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Chamber announces Lunch N Learn
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Intro to Digital Marketing. So many options, so little time. Sue Nelson, regional digital specialist with Advanced Media Solutions/Morris Multimedia, will introduce the many options relating to digital marketing and discuss how to choose what fits best for your business.

Know you need to market digitally but unsure of which option is most important or will have the best ROI? Then attend the Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber’s Lunch ‘N Learn from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Chamber office, located at 2591 Hwy 17, Ste. 100 in the Crossroads Center – just around the corner from Uptown Deli.

Advanced Media Solutions’ regional digital specialist for Morris Multimedia (owner of the Bryan County News), Nelson will facilitate the conversation and help answer questions about digital marketing that you and your business may struggle with. This introduction to digital marketing will briefly discuss SEO, SEA, social media, email marketing and more.

The event is complimentary to chamber members and $15 for non-members. Advance reservations are required and seating is limited so reserve your space today by calling (912) 756-3444 or e-mail info@RHBCchamber.org. Drinks will be provided by the Chamber; please bring your own lunch. Based on attendance and feedback from the group, a follow-up social media seminar may be scheduled.

Since joining Morris Multimedia in 2012, Nelson previously was the advertising director for Bryan County News and Coastal Courier. She is currently the regional digital specialist for Morris Multimedia’s properties in Southeast Georgia. Sue has been in the marketing and advertising industry for over 10 years and prides herself on her ability to help local businesses in the ever changing digital market.  

For more information, log on to www.RHBCchamber.org or call the Chamber at (912) 756-3444.

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Record April boosts Savannah's container trade at port
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The Port of Savannah moved 356,700 20-foot equivalent container units in April, an increase of 7.1 percent. - photo by Provided

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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