Ground breaking set for Effingham movie studio
Medient Studios announced Wednesday the company will hold a ground-breaking ceremony on Aug. 29 for the 1,550-acre property it’s developing in Effingham County.
The property committee of the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority has approved the master plan for the Studioplex, and a formal lease agreement will be signed on Aug. 19, the company said.
Medient already has begun engineering, clearing and grading of the property.
Manu Kumaran, chairman of Medient, told the property committee his company expects the facility to be functional by the first quarter of 2014.
“We want the Studioplex to be an integral part of the local community, something that the entire community can be proud of,” Kumaran said.
Sign up for mayor’s small business conference
Registration is open for the seventh annual Mayor’s Small Business Conference. The conference will be held Aug. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Savannah Civic Center. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required.
To pre-register, go to www.savannahga.gov/businessconference or contact the Economic Development Department at 912-651-3653. The conference is free and includes a continental breakfast, workshops and a networking lunch.
Registration will close July 29 at noon.
The conference is designed to promote small business development and growth through networking and sharing of information. This year’s keynote speaker will be Greg Parker, president of the Parker Companies.
Session on sustainability in golf for Hilton Head
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Experience Green, a nonprofit organization with the mission to build sustainable communities, will present ‘Sustainability in Golf… Beyond the Green’ in partnership with The Sea Pines Resort and other golf industry organizations.
The event will take place Oct. 3-4 at the Sea Pines Resort, host of the RBC Heritage PGA tour event on Hilton Head Island, which is home to more than 23 golf courses.
The two-day event will offer a full day symposium of panel discussions, presentations by local and national golf and sustainability experts and other activities.
For more information and to register, visit www.experiencegreen.org/golf.
Agribusiness conference set for September
Georgia Southern University and the University of Georgia have finalized the topics to be addressed as they host the inaugural International Agribusiness Conference and Expo (IACE) on Sept. 25-26 at the International Trade and Convention Center in Savannah.
The two-day event will address the growing demand for job creation in the region and the need to reposition Georgia agriculture as a technologically advanced industry.
Deadline for the $170 early registration is July 30. For more information, visit www.iace.us.com.