Work on new industry spotlighted

Feb 4, 2021 | News

Flooring poured for the new building in Tradeport East Business Center is starting to show the scope of the 1.4 million square foot project. Home Meridian International, part of Hooker Furniture, will occupy most of the building. The 1.5 million SF Target distribution...

Hinesville area jobless rate drops in October

Dec 4, 2020 | News, Uncategorized

Hinesville area jobless rate drops in October Georgia Department of Labor news release Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said recently that Hinesville saw its unemployment rate drop a substantial 1.5 percentage points in October. Hinesville also saw monthly...

GPA reaches mega rail milestone

Dec 4, 2020 | News, Uncategorized

The first rail cars travel under the S.R. 25 overpass on newly installed track linking the Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City Terminal to Chatham and Mason Mega Rail yards, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. The Mason Mega Rail project is now more than...

Home Meridian International Investing $23.5M in Liberty

Oct 15, 2020 | News

News release from Gov. Brian Kemp’s office Home Meridian International (HMI), a division of Hooker Furniture Corporation, will open a new, custom-built 800,000-square-foot distribution facility in the Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) certified...

Savannah Tech offers customized industrial training

Oct 1, 2020 | News

Savannah Technical College’s Vice President for Economic Development Dr. Brent Stubbs was recently featured in a Savannah CEO video, talking about how the college can set up training programs for area industries. View the video...