Latvian-based manufacturer to create 150 jobs in Dublin
Valmiera Glass, a Latvian-based manufacturer of fiberglass products, will invest $20 million to build its first U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility in Dublin, a project expected to create 150 jobs, Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday.
Valmiera Glass will locate on 40 acres in an industrial park on I-16 in Dublin. The approximately 80,000-square-foot facility will manufacture fiberglass products for the North American market and use the Port of Savannah.
“Valmiera Glass Group sales increase in North America every year with 14 percent of the total turnover of the company exported directly to the United States and Canada,” said Andre Heinz Schwiontek, board member and vice president of Valmiera Glass Group Joint-Stock company Valmieras. “Now we will have the ability to efficiently reach our current customers and grow our customer base.”
Gas prices down in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 4.6 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.37 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.
The national average has fallen 4.9 cents a gallon in the last week to $3.51, according to gasoline price website
GasBuddy.com.
Prices Sunday were 14.1 cents a gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 19.0 cents a gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 16.5 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 11.7 cents lower than this day one year ago.
“The national average now stands at its lowest point since March of this year, and will likely drop under $3.50 a gallon by mid-week,” said
GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan.
Food bank gets more efficient lighting
New, enhanced and energy efficient lights will be turned on during a 10 a.m. ceremony today at America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, six months after Sustainativity, a Savannah-based nonprofit dedicated to direct philanthropic investments in sustainability, took on the project.
About 80 light fixtures in the offices and warehouse at Second Harvest, 2501 E. President St., were replaced with high efficiency fluorescent and LED fixtures as well as occupancy sensors.
The changes are expected to save about $3,000 a year, the equivalent of 15,000 meals.
“Implementing these energy savings will give Second Harvest savings for years to come, and will go a long way providing added assistance for families in our community,” said Executive Director Mary Jane Crouch.