New McDonald's to open Monday

Staff

Updated: Jan 12, 2008, 10:00 AM

Published: Dec 28, 2007, 9:23 PM

Gary Dodd and Gary Stanberry have announced the grand opening of a new McDonald’s in Richmond Hill.

The new facility is located at 12100 Hwy. 144 in the Publix Shopping Center. Doors will open on Monday, Dec. 31.

Store hours will be from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Dodd and Stanberry said they are delighted to bring another McDonald's to Richmond Hill and look forward to serving the community for many years to come.

The two men joined forces in 2002 and together have opeend five stores.

The new location has new dining room decor, plasma televisions and an indoor playground.

In addition, a side-by-side "Drive-Thru" has been installed. High-speed wireless Internet access, WiFi, is also available for McDonald’s dining room customers.

Approximately, 60 people will be employed at the new restaurant and McDonald’s is always on the lookout for good employees.

"We’re always looking for great managers and crew members," said Bryan Shores, General Manager, for the new restaurant for GWD Management.

Customers can enjoy a variety of activities in the weeks following the grand opening.

The festivities begin on Monday, the Grand Opening, when customers can get a variety of coupons. Tuesday is ice cream day, everyone gets to build their own sundae.

On Wednesday, customers can play BINGO for prizes. On Thursday, there will be face painting.

Game Night is on Friday and the Richmond Hill Fire Department will do a fire safety demonstration outside the store on Jan. 5.

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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