January 2014 News

January 31, 2014

• Savannah’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 6.7% in December

• Small Business Council Smart Luncheon February 4th

• The Coastal Bank Promotes Mia Thompson to Asst. Branch Manager

• Gulfstream Adds Support Vehicle for Major Events

• Gov. Deal Takes Blame for Slow Response to Snowstorm

• Georgia Children's Museum in Macon to Close

• Synovus Receives 20 Customer Service Excellence Awards

• UPS Annual Profit Falls to $807 Million

• Senate OK's Isakson Flood Insurance Bill

• Hotels & Road Warriors Grapple With Wi-Fi Economics

• A Super Bowl XLVIII Forecast That Works

• Temp Labor Bill Rates Increased Only Slightly in 2013

• Home Prices Increased by 11.2% Year Over Year in the Q3 of 2013

• Natural Disasters Produced $192B Global Economic Loss in 2013

• Study Shows Int'l Software Piracy Hampering Manufacturers in the U.S.

January 30, 2014

• The Rotary Club of Richmond Hill Annual Fundraiser

• State Legislature Closed Until Friday

• 13 Examples Of People Being Awesome In The Middle Of The Atlanta Traffic Jam

• Rayonier to Split Timber, Chemicals Business

• TSA Found Most Guns at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int'l Airport

• Lenovo to acquire Motorola Mobility for $2.91B

• Nearly All States Disclose Some Development Deals

• Consumers Extremely Concerned About Companies Sharing Data

• 45,000 Completed Foreclosures Reported in December

• U.S. Chamber's Global IP Center Unveils 2014 Int'l IP Index