Nominate a business for year-end recognition
During the last week of December, the Savannah Morning News will profile companies and organizations that made major contributions to the local business environment in the past year.
The categories will be:
• Newcomer of the Year
• Business Advocate of the Year
• Comeback Business of the Year
• Entrepreneurial Business of the Year
• Manufacturer of the Year
• Small Business of the Year
• Retail Business of Year
To ensure deserving companies are recognized, we need your help. So we’re inviting readers to nominate businesses in any or all categories.
You may send those nominations to gale.baldwin@savannahnow.com, mary.mayle@savannahnow.com or julia.ritchey@savannahnow.com.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact Gale Baldwin at 912-652-0300 or gale.baldwin@savannahnow.com.
‘I AM TOURISM’ membership card introduced
The Tourism Leadership Council has launched the I AM TOURISM membership card, a discount card to provide savings to cardholders and benefit the local tourism industry.
The card costs $25 and offers savings on local and national brands, including Best Buy, Tubby’s Tankhouse, Regal Cinemas, HoneyBaked Ham, Driftaway Café, Dell Computers, Hertz Rental Cars and others.
“The I AM TOURISM program extends beyond the 23,000 tourism workers to include anybody and everybody who wants to save money,” said Michael Owens, president/CEO of the tourism council. “It’s a boon for our vendors too. They’re connecting with a local audience at no additional costs.”
The card is available at iamtourism.net for $25.
Parker’s opens stores in Metter, Bluffton
Parker’s convenience stores recently celebrated the grand opening of new locations in Metter and Bluffton, S.C., with ribbon-cuttings on Dec. 2.
The Metter store, 300 S.W. Broad St., is the first Parker’s in Candler County. The Bluffton store, 6200 Jennifer Court, is the fifth Parker’s in Beaufort County.
Both Parker’s locations feature discounted gasoline as well as fountain drinks, fresh-brewed ice tea, gourmet coffee blends, frozen drink flavors and 28-degree beer.
Parker’s operates 33 convenience stores and employs more than 400 people in Georgia and South Carolina.
Sustainability course offered at Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern University’s Center for Sustainability will hold the winter session of its sustainability advisor certificate program from Jan. 29 to March 26.
The eight-week course costs $385 and requires no prerequisites. It includes five modules: Intro to sustainability, water, waste, energy and green building.
Contact Lissa M. Leege, director of the Center for Sustainability at Georgia Southern University for more information.
Register online at: http://ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/sustainabilityregister.html.