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At the April 16, 2024 Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) board of directors meeting staff gave an update on the naming and activities of the regional workforce organization that was announced in December 2023. The organization was a recommendation from the Regional Workforce Study released in November 2023. The new…
On Jan. 4, at the Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) Annual Meeting SEDA President and CEO Trip Tollison announced that the authority had facilitated 11 company announcements in 2023 that resulted in 3,731 new job opportunities and $2,631,994,199 in capital investment. Other highlights of the event included announcing the naming…
Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Plastic Express, a leader in the plastic resins shipping industry, will build a second shipping facility in Savannah, Georgia. The new location will create an estimated 200 new jobs and $80 million in investment in Chatham County. “Job creators like Plastic Express choose…
Today, at the Savannah Economic Development Authority Board of Directors meeting Inc., Vend Tech International, the company behind the Naturals2Go vending machines, self-checkout micromarkets, and gourmet coffee equipment, announced that they will be relocating their headquarters, training center, assembly manufacturing and global distribution and technology development facility to the Savannah Chatham Manufacturing Center.…
Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Daechang Seat Savannah Corp., a supplier specializing in automotive seat frames, will invest $72.5 million in the Savannah Chatham Manufacturing Center, in close proximity to Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA), creating over 500 jobs. “Today’s news of another HMGMA supplier coming to…
The Savannah Regional Film Commission (SRFC), an AFCI certified Film Commission, announced today that Walker Dalton has been named the new SRFC Executive Director. He will begin in the position in November 2023. “Walker Dalton comes to the Savannah Regional Film Commission with extensive industry experience, established connections in the…
Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) will invest an additional $2 billion in their battery cell manufacturing joint venture (JV) at the Metaplant in Bryan County, raising the JV’s total investment value to more than $4.3 billion. This expansion will create…
Keen Transport, a U.S.-based trucking company part of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen group, has partnered with Einride, a Swedish freight mobility company, that will provide electric and digital technology to develop a sustainable mobility solution for the company’s fleet. Einride will provide Keen Transport with a turnkey mobility solution including battery-electric…
Today, the Savannah Economic Development Authority, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. and the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport celebrated the aviation industry. The celebration included the announcement that Gulfstream has selected Chatham County for expansions that will bring 1,600 new jobs and $150 million in capital investment. The projects include the construction of…
The newly passed 2023 amended state budget, recently signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, includes $650,000 to support the Savannah Logistics and Innovation Center (SLIC), a public-private partnership focused on attracting innovative logistics technology companies and research projects to the Savannah region. This state appropriation will be matched by non-state…