ALCO store to open Nov. 8 in Pembroke

Staff

Updated: Nov 14, 2007, 10:00 AM

Published: Oct 30, 2007, 8:41 PM

A new ALCO store will open in Pembroke on Thursday, Nov. 8. The store’s Grand Opening celebration will start Thursday at 7 a.m. with refreshments followed by a ribbon cutting for local dignitaries and store staff at 7:45 a.m.

The approximately 20,000 square foot store is located at 790 West Bacon Street, and employs approximately 25 associates. The store hours will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

The new Pembroke location will be the third ALCO store in Georgia. Its full line of merchandise will be supplied from the 350,000 square foot ALCO distribution center in Abilene, Kansas. It is one of the company’s first stores opening this fall to incorporate several new environmentally friendly initiatives including pre-insulated wall panels to conserve energy and 100 percent recyclable steel in the roof, ceiling and walls.

"We are excited to open our third store in the state of Georgia, and we are confident the new ALCO store will meet the needs of shoppers in Pembroke and the surrounding community," said store manager Mikela Critzer. "We look forward to being involved in the community and serving shoppers with ALCO’s wide selection of merchandise, convenient location and friendly, local service." ALCO stores nationwide are active supporters of each local community.

Consumers in the area can look for ALCO circulars to arrive by mail and in the local paper. They can also visit the company’s website, www.ALCOstores.com, to view the circular. For a great gift idea anytime of the year, the company also offers gift cards which can be purchased online or in the store for use in any ALCO store nationwide. The gift cards are available in denominations of $10, $25 and $50.

ALCO Stores also offer Senior Discount Day every Monday. Those 62 and older can receive 15 percent off all their purchases on that day.

Currently celebrating its 106th year, Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. was founded in 1901 in Abilene, Kan., and has been in continuous operation since that time. To learn more about Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. visit its website, www.ALCOstores.com.

- from ALCO press release

Record April boosts Savannah's container trade at port

The Port of Savannah moved 356,700 20-foot equivalent container units in April, an increase of 7.1 percent. - photo by Provided

GardenCityTerminal — The Port of Savannah moved 356,700 20-foot equivalent container units in April, an increase of 7.1 percent. - photo by Provided

Bryan County News

Updated: May 23, 2018, 1:59 AM

Published: May 23, 2018, 2:00 AM

The Georgia Ports Authority's busiest April ever pushed its fiscal year-to-date totals to more than 3.4 million 20-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), an increase of 8.8 percent, or 280,000 TEUs, compared to the first 10 months of fiscal 2017.

"We're on track to move more than 300,000 TEUs in every month of the fiscal year, which will be a first for the authority," said GPA Executive Director Griff Lynch. "We're also anticipating this to be the first fiscal year for the Port of Savannah to handle more than 4 million TEUs."

April volumes reached 356,700 20-foot equivalent container units, up 7.1 percent or 23,700 units. As the fastest growing containerport in the nation, the Port of Savannah has achieved a compound annual growth rate of more than 5 percent a year over the past decade.

"As reported in the recent economic impact study by UGA's Terry College of Business, trade through Georgia's deepwater ports translates into jobs, higher incomes and greater productivity," said GPA Board Chairman Jimmy Allgood. "In every region of Georgia, employers rely on the ports of Savannah and Brunswick to help them become more competitive on the global stage."

To strengthen the Port of Savannah's ability to support the state's future economic growth, the GPA Board approved $66 million in terminal upgrades, including $24 million for the purchase of 10 additional rubber-tired gantry cranes.

"The authority is committed to building additional capacity ahead of demand to ensure the Port of Savannah remains a trusted link in the supply chain serving Georgia and the Southeast," Lynch said.

The crane purchase will bring the fleet at Garden City Terminal to 156 RTGs. The new cranes will support three new container rows, which the board approved in March. The additional container rows will increase annual capacity at the Port of Savannah by 150,000 TEUs.

The RTGs will work over stacks that are five containers high and six deep, with a truck lane running alongside the stacks. Capable of running on electricity, the cranes will have a lift capacity of 50 metric tons.

The cranes will arrive in two batches of five in the first and second quarters of calendar year 2019.

Also at Monday's meeting, the GPA Board elected its officers, with Jimmy Allgood as chairman, Will McKnight taking the position of vice chairman and Joel Wooten elected as the next secretary/treasurer.

For more information, visit gaports.com, or contact GPA Senior Director of Corporate Communications Robert Morris at (912) 964-3855 or rmorris@gaports.com.

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