Holiday celebration on Broughton Street
The Savannah Downtown Business Association and the city of Savannah will celebrate Holidays on Broughton Street from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday with events designed for the whole family.
Broughton Street will be closed between Drayton and Bull streets, and several musical performances will take place on an outside stage.
Savannah Dance Festival, Savannah Arts Academy Choir and the Savannah Arts Academy Jazz Band will perform. Plus, a holiday movie will be shown at the Trustees Theatre.
Check the Broughton Street Facebook page for more information.
Tencarva buys Southern Sales Co. in Nashville
Tencarva Machinery Co., a distributor of pumps, pumping systems, fluid handling systems and related products, with a warehouse in Savannah and its GPM Division offices in Alpharetta and Macon, has acquired the assets of Southern Sales Company Inc. in Nashville, Tenn.
Southern Sales Co., in business since 1923, represents a broad range of water and wastewater products and services, with territory in Tennessee, Kentucky and portions of Indiana and Ohio. Former owners Bill Allen and Ed Guffee will join Tencarva in management positions. All 26 employees of Southern Sales Co. have been offered positions with Tencarva.
Tencarva president Rod Lee said Southern Sales Co. has a customer-oriented culture that’s compatible with Tencarva’s along with an extensive service organization.
Chatham County residents finish training program
Four Chatham County residents are among the graduates of the Georgia Academy for Economic Development’s 2012 Multi-Day Training Program in Region 12.
Chatham County’s graduates include Ronald McGee, Georgia Power; Mark Sprosty, Savannah Economic Development Authority; Jackie Jackson-Teel, Chatham-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission; and Joe Shearouse, city of Savannah.
The curriculum provides insights into the complexities of economic and community development on the local, regional and state levels.
Created in 1993 by then-Gov. Zell Miller’s Development Council, the academy assembles a cross-section of economic development professionals and resources to provide this training in all 12 service delivery regions in Georgia.
For more information, contact Teresa Concannon at 912-536-5723.
Dataw Island club to host business after hours
BEAUFORT, S.C. — Dataw Island Club will host the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business After Hours this evening from 5:30-7 p.m. at the clubhouse located at 100 Dataw Club Road on Dataw Island.
Business After Hours is free admission for members and guests. Food and beverages will be provided. A Toys for Tots donation box will be available at the event, and attendees are encouraged to bring an unwrapped toy or canned food donation.
Please RSVP to Connie Hipp at 843-525-8523 or connie@beaufortsc.org.
