Georgia Ports Authority Adds New Container Storage - The Port of Savannah is bringing online 400,000 TEUs of annual container capacity at just the time when many port customers are seeking new storage options. "With slowing demand related to the coronavirus, port users need space to stage their cargo until that demand returns," ... more

Kerry Group to Invest $125 Million in Georgia - Kerry Group is investing $125 million to expand a Rome, Ga., factory that will create 100 new jobs when completed early next year. Some 400 people will be employed during construction, which is set to begin immediately. Gov. Brian Kemp sounded a familiar refrain in an announ... more

2019 Another Record Year for Georgia Exports - Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Georgia has set another record, this time in exports and global trade, as the state's diverse industry base and global connectivity continue to drive competitiveness. In 2019, the State of Georgia tallied $41.2 billion in exports and $143.... more

International Visitors Impact Georgia Tourism - A record tourism year in which Georgia saw 111.7 million visitors spending $36.9 billion in the state was bolstered by the growing international segment, where stays tend to be longer and spending levels higher.  The nearly 1.4 million international visitors, up 1.4 percent f... more

WTCSav Prosperity Through Trade Luncheon - The 2020 World Trade Center Savannah Prosperity Through Trade Luncheon, originally scheduled for May 7, 2020, has been postponed to May 2021 in light of the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19.  WTCSav is still calling for nominations for the World Trade Center International Bus... more

Ace Electric, Inc. Expanding Footprint in Georgia - Ace Electric, Inc. will expand their footprint in Valdosta-Lowndes Couth with additional capital investment and new jobs. Ace Electric, Inc. will build a new fabrication facility located in Westside Business Park to support their industrial and commercial customers. The new fa... more

WTCSav Presents Official Resolution at BOD Meeting - At World Trade Center Savannah's (WTCSav) December Board of Directors meeting, WTCSav staff and board members presented an official resolution to Lynn Brennan, soon-to-be retired Assistant Area Port Director for Savannah at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). World T... more

WTCSav Leads Mission to Ireland - World Trade Center Savannah (WTCSav) led its fourth and largest mission to Ireland that included 28 representatives from the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Savannah Economic Development Authority, Georgia Grown, the University System of Georgia Board of Regent... more

Savannahian Inducted in Irish America Hall of Fame - Savannah, Ga. native Francis (Frank) P. Rossiter Jr. has been inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame in New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland. Rossiter is one of only 59 people to be so inducted since its founding in 2010. The Hall of Fame recognizes individuals in the Irish... more

Valdosta, Ga. Welcomes Arglass Southeast - Construction is well underway for a $123 million glass container manufacturing plant that is going to revolutionize the American glass industry via a greenfield start-up plant that will use best-in-class technology to serve the U.S. glass packaging industry, hence reducing the... more