Savannah Morning News (Savannah, GA) articles from March 2001

Savannah Morning News (Savannah, GA) archives from March 2001

Former Georgia Congressman Stresses Importance of Clean Water.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Gail Krueger Mar. 2--A healthy economy is not possible without ample, clean water. So says Lindsay Thomas, former U.S. representative from Georgia and president of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Thomas was the speaker...

Georgia's Rural Hospitals to Get Extra Funding.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Dave Williams Mar. 2--ATLANTA--Gov. Roy Barnes Thursday announced an infusion of state funds to aid financially struggling rural hospitals across Georgia, including a handful that supporters say face closing down without the...

President Bush Visits Georgia to Tout Tax Cut Proposal.
March 5, 2001... Byline: Walter C. Jones Mar. 2--DECATUR, Ga.--President George W. Bush tapped into bipartisan support for his tax-cut package Thursday as he wound up a campaign-style swing through five states, ending in metro Atlanta. He is drumming...

Georgia Senate Passes Predatory Lending Bill.
March 9, 2001... Byline: Walter C. Jones Mar. 8--ATLANTA--The Senate passed a bill Tuesday aimed at curbing foreclosures due to abusive mortgage brokers who lend to homeowners with poor credit at high costs. Senators approved the so-called predatory...

Savannah, Ga.-Area Hotels Profit from St. Patrick's Day Festivities.
March 11, 2001... Byline: Tasha Gatlin Mar. 9--More lucrative than Christmas and more sentimental than Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day is a favorite time of year for local hoteliers. Traditionally, it means a day and a weekend of revelry for visitors...

Airline To Add Second Daily Flight between Savannah, Miami.
March 11, 2001... Mar. 8--American Eagle is adding a second daily flight between Savannah and Miami, starting April 21. Six months ago, American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, started once-a-day flights between Savannah and Miami....

Program Helps Savannah, Ga., Gourmet-Cookie Maker Enter British Market.
March 13, 2001... Byline: Lori Henson Mar. 10--Byrd Cookie Co. never had to worry about the Key Lime Cooler. It's taken care of itself in sales ever since it was introduced in 1989. It won the hearts and taste buds of judges at the International Fancy...

Retirees Find Trusts Useful in Guaranteeing Economic Security.
March 13, 2001... Byline: Ben Werner Mar. 11--When Chuck Ortmann fell in love with his future wife one day in high school, he trusted fate that someday they would be together. It took six years of dating before he worked up the courage to marry Betty in...

Bush Reluctant to Predict Stock Market's Impending Doom.
March 14, 2001... Byline: Walter C. Jones Mar. 14--WASHINGTON--A day after the stock market sustained one of its biggest drops in history, President Bush said Tuesday the U.S. economy will eventually exceed growth projections once his tax package is passed...

Proposal to Hike Minimum Wage Passes Georgia House.
March 14, 2001... Byline: Dave Williams Mar. 14--ATLANTA--The few workers whose jobs are subject to Georgia's minimum-wage law would get a raise under legislation approved overwhelmingly by the House Tuesday. The bill, which passed 144-21, would...

Savannah Morning News, Ga., Business Interview Column.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Tasha Gatlin Mar. 20--SAVANNAH HBA PRESIDENT RAISES AWARENESS ON HOME CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: Even though William Fawcett Jr. left the farm fields behind to become a home builder, the farm has not left him. As president of the...

Small Businesses Likely to Benefit from Federal Reserve's Interest-Rate Cut.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Ben Werner Mar. 21--Small businesses likely will be the first to feel the full benefit of the Federal Reserve Board's interest rate decrease of half a percent. "Most of the small business loans are floating and tied to the...

Proposed Savannah, Ga.-Area Plant Could Ease Regional Power Crunch.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Tasha Gatlin Mar. 21--Savannah's planning board has taken a first step that could make it easier to meet the Southeast's growing electric power demands. The Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission voted...

Savannah, Ga.-Area Leaders Pitch Sales Tax Projects.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Don Lowery Mar. 21--County officials hope voters will extend a sales tax to fund roads, drainage, a new courthouse and recreation. The special purpose local option tax, collected in Effingham since 1998, is scheduled for a June...

Georgia House Approves Voting System Overhaul.
March 22, 2001... Byline: Dave Williams Mar. 21--ATLANTA--Georgia voters could be casting their ballots on ATM-like computer touch screens by the 2004 presidential election under legislation approved overwhelmingly by the House Monday. The bill, which...

