah’s pool of aspiring entrepreneurs continues to deepen.The majority of the 60 wannabe or early stage business owners to apply for the third annual StartUp Lounge Savannah were newcomers,...
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Federal agency to open Savannah officeThe Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services has signed a 10-year lease on office space in the Cay Building on Ellis Square. The agency is...
View ArticleCity Talk: Savannah job market: Some sectors growing, others still lagging
After a protracted stagnation, we’re seeing some significant improvement in the local jobs market.Last week, the Georgia Department of Labor estimated that the Savannah metro area (Chatham, Effingham...
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Ford tough: J.C. Lewis Ford dealership marks 100 years in business in Savannah
To get an idea of how long J.C. Lewis Ford has been selling cars and trucks in Savannah, consider what the dealership accepted as a trade-in on their first deal.“A horse,” said Walter Lewis, who now...
View ArticleLewis: Car industry future about mileage
An embroidered wall-hanging of a Ford Model-T decorates the wall behind Walter Lewis’ office desk.The artwork underscores just how much the automobile sales business has changed in the Lewis family’s...
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Savannah Real Estate Investor Alliance meetingSavannah Real Estate Investor Alliance meets Monday at 6 p.m. Jim Hitt, of American IRA, will teach you how to use your self-directed IRA, or self-directed...
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Savannah newsmakers
HIRES/PROMOTIONSTAKIYAH S. GIBBS New job title: Director of Social Services Company: The Salvation Army Duties: Gibbs directs the administration of all social services programs, including transitional...
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Westin’s looking for gingerbread entriesThe Savannah Harbor Foundation and The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa are seeking entries for the upcoming 12th annual Gingerbread Village:...
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Market waits for election; earnings disappoint
NEW YORK — The stock market is waiting for the presidential election as much as anyone.The U.S. stock market struggled for direction Monday. All three major indexes waffled between gains and losses...
View ArticleCity Talk: Feds could've softened housing bust
The housing collapse has been the dominant economic story for more than five years, but we’ve heard very little about it during this year’s presidential campaigns.The decline in real estate values and...
View ArticleSavannah businesses explore China trade
It was the chance Richard Shinhoster’s been waiting for.The city of Savannah, in conjunction with the Georgia-China Alliance, brought in Shanghai business executives Monday for a workshop about how to...
View ArticleGa. Tech: Factories here are increasing ‘in-shoring’
ATLANTA — More Georgia factories transferred work in from other states and overseas than outsourced reversing a long-term trend, a recent report from Georgia Tech shows.The report by Tech’s Program in...
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