RCC Associates selected to build Buffalo Wild Wings
Restaurant contractor RCC Associates has started construction on its third project for Buffalo Wild Wings, this time a 6,176-square-foot, 252-seat restaurant in Pooler.
Scheduled for a September completion, the restaurant is located at 1323 Benton Boulevard. Project architect is Design and Engineering, Inc. of Brentwood, Tenn.
RCC Associates has completed Buffalo Wild Wing locations in Coral Springs and Plantation, Fla., and has built 375 restaurants in 44-plus years in 29 states.
Buffalo Wild Wings is an American casual dining restaurant and sports bar franchise with locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and The Philippines.
Trade and investment partnership program scheduled
On Wednesday, May 27, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, World Trade Center Savannah will host a discussion with Rosalind Campion, Counsellor for Global Issues at the British Embassy in Washington D.C.
The discussion will focus on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and how it can help jobs and economic growth for the Savannah region. The program will be held at World Trade Center Savannah, 131 Hutchinson Island Road, and is free and open to the public but attendees must register.
TTIP is a proposed free trade agreement being negotiated between the U.S. and Europe. The discussion will outline what this planned trade deal will include, its prospects and how it might benefit businesses in Georgia.
For more information and to register, visit www.wtcsavannah.org or jdillon@wtcsavannah.org.
Fort Pulaski entrance fees going up
Fort Pulaski National Monument will raise its entrance fee on June 15 from $5 to $7 and the full Fort Pulaski Annual Park Pass from $10 to $30.
Officials say the increase will permit the park to move forward with plans outlined in its new business plan developed last summer
A news release indicated Fort Pulaski National Monument sought public comment for the increase proposed entrance fee in the fall of 2015 and public feedback was largely supportive.
Entrance fees are not charged to anyone under 16 or to holders of the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Annual, Senior, Access, or Military Passes. Commercial tours and buses will now pay per person rather than by capacity.
Fort Pulaski National Monument is a strong economic engine for the surrounding area. In 2014, a National Park Service report showed that 387, 000 visitors spent $23.9 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 351 jobs in the local area.
For more information, visit www.nps.gov/fopu or call 912-786-5787.