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World Trade Center Savannah names Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America 2025 International Business of the Year at Prosperity Through Trade Luncheon

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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…

Savannah Economic Development Authority Board of Directors approves rebate increase to Savannah Entertainment Production Incentive

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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…

SEDA provides workforce organization update

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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…

SEDA hosts 2024 annual meeting

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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…

Plastic Express to double Georgia operations

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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…

Naturals2Go to locate in Savannah Chatham Manufacturing Center

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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.…