Georgia Ranked Top 10 Exporting State in 2020 - Georgia was ranked among the nation's 10 top exporting states last year for the first time. Georgia businesses exported $38.8 billion in goods in 2020, reaching 215 countries and territories and suffering the lowest rate of export contraction among the top 10 states, despite t... more

WTCSav Announces New BOD Members - World Trade Center Savannah (WTCSav) announces the appointment of two new Board of Directors members. Register International Inc. founder and CEO Sean Register representing Bryan County and Silver & Associates President Dr. Joseph H. Silver, Sr. representing Chatham County... more

Savannah Moves Over 4.6M TEUs in 2020 - The Georgia Ports Authority moved more than 4.68 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in 2020, up 1.8 percent over its 2019 total of 4.59 million. Total cargo crossing all docks in 2020 reached 38.4 million tons.  "Coming through this year with modest growth is a ma... more

AeroDynamic Aviation Inc. to Expand in Effingham - AeroDynamic Aviation Inc., a supplier of subassembly interior parts for a regional luxury aircraft manufacturer, has announced the acquisition of a 17-acre site on Ga. Hwy 21 in Springfield to quadruple its footprint from 9,000 to 40,000 square feet. This expansion will allow ... more

Plug and Play to Establish Hub in Savannah - Plug and Play, the Silicon-Valley based venture capital firm and corporate innovation platform, is announcing its partnership with the Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) to establish a First-Mile Logistics Innovation hub in Savannah. The partnership aims to build a... more

Georgia Earns Top Business Ranking for 8th Year - Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that the State of Georgia has shattered its own record by being named No. 1 for business climate for the eighth consecutive year by Site Selection Magazine. In 2019, Georgia became the only state to earn this distinction seven consecuti... more

OTC Launches Manufacture Ready in Screven County - The Department of Continuing Education at Ogeechee Technical College is set to train the first cohort of Manufacture Ready students in Screven County in May 2021. Manufacture Ready is a three-week program geared toward graduating high school seniors who have little to no manuf... more

Home Meridian Intl. Expanding to Liberty Co., Ga. - Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Home Meridian International (HMI), a division of Hooker Furniture Corporation, will open a new distribution facility in Liberty County's Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) certified Tradeport East Business Center. The $23.5 m... more

WTCSav Names International Business of the Year - Statesboro, Ga. – World Trade Center Savannah announced that Brodie International is the recipient of the 2020 World Trade Center Savannah International Business of the Year. The award was given during a ceremony with Brodie employees and local representatives and presented by... more

How Georgia Exporters Can Navigate the New Normal - We have all felt the impacts of COVID-19, and many exporters are facing unprecedented disruptions to their supply chains. What are Georgia companies doing to mitigate disruptions? During this virtual roundtable, we will explore what exporters can do to build more resilient and... more