Features
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5 Tips to Get Higher Email Open Rates on Mobile
June 18, 2015
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CEO and President Bill Easterlin on Queensborough’s Past and Expanding Future
June 17, 2015
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Savannah Country Day's Mary Beth Fry on Navigating the Complex Process of College-Admissions
June 16, 2015
Recognized for its academic excellence and college preparatory curriculum, the Savannah County Day School is dedicated to ensuring that each student graduates and is prepared to enter college. Mary Beth Fry, Director of College Counseling at Savannah County Day School, shares information to students and parents on how to navigate the complex college admissions process.
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City of Savannah Unveils Major Business Improvements
June 15, 2015
City and business leaders today unveiled broad changes to the City’s business process intended to make Savannah the best city in which to do business in America.
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Georgia Nets Low Rates, Earns Top Marks for Bonds
June 11, 2015
Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Georgia has maintained its AAA bond rating and sold $1.28 billion in three different series of general obligation bonds to fund capital projects throughout the state, which range from construction on new university buildings to repairs on state bridges. A portion of these sales will also refund outstanding bonds to achieve savings.
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Increase Employee Morale, Productivity with a Health Management System that Works
June 09, 2015
Businesses across the U.S., both large and small, corporate and family-owned, are experiencing astronomical medical costs associated with workplace injuries and illnesses. It is estimated $250 billion is spent a year on lost workdays, workers’ compensation claims, medical bills, staff replacement and retraining -- all of which have a major impact on an employer's bottom line. In fact, the U.S. Department of Labor estimates employers pay almost $1 billion per week for direct workers' compensation costs alone.
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SunTrust Helps Customers Grow in Savannah
June 08, 2015
Equipment financing activity has increased significantly over the past 18 to 24 months among commercial clients, according to David Camden, Savannah Region President for SunTrust Bank. Defined as companies with annual revenues of $2 million to $150 million, many of SunTrust's commercial clients are expanding their capital expenditure plans following several lean investment years during the recession.
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Hollywood Movie Exec Salutes Film Tax Credits in Savannah
June 04, 2015
Hollywood has long been the hub for movies in the United States, but one southern city has been making a strong push to be a “hot spot” for film making. Savannah, Ga. has rapidly become a new destination for movie-making resulting in an influx of productions that have increased the demand for labor.
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Cliff Oxford: How Joe's BBQ Got Ranked the Best BBQ in the Country
June 03, 2015
TripAdvisor.com, based in Newton, MA announced last Wednesday that Joe’s BBQ in Blue Ridge, GA was the best BBQ restaurant in the country. That’s big news here in the South, but it went national fast. Major media like CNN, Huffington Post and Fox News poured fuel on the story by repeating it over and over.
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Queensborough Bank Acquires Two CertusBank Branches
June 01, 2015
Queensborough National Bank and Trust Company just announced this morning the acquisition of two branches of CertusBank, N.A. . These branches are located at 7393 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Savannah, GA. and 597 S. Columbia Avenue, Rincon, GA.
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Rives E. Worrell Co./JE Dunn, City of Savannah Launch New Construction Business Program
May 29, 2015
Rives E. Worrell Co., a JE Dunn Construction Company, and the City of Savannah kicked off its inaugural New Construction Business Program yesterday for informal construction businesses that desire to participate as subcontractors on City projects.
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Summer Brings Increase in Job Opportunities in Savannah
May 27, 2015
May is a booming month for job seekers, as recent college graduates begin searching for full-time positions, plus teenagers looking for summer jobs. According to Julie Bruce, Sales Manager with SavannahJobs.com, there has been an increase recently in job postings in the Savannah area.
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Gulfstream G500 Completes First Flight
May 19, 2015
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced that the all-new Gulfstream G500 successfully completed its first flight. The G500 is part of Gulfstream’s new family of clean-sheet aircraft, the G500 and G600, and the first of the two to begin flight tests.
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Leadership Training vs Leadership Development - Is There a Difference?
May 13, 2015
In the past 10 years, The Leadership Institute at Columbus State has worked with more than 80 organizations and thousands of individuals in leadership development/training. Along the way, we found something important that we really weren’t looking for; we discovered an important distinction between leadership training and leadership development. Rather than being a semantic debate, this distinction is a paradigm changer.
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Choate Selected for Inn at Palmetto Bluff Expansion Project
May 12, 2015
Choate Construction Company has been selected for the construction of the 150-key expansion to the highly acclaimed Inn at Palmetto Bluff, located in Bluffton, South Carolina and recently recognized as the #1 Resort in the U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler.
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Ed Farley: Do You Have The Right Customers?
May 08, 2015
The phrase…”the customer is always right” may be wrong. One of the biggest challenges for business is to determine who their customers should be. Too often we do not realize that may of our customers cost us profit.
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Annual Taste of Downtown Scheduled for May 14th
May 07, 2015
The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 14th annual Taste of Downtown Business Connection in Johnson Square, Thursday, May 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Attendees can sample menu items from more than 40 of Savannah’s popular chefs, restaurants and caterers while enjoying beverages, networking and live music by 3rd Class Citizens.
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Aetho Building a Foundation for New Ideas in Savannah
May 04, 2015
Creating something tangible out of an abstract idea comes naturally to Ian Nott, co-Founder of Aetho. After all, the idea for Aetho was born from Nott spending a year in the creative company of other entrepreneurs.
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Savannah Chapter of the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance Launches
April 30, 2015
DIRTT Environmental Solutions hosted the official launch of the Savannah Chapter of the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance Friday April 17th. GMA has been supporting and promoting manufacturers since 2008.
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Tickle Your Funny Bone: 20 Desk Toys for the Office
April 29, 2015
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City of Savannah, Community Partners Join Forces to Launch Landmark “Keep Savannah Clean” Campaign
April 28, 2015
The City of Savannah has joined with Parker’s, the Savannah Morning News and other local sponsors to launch the first comprehensive citywide public-private collaboration to fight litter in the community. The campaign’s goal is to curb littering in Savannah by 50 percent over the next year through a strategic education and social media outreach initiative.
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Bill Thompson Reflects on the Banking Industry and Queensborough’s Unique Niche
April 27, 2015
Queensborough National Bank and Trust Company, headquartered in Louisville, Ga., delivers big bank products with small town service. The bank that has been in business since 1902 now has 22 branches, mostly located in small communities where their 270 employees both work and live.
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AGL Resources Moves the Natural Gas Industry and the Economy Forward
April 23, 2015
Hank Linginfelter, Executive Vice President, Distribution Operations, articulates with ease the activities of AGL Resources, headquartered in Atlanta since 1856. “Every year we’re running pipes to new areas of the state. We want to serve customers reliably and safely. We want to keep costs low,” he says.
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Optim Healthcare Announces Partnership with National Surgical Healthcare
April 22, 2015
Optim Healthcare, with 60 physicians in its expansive provider network, announced today that they are partnering with National Surgical Healthcare, an owner and operator of surgical hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
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The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa Announces New Initiatives
April 21, 2015
The Westin Savannah Harbor is pleased to announce the launch of three initiatives designed for all who visit and live in Savannah: The return of First Friday Oyster Roasts, The Westin Beach Club at Bloody Point, and Whitman Yacht Private Charters.