Port beefing up container capacity

Five new rubber-tired gantry cranes arrive at the Port of Savannah on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. The Georgia Ports Authority Board approved on Dec. 6 the purchase of nine additional RTGs, for a total of 29 to be delivered. (GPA photo) Cargo continues to move in, out of GPA...

Hinesville among Best Places to Work in Manufacturing

The Hinesville Metropolitan Area, which is Liberty and Long Counties, has been ranked as the third best place to work in manufacturing in the United States by a website that targets financial advisors. Here’s the story from smartasset.com: “Manufacturing has a special...

High schools’ graduation rate over 92%

Local students perform better than state average Liberty County Schools’ high school graduation rate has surpassed 92 percent. According to the LCSS, the Georgia Department of Education released data Thursday morning showing the district’s 4-year cohort graduation...

Port of Savannah to add container capacity

The Peak Capacity Project, foreground, is currently under construction and will provide 800,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units of annual capacity at the Port of Savannah. The project will be completed in two phases, with the first coming online in December....

Liberty Schools designated state Economic Development Partner

LCDA has worked with local schools for years. Karissa Young, CEO of Liberty College and Career Academy, speaks at a workforce development planning meeting organized by the authority in the spring of 2019. Schools work to fill needs in local workforce The Georgia...