Vacancy rate for Savannah's industrial real estate drops to 9 percent
Savannah’s overall vacancy rate for warehouses, distribution centers and similar industrial buildings continued its steady decline in 2013, ending the year much closer to pre-recession levels. The...
View ArticleSavannah-based TailsSpin to keep Macon store open
TailsSpin, a Savannah-based downtown Macon pet food and accessories store, did not close at the end of December as the owners previously planned.Last week the store owners, Jusak Yang Bernard and Jeff...
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Ford's radical F-150 redesign is talk of auto show
DETROIT — Some call it a game-changer. Some just shake their heads. Either way, Ford’s new aluminum-clad F-150 is such a radical departure from past pickup trucks that it dominated talk at the opening...
View ArticleCity construction permits set record in 2013
With permitted construction projects totaling more than $342 million, the city of Savannah broke its all-time record for total building permit valuations in 2013, city engineer Julie McLean told the...
View ArticleVisit Tybee unveils new logo, ad campaign
Visit Tybee has unveiled a new logo and marketing campaign aimed at attracting city-fatigued Atlantans and travelers from afar to its quirky, laid-back shores. The updated logo features a cursive...
View ArticleA Creative Coast view of the art of leadership
This weekend at a Liberty Fellowship alumni event in Greenville, S.C., we were asked to study the famous James Ensor painting of 1888 “Christ’s Entry into Brussels in 1889.” Do you know the one? It is...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Wells Fargo earnings rise 11 percent
Today in BiS:• Alison Huffman is the coordinator for Safe Kids Savannah, an organization dedicated solely to childhood accident prevention in Chatham County in a coalition with other groups concerned...
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Rotary celebrates centennial with gala
One hundred years ago, 42 local businessmen joined together at the old Desoto Hotel downtown to form a service organization that has endured through the Great Depression, two world wars and the dawn of...
View ArticleBiS in brief: ABC News Anchor to speak at Notre Dame Academy Gala
ABC News Anchor to speak at Notre Dame Academy GalaABC news anchor and chief national correspondent Byron Pitts will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural Notre Dame Academy Benefit Gala at 6:30 p.m....
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Rising stars of Savannah business recognized
Savannah Magazine, BiS (Business in Savannah), The Coastal Bank and Mercer University’s Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics recognized Savannah’s Rising Stars of Business on Wednesday...
View ArticleNicholas Mangee: Stock market outlook for 2014 is mixed
As we look back at 2013, we will remember an economy and labor market extending lackluster trends of the previous four years: the gross domestic product continued to lurch forward, inflation rates...
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Economists: 2014 looking stronger
The prediction of above average growth for both the state and area economies in 2014 was music to the ears of the 600-plus businesspeople gathered Wednesday at the Marriott Riverfront Savannah for the...
View ArticleBiS in brief: Architects honor SCAD Museum of Art
Architects honor SCAD Museum of ArtThe SCAD Museum of Art has received the 2014 American Institute of Architects National Honor Award for Architecture, an award for new buildings given annually by the...
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Local celebs model second-hand couture at opening of Pooler Goodwill
With ease and swagger, local construction magnate Joe Marchese strutted through the sliding doors of Goodwill, took a turn on the red carpet, smiled while adjusting the collar of his secondhand suit...
View ArticleChinese company's deal to build plant in Effingham County dies
A Chinese company is no longer moving forward with plans to open its U.S. headquarters and a manufacturing plant in Effingham County.Hubei Xingfa Chemicals Group in August announced a “substantial”...
View ArticleOmnibus bill could be ticket to digging
Language included in the omnibus appropriations bill passed Wednesday by the U.S. House could set the stage for movement on dredging the Savannah harbor as early as the second quarter of this year,...
View ArticleLegislators urge Congress to reverse flood-insurance hike
ATLANTA — Tales of 400 percent premium increases for flood insurance by Georgians in newly designated flood zones have prompted such outrage that legislators introduced a resolution Thursday seeking...
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Georgia Ports recognized for environmental efforts
The Georgia Ports Authority has won recognition by the Environmental Protection Agency as a leader in reducing carbon emissions.The Southeast Diesel Collaborative, a public-private partnership formed...
View ArticleGPA, Corps on fast track to deepening
The federal spending bill approved by Congress this week and signed into law by the president Friday contains language that could make work to deepen the Savannah harbor a reality in the near...
View ArticleUPS: Last-minute online shopping hurt 4Q profit
DALLAS — UPS may be forced to change the way it plans for the holiday season after December shipping problems took a bite out of fourth-quarter earnings.The company said Friday that it took...
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