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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. IDA, chamber set to move into temporary offices Director of Economic Development Jessica Hood listens as CEO Brandt Herndon speaks during Thursday’s Effingham County Industrial Development Authority meeting at Grande View. - photo by Mark Lastinger/staff
RINCON No lights. No paint on the walls. No carpet. No problem.
The Effingham County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) conducted a meeting in its future home Thursday without any of the amenities it will soon have. While seated in plastic chairs around a folding table, the members approved a $215,000 upgrade to “the lodge” at 777 Old Augusta Road.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. IDA CEO weighs in on Savannah region s No. 1 rankings
SAVANNAH – Site Selection magazine’s annual ranking named Savannah the No. 1 Top Metro by total industrial projects for metros with populations from 200,000 to one million (tied with Toledo, Ohio) and No. 1 Top Metro by projects per capita. The rankings were announced March 1.
In announcing the rankings, Site Selection said, “Savannah, Georgia, vaults all the way into Site Selection’s top spot for Tier 2 Metros (tied with Toledo, Ohio) after finishing No. 12 in last year’s rankings. Further cementing its accomplishment, the port city on the Atlantic claimed the top spot for Tier 2s in our new Per Capita rankings.”
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Lease snags IDA move to Rincon
SPRINGFIELD The Effingham County Industrial Development Authority (IDA) will soon have a new home. It doesn’t know where it will be, however.
During their meeting Thursday afternoon, IDA members voted to proceed with a lease of office space at 800-200 Towne Park East in Rincon. The IDA’s current property at 520 W. 3rd St. in Springfield is in the closing stages of a sale.
“We came out of executive session and the board voted to give me the latitude to finalize a lease with the owners (in Rincon),” IDA CEO Brandt Herndon. said. “That way, I don’t have to go back to them in thirty days and say, ‘Here’s the lease,’ because time is of the essence.”
Effingham Co. IDA reflects on successful year while preparing for big future
2020 was full of planning which the IDA feels will pay off down the road
Effingham Co. IDA reflects on successful year while preparing for big future By Sam Bauman | January 29, 2021 at 1:12 PM EST - Updated January 29 at 6:52 PM
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - While most growth was slowed due to the pandemic in 2020, the Industrial Development Authority in Effingham County plowed ahead, literally.
Clearing the way for an anticipated rebound in the economy.
“I would say that we stayed busy. I wouldn’t classify it as successful, it’s more planning.”