Chamber board adds member

The newest member of the board of the Richmond Hill-Bryan County Chamber of Commerce is Catherine Grant, a founding partner of The Urgent Care Center of Richmond Hill. - photo by Photo provided.

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Updated: Apr 18, 2015, 11:30 AM

Published: Apr 16, 2015, 2:31 PM

Catherine C. Grant, one of the founding partners of The Urgent Care Center of Richmond Hill, recently was selected to join the board of the Richmond Hill-Bryan County Chamber of Commerce.
“We really think that Catherine will be a great addition to the board,” Chamber Executive Director Brianne Yontz said. “We’re thrilled to have her.”
The Chamber board consists of 16-17 members, with each member serving no more than three consecutive three-year terms. When a seat becomes vacant, the Chamber requests nominees for a new appointee. A nominating committee then reviews the full list of candidates, selects its top picks, and then presents that list to the full Chamber board for the final vote. The process usually takes two months from start to finish.
“Our goal is to assemble a diverse mix of members from various business backgrounds who not only look at things differently, but bring different skill sets as well,” Yontz said.
A Savannah native, Grant made Richmond Hill her home nearly 10 years ago. She earned her Bachelor of Science in physician-assistant studies from South University and her Master of Science in physician-assistant studies from the Medical University of South Carolina. Grant completed her emergency medicine training at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, with additional training at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and Emory Crawford-Long in Atlanta.
Grant and her husband, Richmond Hill native Scott Grant, have two daughters, Grayson and Madison.
“We’re fortunate that we have people who want to serve on the Chamber board and a variety of boards in the community,” Yontz said. “Serving in this capacity takes time away from members’ businesses and their families, and that level of dedication does not go unnoticed.”
The Urgent Care Center was named the Richmond Hill/ Bryan County Chamber Business of the Year in 2013.
For more information on The Urgent Care Center of Richmond Hill, go to www.WeAreUrgentCare.com.

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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