World Trade Center Savannah

WTCSav will attend Georgia Southern University’s virtual career fair on Wednesday, October 21st, from 10 am 4 pm. This year, students can speak directly with department supervisors and gain a better insight during Zoom breakout sessions. Find links to our breakout sessions below! October 21, 2020 Zoom Sessions... Internship Program Overview (10 a.m. -11 a.m.) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89996692048 Programs & Events Department (11 a.m. -12 p.m.) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84176898273 Trade Services Department (1 p.m. -2 p.m.) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81908248465 Economic Research Department (2 p.m. - 3 p.m.) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81803360732 Internship Program Q&A (3 p.m. - 4 p.m.) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82967493176 See more

Congratulations to our partners in Liberty County! "Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Home Meridian International (HMI), a division of Hooker Furniture Corporation, will open a new distribution facility in Liberty County’s Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) certified Tradeport East Business Center. The $23.5 million investment will deliver 50 new jobs to the area." Liberty County Development Authority... http://savannahceo.com//hooker-furniture-corporations-hom/

Not attracting international visitors to your website? Learn how! Join us next Wednesday, Oct. 21, for a virtual Global Education Program on website globalization. Register for free here: https://www.wtcsavannah.org/events/website-globalization/

Congratulations to WTCSav's Intern Coordinator Antwone Smoak, who was one of 400+ hand-selected HBCU students picked to attend the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 20th Leadership Institute and be groomed to become a future executive that will make an impact, inspire generations, and change the world.

World Trade Center Accra's Africa and the Circular Economy: Opportunities, Benefits and Trends webinar is taking place THIS Thursday, October 15. The break-out deal rooms will serve as a platform for B2B, B2G and B2C engagements where one-on-one and commercial round tables based on sectors will be held. For more information and to register: http://www.wtcaccra.com//africa-and-the-circular-economy-/

Join us on Wednesday, October 21, to learn simple tips and tricks you can implement to drive more international traffic to your website. Program topics include: Simple, free web structure changes Avoiding Common Mistakes... Increasing web traffic to your website using Search Engine Optimization Internationalization and Localization Translating Your Website This webinar is free but open to the public. Register here: https://www.wtcsavannah.org/events/website-globalization/

The Accra World Trade Center webinar on the topic Africa and the Circular Economy: Opportunities, Benefits and Trends will be a 1-day capacity-building and B2B match-making webinar with conference sessions and two break-out deal rooms. The webinar is taking place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Thursday, Oct. 15. Register below. http://www.wtcaccra.com//africa-and-the-circular-economy-/

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"A $23 million private industrial park is coming to north Bryan County and promises to bring hundreds of jobs and significant financial impact to the area and region. VanTrust Real Estate, based in Jacksonville, Florida, bought the 515-acre parcel that lies next to the current Bryan County Interstate Centre I on I-16 and will develop the property and build the buildings." Congratulations to our partners at the Development Authority of Bryan County!... https://www.savannahnow.com//north-bryan-county-23-million

Did you know international trade is responsible for 1 in 5 Georgia jobs? If you have a job in Georgia, there’s a 20% chance it’s because a product crossed a border somewhere or a service was successfully purchased from an American in a foreign land. https://www.globalatlanta.com/report-international-trade-r/

Last day to register! Hear from our friends at Georgia Ports Authority and Georgia Department of Economic Development at this roundtable exclusive for exporters. Register here for free: https://www.wtcsavannah.org//exporter-roundtable-from-dis/

Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of the reunification of East and West Germany! Tune in tomorrow to hear remarks by German Consul General Dr. Heike Fuller.