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

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

International Paper Moves 70 jobs from Savannah to Memphis, Tenn.
October 9, 2001... Byline: Ben Werner Oct. 9--International Paper is moving 70 customer service and information technology employees in Savannah to Memphis, Tenn., further trimming a local work force that has shrunk by half in about two years. The latest...

Department of Commerce Program Matches U.S. Companies with Overseas Clients.
October 10, 2001... Byline: Ben Werner Oct. 10--Robert E. Lee has plenty of sifters to sell. Sitting in his Garden City office, the president of Carver Inc. knows his company name is recognized worldwide as the premiere maker of cottonseed sorting and...

Chatham County, Ga., Insurance Changes Hit Close to Home.
October 14, 2001... Byline: Kate Wiltrout Oct. 14--County commissioners have prescribed tough medicine to cure Chatham County's financial problems: a budget that reduces services, programs and staff while holding the line on taxes. The county's 1,600...

Savannah, Ga., Job Placement Program Finds Room to Grow.
October 15, 2001... Byline: Jan Skutch Oct. 15--Tabitha Colley is a single mother of four. Stress at home imperiled her marriage, resulting in abuse and flight with her children and a few items she could grab. But after life in shelters, she now is in...

Georgia Consumer-Protection Agency Looks into High Natural-Gas Bills.
October 17, 2001... Byline: Walter C. Jones Oct. 17--ATLANTA--People wondering why their natural-gas bills are so high have some company: members of the Georgia Public Service Commission. The eight competing gas marketers say there's a good reason they...

Despite Economic Slump, Containers Continue Rolling through Georgia Ports.
October 23, 2001... Oct. 23--The nation's economy might be on the skids, but don't tell the Georgia Ports Authority. Even with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks throwing the transportation industry into an uproar, trying to make sure ships, ports, trucks and...

Gulfstream Aerospace to Cut Production in Savannah, Ga., by 15 Percent.
October 26, 2001... Byline: Ben Werner Oct. 26--Starting next week, Gulfstream Aerospace will begin cutting hundreds of additional jobs in what is described as a company-wide search for just the right operation size. The latest cuts -- up to 6 percent of...

New York Native Opens Coffee Shop in Savannah, Ga.
October 29, 2001... Byline: Pamela E.Walck Oct. 29--Anissa Manzo always wanted to own a coffee shop. Her dream came true two weeks ago, when she opened Cafe Mucha at 202 E. Broughton St. A native of New York City, Manzo moved to Savannah more than...

Savannah, Ga., Nonprofit Honors Advocates of Senior Drug Benefits.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Mary Landers Oct. 31--This time last year, the nation's elderly had good reason to believe they were about to get help buying prescription drugs. "Last year people were saying 'Why don't you go out of business because you're...

Coalition Opposes Georgia Governor's Budget Cuts.
October 31, 2001... Byline: Dave Williams Oct. 31--ATLANTA--When Gov. Roy Barnes delivered his annual budget message to the General Assembly in January, one of the loudest bursts of applause came after he promised to increase money for Georgia's poor. ...