Cliff Pyron shared how the Georgia Port Authority plays a vital role in the success
of our state’s economy.
Mayor Nancy Denson presents a Community Commitment Award to Steve Hollis
of Power Partners, Inc. in honor of their 10th anniversary.
presenta on shared the statewide reach of the port facili es at
Savannah and Brunswick. He also pointed out that 250
distribu on centers across the state — including the Caterpillar
manufacturing plant in Athens — are dependent on the state’s
ports.
The crowd was also told that the wait is over for the dredging at
the port of Savannah, deepening it from 42 feet to 47 feet to
allow for larger ships as it should begin before the end of the
year.
The project is expected to take three years to complete.
The evening was ended with the final line of the Athenian Oath
recited in Athens, Greece over 2,000 years ago, "Thus, in all these
ways, we will transmit this City not only, not less, but greater and
more beau ful than it was transmi ed to us."
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David Boyce and Nick Shimamura accept a Community Commitment Award for
Nakanishi Manufacturing Corpora on in honor of their 25th Anniversary from
Mayor Nancy Denson .
More about the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project on page 5.
Members of the Athens community joined together to celebrate the manufacturing
industry in the area and enjoyed dinner and an awards presenta on at the Foundry
Park Inn hosted by the Athens‐Clarke County Economic Development Department.
Ma Walker accepts a Community Commitment Award for Carrier Transicold in
honor of their 25th Anniversary and Manufacturer of the Year from Ryan Moore
and Mayor Nancy Denson .
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