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Ruffled Feathers cuts ribbon
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Ruffled Feathers, a new boutique in Richmond Hill, held its ribbon cutting last week in the Pig-A-Dilly shopping center on Highway 17. - photo by Photo provided.
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Updated: Oct 17, 2014, 5:00 PM
Published: Oct 16, 2014, 6:51 PM

A new boutique opened at the Pig-A-Dilly shopping plaza on Highway 17 in Richmond Hill last week.
Owned by Mitsu and Brian Jordan, Ruffled Feathers Boutique offers new clothing and accessories for women and girls. Ruffle Feathers also has vendors who offer “uniquely created items, handmade jewelry and other fashion or gift items,” according to a press release. Limited vendor space is available as well.
It is at 2552 Highway 17.
According to Mitsu Jordan, the store’s goal is to find clothing that “compliments a woman’s body and helps you look beautiful.”
“Our trendy women’s clothing is fun, comfortable, and practical,” Jordan said. “They are easy to match items that can usually be worn to many things, not just a special occasion. Most of our women’s clothing is made in USA and we try to carry newer boutique designers that are not found everywhere.”
Jordan said “some brands have also given us exclusive sales rights in Richmond Hill.”
“Our plans are to have a small selection of higher-end boutique brands like Mustard Pie and Jak & Peppar this spring. We carry women’s sizes from small up to 3XL and girls sizes from 2T up through tween size 12. The only thing better than our trendy clothing selection, are our prices,” she said.

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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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