While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions at the Port of Savannah over the past few months, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported only a slight decrease in container traffic during the fiscal year 2020 during their board meeting on Monday.Griff Lynch, GPA’s executive director, said the Port handled 4.44 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) during the FY2020, falling .9% compared to last year."If you go back four months ago I would have thought it was going to be worse, but I will say it we went another month we would have had a much larger decrease,"...… While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions at the Port of Savannah over the past few months, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported only a slight decrease in container traffic during the fiscal year 2020 during their board meeting on Monday.Griff Lynch, GPA’s executive director, said the Port handled 4.44 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) during the FY2020, falling .9% compared to last year."If you go back four months ago I would have thought it was going to be worse, but I will say it we went another month we would have had a much larger decrease,"...WW…

Katie Nussbaumknussbaum@savannahnow.comView CommentsAs restaurants and other businesses continue to struggle with the daily changes and challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic, a bill that passed during the last hours of the state legislative session on June 26 could provide extra protection when it comes to virus-related legal claims.Senate Bill 359 aims to provide for certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19. Gov. Brian Kemp has until August 5 to sign the bill into law. The bill would cover all claims accruing before July 14, 2021.In recent weeks dozens of...…Katie Nussbaumknussbaum@savannahnow.comView CommentsAs restaurants and other businesses continue to struggle with the daily changes and challenges brought forth by the COVID-19 pandemic, a bill that passed during the last hours of the state legislative session on June 26 could provide extra protection when it comes to virus-related legal claims.Senate Bill 359 aims to provide for certain immunities from liability claims regarding COVID-19. Gov. Brian Kemp has until August 5 to sign the bill into law. The bill would cover all claims accruing before July 14, 2021.In recent weeks dozens of...WW…

Katie Nussbaumknussbaum@savannahnow.comView CommentsNearly 700 employees at Savannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. have been laid off, according to information filed with the Georgia Department of Labor. As required by the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), Gulfstream notified the GDOL on Friday, May 1 of 699 layoffs.In an emailed statement on Monday, May 4, Heidi Fedak, director of corporate communications and media relations for Gulfstream, said the coronavirus crisis had impacted the company’s business operations and because of the ongoing challenges,...…Katie Nussbaumknussbaum@savannahnow.comView CommentsNearly 700 employees at Savannah-based Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. have been laid off, according to information filed with the Georgia Department of Labor. As required by the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), Gulfstream notified the GDOL on Friday, May 1 of 699 layoffs.In an emailed statement on Monday, May 4, Heidi Fedak, director of corporate communications and media relations for Gulfstream, said the coronavirus crisis had impacted the company’s business operations and because of the ongoing challenges,...WW…