Pam Cole launches Trace Staffing Solutions
The name may be new, but the experience and expertise are already in place.In fact, when Pam Cole started her career as a receptionist with Snelling & Snelling, she was typing on a manual...
View ArticleSavannah area economic forecast for 2014: 'cautious optimism'
In a press conference on Dec. 20, President Obama gave his reasons to be optimistic about the economy in 2014.“We just learned that over the summer, our economy grew at its strongest pace in nearly two...
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AYANNA KELLEY-WASHINGTON New job title: Sales associateCompany: Coldwell Banker Platinum PartnersRelated work experience: Kelley-Washington has over six years of experience in sales. She previously...
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Chamber BallDate: Jan. 11Time: 6:30 p.m.Location: Hilton Head Marriott Resort & SpaFor more information go to www.hiltonheadchamber.org or call Connie Killmar at 843-785-3673.Business After Hours...
View ArticleUsual gains in military/veterans pay stalls in 2013
As it came to a close, 2013 seemed to have left a kind of high water mark on the wall of more than a decade of steady, impressive gains to military and veterans’ pays and benefits. The military this...
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Kazoobie Kazoos, New South Shirts host event BEAUFORT, S.C. — The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a business after hours on Jan. 9, from 5:30-7 pm. Kazoobie Kazoos and New South Shirts...
View ArticleSavannah area gas prices fall slightly
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 2.0 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.31 gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah. The national...
View ArticleSavannah Rocks! tries to bring generations together
The Sentient Bean was pretty much packed for three hours on Friday night for the opening reception of an exhibit celebrating rock and roll history in Savannah.As most of you probably know from previous...
View ArticleJohn Patterson retires from JCB
John Patterson, group chief executive and president and CEO of JCB in North America, has retired after 43 years of service, the company announced Monday. Arjun Mirdha, formerly the company’s chief...
View ArticleRenovations on Kimpton Hotel's The Brice halfway complete
Renovations on Kimpton Hotel Group’s first Savannah property, The Brice, are about halfway done with a grand opening scheduled for early May, complete with a new restaurant, upgraded façade and...
View ArticleSenate confirms Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen on Monday as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, elevating an advocate of fighting unemployment and a backer of the central bank’s efforts to...
View ArticleGulfstream expanding again in Savannah
Gulfstream Aerospace on Tuesday announced plans to build a product support distribution center in NorthPort Industrial Park near the Interstate 95 and Ga. 21 in Savannah.The 400,000-square-foot center,...
View ArticleFood Lion finishes store improvements, offers $10 gift cards
Food Lion announced Tuesday it has completed its company-wide store enhancements by making a variety of improvements in its final 72 stores, including 12 in the Savannah area and South Carolina...
View ArticleSEDA starts 2014 with new chair, logo
The Savannah Economic Development Authority kicked off its first meeting of the New Year Tuesday with a packed agenda that included a new slate of officers, the appointment of new board members and the...
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Kroger customers contribute to ‘Can Hunger’ Savannah-area customers have contributed more than $43,100 to Kroger’s 2013 Can Hunger campaign to benefit America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia. From...
View ArticleSavannah airport commission names executive director
The Savannah Airport Commission today appointed Gregory B. Kelly as airport executive director. Kelly was named acting executive director on July 1 following the retirement of longtime executive...
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Home Prices in Savannah IncreaseIn Savannah, home prices, including distressed sales, increased by 8.1 percent in November 2013 compared to November 2012, according to CoreLogic, a residential property...
View ArticleFew 'wearables' balance fashion and function
LAS VEGAS — Gadget lovers are slipping on fitness bands that track movement and buckling on smartwatches that let them check phone messages.Some brave souls are even donning Google’s geeky-looking...
View ArticleAtlanta developer to bring Hobby Lobby to Savannah shopping center
An Atlanta-based development group has bought the Southchase Shopping Center in southside Savannah and plans to revitalize the mostly vacant plaza by bringing in national craft-supply retailer Hobby...
View ArticleChattanooga mayor talks development, crime reduction at Savannah business...
A midsize southern city with a bustling waterfront, historic downtown, strategic transportation routes and high poverty — Chattanooga, Tenn., it would seem, shares a fair bit in common with...
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