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The Economic Opportunity for Savannah-Chatham County (EOA) will host a Career and Resource Fair on Wednesday, May 21, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Alee Shriners Temple, 100 Eisenberg Dr. The fair is free and open to the public. More than 60 employers are scheduled to attend including: JW…
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World Trade Center Savannah (WTCSav) hosted its sixth annual Prosperity Through Trade Luncheon Thursday, May 15, in conjunction with World Trade Month. (left to right): World Trade Center Savannah Board of Directors Chairperson John Coleman, Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America Chief Administrative Officer Brent Stubbs, Georgia Southern University Vice President…
The 2025 Savannah Economic Development Authority and World Trade Center Savannah meeting dates are listed below. All meetings are held at 906 Drayton St. unless otherwise noted. SEDA Board of Directors Meetings 11 a.m. Jan. 15, 8:30 a.m., SEDA Annual Meeting, Savannah Convention Center Feb. 11 April 17 May 13…
On November 20, 2024, the Regional Industry Support Enterprise, Inc. (RISE) held its first annual meeting. During the meeting, the board of directors was officially formed and appointed the officers. The board of directors represents the eight counties that RISE serves: Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Evans, Liberty and Screven.…
The production and fueling facility will service zero emission heavy trucks powered by hydrogen fuel. POOLER, Ga. – Today, HydroFleet announced it is investing nearly $33 million in Pooler to construct a hydrogen production and fueling station that will service environmentally friendly heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell trucks. HydroFleet, a national…
Incentive rebate will increase from $100,000 to $175,000 for feature films and $250,000 to $300,000 for television or internet-distributed episodic productions At the November 2024 Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) Board of Directors meeting, the board of directors voted unanimously to approve an increase in the Savannah Entertainment Production Incentive…
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.…