Savannah is on a mission to RISE up. RISE stands for Regional Industry Support Enterprise, a Savannah-based, multicounty organization that was formed to help coastal Georgia and its environs meet the labor demands of a growing industrial sector. [caption id="attachment_75930"…
Kay Ford retired as president and CEO of SunTrust Bank, Savannah, after 41 years. She then served as chief banking officer for BankSouth for seven years and retired from that position in 2021. She has also served the community in…
Savannah is prepared for a post-pandemic tourism surge with a freshened inventory of attractions, built or finished during the two-year interruption caused by COVID-19. The city has set its sights on returning to the tourism glory days of 2019, Savannah’s…
Even in the shadow of a global pandemic, you can find some good economic news. In Southeast Georgia, most industry was deemed essential and avoided last year’s shutdowns, while the skyrocketing growth in e-commerce presented opportunities for the state’s ports…
Any institution that’s been around 114 years is bound to go through more than a few life-changing events. Georgia Southern University (GSU), founded in 1906, has certainly seen its share. But the consolidation of GSU with Armstrong Atlantic State University…
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