Gas prices jump in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 12.6 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.38 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.
The national average has increased 3 cents a gallon in the last week to $3.27, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Prices Sunday were 16.4 cents a gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has decreased 13.2 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 1.7 cents higher than a year ago.
“2012 was a year that focused the spotlight on our nation’s oil refineries. It showed us the vulnerability of our infrastructure and what can happen to prices at the pump when infrastructure is compromised,” said Patrick DeHaan, GasBuddy.com senior petroleum analyst.
With elevated prices across much of the country for prolonged periods, 2012 brought the highest average price ever for U.S. consumers: $3.60 a gallon.
Chiropractic clinic opens
in Pooler
The Joint of Pooler, a new chiropractic clinic, will hold its grand opening ceremony Friday at 485 Pooler Parkway in the Pooler Marketplace Shopping Center with a ribbon-cutting at 1 p.m. and an open house from 1-7 p.m.
The clinic is owned and operated by Robyn Meglin, and its doctor is Alexander S. Bridwell, who received a biology degree from Valdosta State University and received a doctor of chiropractic from Life University in Marietta.
The clinic will be open from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday and from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 912-330-7100.
The Joint Corp. was founded in Tucson, Ariz., in 1999 and has 332 clinics open or in development in 25 states.
Hargrove wins magazine’s job creators award
Mobile, Ala. — Hargrove Engineers + Constructors has been awarded the Hire Power Award from Inc. Magazine recognizing it as the No. 1 company in the state of Alabama for creating engineering jobs.
Inc.’s Hire Power Award is a salute to the job creators rebuilding the economy by putting Americans back to work. Hargrove is one of 100 companies across the U.S. who have received this award. In 2008, the company had 273 employees and has increased its workforce to 702 in just five years.
Headquartered in Mobile, Hargrove has offices in Savannah; Atlanta; Baton Rouge, La,; Birmingham and Decatur, Ala.; Memphis; Pascagoula, Miss.; and Philadelphia.