‘Bigwigs’ on mission to fight breast cancer
Ten Savannah business, medical and community figures have agreed to don bright pink wigs to raise awareness and funds for Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia.
The BigWig Campaign has a goal of raising at least $10,000 by Oct. 31 to fund local breast cancer patient services and education programs.
The ‘bigwigs’ Include:
• Bret Bell, public information director, city of Savannah;
• Kerry Coursey, principal, Islands High School;
• Dr. Paula DeNitto, breast surgeon, Center for Breast Care at Memorial Health;
• Jeffrey Lasky, attorney, Lasky Cooper Law;
• Dr. Meghan McGovern, plastic surgeon, Coastal Empire Plastic Surgery;
• Gina Peper, vice president sales and marketing, StayinSavannah.com;
• Ken Rabitsch, city president, Sea Island Bank;
• Larry Silbermann, regional news director, WTOC;
• Adam Solender, executive director, Jewish Educational Alliance;
• Sterling Steward, athletic director, Savannah State University.
Visit www.komencoastalgeorgia.org for more information.
Georgia-based TSYS to create up to 450 jobs
TSYS, a global payments company headquartered in Columbus, will create up to 450 jobs through a new contact center in Henry County, Gov. Nathan Deal announced Tuesday.
The 62,000-square-foot TSYS facility, located at 3500 Loop Road, will house a new contact center that will provide back-up capabilities for its existing center in Columbus. This expansion will offer customer service, risk and fraud management, collections, dispute and chargeback servicing, back office support and full call center servicing solutions.
“We are confident that we will be able to attract top-notch talent from the market that will help us deliver comprehensive servicing solutions for our clients, while optimizing the overall customer experience,” said David Figgat, group executive of TSYS Managed Services.
