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	Back in business The finishing touches are going in place for the rebirth of Goody’s. District manager Phillip Brown and store manager Mark McDuffie, and a host of employees, are preparing the Fort Howard Square anchor for its March 24 grand opening. A ribbon cutting will take place at 8:45 a.m. that day, with the doors swinging open at 9 a.m. The total process started months ago, Brown said, when the company decided to get back into the ... Read Article »
	Notable achievements at Effingham Hospital Kay R. Zettler, RHIT, recently completed the American Health Information Management Association in Chicago Cluster Coding certification Read Article »
	GSU seminar to cover ADA responsibilities for managers Georgia Southern University invites business leaders to attend a 90-minute seminar and learn how the Americans with Disabilities Act affects them. Read Article »
	Metro jobless rate jumps ATLANTA –— The Georgia Department of Labor reported Wednesday that the preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in metro Savannah rose to 9.3 percent in January, up eight-tenths of one percentage point from a revised 8.5 percent in December. Meanwhile the number of unemployed workers in the area increased to 16,315, up 1,496 from 14,819 in December. Read Article »
	A year after market low, how should you invest? It’s been about a year since stock prices hit their low point during the long bear market. Since then, of course, we’ve seen a big rally, but some of the decisions you made when the market was at its lowest point may still be affecting your portfolio’s performance and prospects. So now that we’ve reached the one-year anniversary of the market bottom, it’s a good time to see where you are today and how you can prepare for tomorrow. Read Article »
	USDA revises farmers trade aid program Hobby Stripling, state executive director of USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Georgia announced that USDA has a revised Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program. Under the program, the USDA provides technical assistance and cash benefits to eligible producers of raw agricultural commodities and fishermen who have been hurt by import competition. Read Article »
	New high for state unemployment ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Labor reported that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 10.4 percent in January, topping the previous record high of 10.3 percent reported in December. Read Article »
	Coldwell Banker associates honored On Feb. 19, nine sales associates at Coldwell Banker Intercoastal Realty were recognized by the Savannah Board of Realtors as members of The Distinguished Sales Society. Those receiving the award are Sue Anderson, Kim Goode, Judy Quinney, Stephanie Casey, Emily Pigman, Ann Cade, Alicia Howe, James Presnell and Carrel Donnell. Read Article »
	Hospital officials call HUD meeting ‘positive’ Effingham Hospital Authority Chairman Rick Rafter told authority members a delegation’s meeting Department of Housing and Urban Development officials was positive. Read Article »
	Upgrade to expand capacity at Garden City Terminal Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Curtis J. Foltz announced that a new set of electrified refrigerated container racks were completed and came online in Container Berth Five (CB-5) last week. With the 10 new racks, Garden City Terminal now has a total of 44 racks, which accommodate 1,056 containers. Read Article »
	State FSA targets funds for socially disadvantaged farmers The Georgia State Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced the availability of $9.5 million in direct loan funds for Socially Disadvantaged (SDA) individuals who want to purchase or operate a family-size farm in fiscal year 2010. Read Article »
	Hynes named Chamber director The Effingham Chamber of Commerce has announced that Tess Hynes has been named its executive director. Read Article »
	Chamber counts on members for Census Lauren Lewis with the U.S. Census will be the featured speaker at Wednesday’s Effingham Chamber of Commerce membership breakfast. Read Article »
	Bank to put its power outage to use in disaster training A disaster is going to hit the Citizens Bank of Effingham in Springfield on Wednesday — at least that’s what it’s going to look and feel like to the employees and customers as Senior Vice President Alan Lewis takes advantage of the planned outage by Georgia Power and conducts disaster training for his staff. Read Article »
	Governor, state hail Kia’s grand opening WEST POINT — Gov. Sonny Perdue joined with Mong-Koo Chung, Chairman of the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, Friday to celebrate the grand opening of Kia’s first North American manufacturing facility, located in West Point. The ceremony was attended by approximately 500 dignitaries from both Korea and the U.S. including company representatives, dealers, and local and state officials. Read Article »
	Kemp urges corporations to renew before deadline ATLANTA—Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp reminded officers and registered agents of corporate entities registered in Georgia that the annual renewal period deadline is April 1. Read Article »