Downtown craft breweries contribute to the local economy with by providing jobs they offer local business support by sourcing products locally, they support tourism and visitor spending, offer tax revenue, and they bring revitalization and urban development to downtown areas. Well, our very own […]
Don Mathews was filled with good news at the annual economic outlook luncheon Thursday. The professor of economics and director of the Reg Murphy Center for Economic and Policy Studies at College of Coastal Georgia in Brunswick, took to the podium to deliver a highly optimistic forecast.
The Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority recently added two new faces to its board of directors...
The Georgia Ports Authority achieved outstanding January results, with double-digit growth across all business sectors and a 26 percent increase in total tonnage!
The David T. Smith Award was recently created to honor longtime Authority staff member, Dave Smith and will be given annually to a recipient who helps further Economic Development in Glynn County. Charles Ezelle from Thomas & Hutton Engineering is the first recipient.
Coastal Pines Technical College offers free classes to help adult learners earn a GED and be successful in today’s workplace. The program is catered to each student based on their needs and interests.
Four new Panamax Cranes arrive at the Port of Savannah. Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch stated "It means getting cargo to market and getting ships back out to sea with unmatched efficiency."
The Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority held its regular monthly meeting Monday. During the meeting a number of business items were discussed including new board members.
Workforce study should help attract jobs. The idea has been to get a complete and detailed picture of what kinds of jobs people on the coast are prepared to fill. This includes everyone from skilled laborers to white collar desk jockeys — all the people an employer who is looking to relocate to the area will need.
Several times a year, Glynn County's industry leaders get together for the Manufacturers Roundtable. They met on-site at Mercedes-Benz for lunch and a tour.
1 Million Cups is a forum for small business owners to share ideas and learn from one another that takes place at Tipsy McSways in Downtown Brunswick on the first Wednesday of the month at 9am.
The Port of Savannah saw the first vessel to call on their port that came through the new expanded Panama Canal. The "MOL Benefactor" can carry up to 10,100 containers and is the largest to ever visit the Port of Savannah.