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

Savannah Honored to Host 42nd Annual SEUS-Japan - The Southeast U.S./Japan Association and the Japan-U.S. Southeast Association held their 42nd Annual Joint Meeting in Savannah, Ga., Oct. 20 - 23 with the theme of "Bridging Cultures. Celebrating Success." SEUS Chairman Virgil Miller and Japan Chairman Teruo Asada presided ove... more

Georgia Ports draw $5B investment, 12,000 jobs - SAVANNAH, Ga.,USA Sept. 12, 2019 – The Georgia Ports Authority plans to double capacity at Garden City Terminal to 11 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) per year. Port-related announcements of expansions and new business accounted for nearly $5 billion in in... more