September 2015 Features

  • Ten Local Leaders Don Pink Wigs to Raise Funds to Fight Breast Cancer

    September 25, 2015

    Residents of Savannah will soon see ten of its local community leaders donning bright pink wigs throughout the city, all in an effort to raise awareness and funds for Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia. The BigWig Campaign is being launched with a goal of raising a minimum of $10,000 to fund local breast cancer patient services and education programs. The campaign will run from Sept. 15 through Oct. 31.

  • Memorial Health and Novant Health Enter Into Exclusive Discussions

    September 23, 2015

    The Memorial Health Board of Directors voted yesterday to engage in strategic discussions with Novant Health for the purposes of pursuing the possibility of a strategic partnership.

  • Georgia's Pro-Business Climate Drives Investment and Job Creation in Key Industries

    September 17, 2015

    Gov. Nathan Deal announced yesterday that the Global Commerce division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) helped create a total of 26,951 new jobs and generate $4.75 billion in investment during FY15. This growth is a result of the expansion or relocation by 329 companies including those in software and technology, aerospace and food processing sectors.

  • Armstrong’s Economic Monitor Reports Winning Growth for Q2

    September 15, 2015

    Armstrong State University’s latest Coastal Empire Economic Monitor reports the Savannah-metro economy continues its streak of winning growth through the first half of 2015. Gains were strongly supported by port activity, retail sales, regional employment and the U.S. coincident index of economic activity, despite marginal dips into electricity sales and consumer confidence throughout the southern Atlantic states.

  • Abshire PR Launches New Website Showcasing Scope of Services, Client Successes

    September 01, 2015

    Abshire Public Relations, an award-winning public relations and business development firm based in Savannah, recently launched a new website specifically designed to highlight the company’s considerable scope of services, diverse range of local and regional clients, and engaging industry and client-related news.