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Learning on the job — and earning competitive pay — at the Savannah River Site

by David Brancaccio and Nic Perez
Jun 11, 2024
The Savannah River Site, run by the U.S. Department of Energy, is looking to hire — and help train — 9,000 new employees over the next five years.
Workers at the Savannah River Site are trained in skills ranging from processing spent fuel rods pulled from nuclear reactors to dimming down highly toxic plutonium.
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Savannah woodworkers find new uses for trees downed by Hurricane Matthew

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 5, 2017
Locals are trying to save some of Savannah's beautiful old trees from the woodchipper
Hurricane Matthew uprooted or damaged many trees in Coastal Georgia, including some in Savannah's famous historic squares.
Emily Jones
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New interest in area where black business once thrived

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 1, 2016
An overpass stands where businesses once stood; now residents are trying to get rid of it.
An overpass stands in the neighborhood that was once filled with thriving black businesses, and the iconic Union Station, that was torn down. 
Gabrielle Ware
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Where everybody knows your game

by Marketplace Contributor
May 26, 2015
Gamers will now be getting their very own bars.
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Bars step up to head off sexual assaults

by Sarah McCammon
Mar 13, 2015
Some bars around the country are training staff in preventing rape and harassment.
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