Georgia General Assembly Considers Bill to Ban Video Poker.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Doug Gross Mar. 22--ATLANTA--With the clock ticking on the final moments of the General Assembly's 2001 session, critics of video poker held firm on their push to wipe the games out in Georgia. But their opponents, who argued...

Ban on European Meat May Reduce Rib Supply in Savannah, Ga., Area.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Gail Krueger Mar. 22--Local steak houses can still serve up a platter of imported baby back ribs -- at least for the time being. "They're on the menu tonight," said Sean Gerrard, a manager at the southside Outback Steakhouse....

Coastal Georgia Grew 16 Percent over Past Decade, New Figures Show.
March 23, 2001... Mar. 23--My how you've grown, Coastal Empire! Why, just a few years ago you were such a cute little thing, and now you're so grown up. Thursday, statewide census figures made official what we've long known: Southeast Georgia is growing...

Georgia General Assembly Approves Tax Breaks for Shipping in State Ports.
March 23, 2001... Byline: Dave Williams Mar. 22--ATLANTA--Amid the hubbub of 11th-hour negotiations involving major legislation, the General Assembly gave final approval Wednesday night to a bill primarily of interest in coastal Georgia. Just hours...

Push to Ban Video Poker Continues in Georgia Legislature, Even As Session Ends.
March 25, 2001... Byline: Doug Gross Mar. 23--ATLANTA -- A day after the push to ban video poker was shouted down in the last seconds of the General Assembly's 2001 session, leaders on both sides of the issue said they had no regrets. The effort to ban...

New Leader Takes Helm at Volvo North American Operations.
March 25, 2001... Byline: Ben Werner Mar. 24--A new face is behind the wheel at JCB's local operation. Helmut Peters is now North American president of earth-moving equipment maker JCB Inc. The company's 1,064-acre Savannah plant produces backhoe...

Savannah, Ga., Kia Car Franchise Is for Sale.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Tasha Gatlin Mar. 15--Franchise rights for three Kia dealerships in Savannah are being sold while customer complaints continue to roll in against the previous owner. Fairway Lincoln Mercury is still several weeks away from...

Georgia Unlikely to Be Affected by Foot-and-Mouth Import Ban, Experts Say.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Gail Krueger Mar. 15--The U.S. import ban on animals and animal products from Europe because of foot-and-mouth disease will have little impact on Georgia farmers, agriculture experts say. But farmers must not underestimate the...

International Paper Lays off 70 Workers at Savannah, Ga., Liner Board Plant.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Ben Werner Mar. 15--Freezing sales of refrigerators nationwide are helping depress demand for delivery boxes, reducing orders for their cushioning liner board and rendering International Paper's local Machine No. 6 superfluous. ...

Georgia Senate Axes Air Study, Artificial Reefs, Golf Courses.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Dave Williams Mar. 15--ATLANTA--The 2002 state budget passed by the Georgia Senate Wednesday contains no money for continuing an air-quality study in Augusta, Macon and Columbus, or to pursue the state's artificial-reef...

Electric Bills Could Rise 25 Percent for Savannah, Ga., Residents.
March 26, 2001... Byline: Ben Werner Mar. 16--Coastal Empire residents are coming off one of the most costly heating-bill winters in memory. And now the summer's air-conditioning costs aren't looking so great either. Today in Atlanta, Savannah...

Atlanta Researcher Studies Effects, Problems of Air Flow.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Walter C. Jones Mar. 26--ATLANTA--The cloud of mist trailing big trucks on drizzly days is the most common evidence of the problem researcher Bob Englar aims to overcome. Englar, principal research engineer at Georgia Tech...

Bankruptcy Bill under Consideration in Legislature Would Impact Georgia.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Walter C. Jones Mar. 26--ATLANTA--Experts are warning that a tougher bankruptcy bill pending in Congress could increase the number of foreclosures in Georgia, the state that leads the country in Chapter 13 filings. President...

Savannah, Ga., Man Plans to Create Locally-Based Bank.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Ben Werner Mar. 26--Looking at Johnson Square, the epicenter of Savannah's banking industry, Brian Foster says all he sees is out-of-towners doing business. The Savannah Bank and The Carver State Bank are the only lending...

Company Makes Accusations against Eden, Ga., Man Trying to Stop Landfill.
March 28, 2001... Byline: Gail Krueger Mar. 26--Not everybody's happy in Eden. A feud between an environmentalist in the small Effingham County community of Eden and a company that wants to build a landfill there has taken a twist. Michael S. Ruth,...