Savannah Morning News (Savannah, GA) articles from May 2000

Savannah Morning News (Savannah, GA) archives from May 2000

Savannah Morning News, Ga., Marketview Column.
May 2, 2000... Byline: Lauren Rudd May 2--If you invest in stocks, and everyone should, there is a reasonable chance that you are not too thrilled with your results of late. Don't worry, you are not alone. So far this year all the major stock indexes are...

Savannah Morning News, Ga., Marketview Column.
May 2, 2000... Byline: Lauren Rudd May 2--Stocks opened the week on a positive note, enjoying a broad-based rally that encompassed both the new- and the old-economy stocks that had the Nasdaq advancing for the third straight session. The interest in...

Wal-Mart to Build New Warehouse in Savannah, Ga.
May 2, 2000... Byline: Ben Werner May 2--Overseas cargo bound for Wal-Mart stores soon will be rolling through the Crossroads Business Center in Savannah. Business is booming so much for Wal-Mart that company officials say their massive Statesboro...

Savannah Morning News, Ga., Marketview Column.
May 8, 2000... Byline: Lauren Rudd May 8--It does not take much to spook Wall Street nowadays and on Monday a negative article in Barron's was more than sufficient. Further complicating matters was the relatively light trading volume, which in turn often...

Savannah Morning News, Ga., Marketview Column.
May 9, 2000... Byline: Lauren Rudd May 9--Stock prices ended the day Tuesday just slightly off their lows but nonetheless way under water. Trading was slow, indicating that Wall Street is really just marking time before the Fed's next Open Market...

Real Estate Arm of Paper Firm Abandons Plans to Develop Bluffton, S.C., Land.
May 9, 2000... Byline: Rob Dewig May 9--Over the course of the past two years, the Branigar Organization has changed forever the face of once-tiny Bluffton, successfully annexing more than 42.2 square miles of its undeveloped property into the town. ...

Ghosts of Unrequited Dead Haunt Site of Savannah, Ga., Trade Center Project.
May 10, 2000... Byline: Lori Henson May 10--As workers labor to smooth out the last-minute rough edges at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center, they aren't alone. The ghosts of Hutchinson Island are watching them. Workers have...

Reagan-Era Defense Chief to Speak at Trade Center Opening in Savannah, Ga.
May 10, 2000... Byline: Noelle Phillips May 10--Caspar Weinberger was secretary of defense from 1981-1987. So, why is he the guest speaker for Friday's grand opening of the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center? Well, Weinberger...

Savannah Morning News, Ga., Business Etiquette Column.
May 15, 2000... Byline: Lydia Ramsey May 15--Giving gifts in business is a way of developing and maintaining relationships. It may be done between the company and its customers, between the company and its employees or among employees within the company....

Savannah, Ga., Moves Up on List of Best Places to Do Business.
May 16, 2000... Byline: Ben Werner May 16--Despite low high-technology rankings, Savannah was able to vault into the top half of this year's Forbes best places to do business and find a job list. The magazine's annual survey of regional economies puts...

Georgia Farmers Turn to Prayer in Hopes of Relief from Drought.
May 16, 2000... Byline: Lori Henson May 16--CLAXTON, Ga.--Two dozen sun-beaten faces looked toward the stained-glass kaleidoscope of Jesus Christ at the front of the Claxton First United Methodist Church sanctuary. Christ's open hands and caring eyes...

Savannah Morning News, Ga., Investing Column.
May 16, 2000... Byline: Lauren Rudd May 16--Although Wall Street indicated that it felt blue chips were more appropriate ahead of today's meeting of the Federal Reserve, the Nasdaq did recover late in the day Monday resulting in both major indexes ending...

Savannah Morning News, Ga., Marketview Column.
May 16, 2000... Byline: Lauren Rudd May 16--Many, including the Federal Reserve itself, used to refer to its action of raising interest rates as simply tapping on the brakes ever so lightly. Well, Tuesday the tapping was not so light. The Fed said it was...

Savannah Morning News, Ga., Marketview Column.
May 17, 2000... Byline: Lauren Rudd May 17--AFTER FOUR POSITIVE SESSIONS, the bulls on Wall Street finally yelled "Uncle" Wednesday and let the bears dominate the day's trading. Raising interest rates a half point was expected but the Fed's strong...

Noted Georgia Economist to Retire after Distinguished Career.
May 19, 2000... Byline: Walter C. Jones May 19--ATLANTA--When Donald Ratajczak delivered his last economic forecast Thursday, it was considerably more optimistic than his first, presented 27 years ago. He was right in 1973 when he predicted a...

Economist Predicts Slower Job Growth for Savannah, Ga., Area.
May 19, 2000... Byline: Walter Jones May 19--ATLANTA--The sizzle in Savannah's economy is cooling some, renowned economist Donald Ratajczak said Thursday. Completion of the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center and rising mortgage rates...

Stock Market Weathers another Sluggish Session.
May 19, 2000... Byline: Lauren Rudd May 19--The Dow Jones industrial average managed to close out the day in positive territory, but it was close. A decided lack of interest beyond a handful of blue chip stocks led the Dow to close well off earlier...

Panel Weighs In on Georgia Poultry Regulations.
May 19, 2000... Byline: Dave Williams May 19--ATLANTA--State environmental regulators should tailor their requirements of poultry farmers to suit the size of their operations, a Georgia Board of Natural Resources committee recommended Thursday. The...