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Dance studio ready to expand
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Life Moves Dance Studio owner Teresa Merrit prepares to break ground on the studios new location between Richmond Hill Court and Parkers Square on Highway 144. On hand to help are Trace Palmer, Linda Bowers, Van Hunter, John Reynolds, Eara Merritt, Lauren Hodge, Jaimee Harris, Kristen Burt, Eara Merritt Jr., Graille Merritt and Lisa Blaun. - photo by Photo provided.
Staff Report
Updated: Sep 21, 2013, 6:30 PM
Published: Sep 18, 2013, 6:33 PM

The owners of Life Moves Dance Studio broke ground Friday on their new location at 11260 Highway 144 between Richmond Hill Court and Parker’s Square.
The new building will feature 8,000 square feet, 4,000 of which will be for an expansion of the dance studio that will boast three large dance spaces. The remaining space will be available for rent.
“The new building should be completed sometime in the summer of 2014,” Teresa Merritt, Life Moves owner, said Friday.
The studio was established in September of 1999 and began with just one teacher and now employs a total of 15 office staff, teachers and assistants. Classes are offered in a wide variety of dance styles, including preschool through adult and beginner to advanced dance, as well as a competitive dance. There are also numerous community performance opportunities available.
To meet the changing needs of the dance community in Richmond Hill and surrounding areas, an online registration program has been put in place this year to make Life Moves more assessable for parents and to bring better organization, according to press release.
The groundbreaking ceremony was hosted by the Richmond Hill/Bryan County Chamber of Commerce. Life Moves is currently located at 10747 Ford Ave. in Richmond Hill. For more information, call 756-8482.

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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
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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