Savannah Longhorn Steakhouse sold
The Shopping Center Group, a retail-only real estate advisory firm, has announced that its net leased sales team has brokered the sale of the LongHorn Steakhouse in Pooler.
Located on Pooler Parkway at Interstate 95, the 1.76-acre site leased to LongHorn Steakhouse parent, Darden Restaurants, sold for $1.41 million to an Atlanta developer with diversified real estate interests.
“Ultimately, it was the strength of the tenant, Darden Restaurants, and the tremendous growth this retail corridor is experiencing that made this an attractive investment to the buyer,” said Daniel Earles with the Shopping Center Group. “There were over 20 offers to purchase this property.”
Saint Thomas Thrift Store holiday sale
The Saint Thomas Thrift Store, 1226 E. Montgomery Crossroads, will hold a special holiday sale on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Staffed entirely by volunteers, the Saint Thomas Thrift Store uses all of its proceeds to fund grants for coastal area charities and ministries. Pick up an application to be returned before Nov. 15 if you are a local nonprofit organization that would benefit from a grant.
The Saint Thomas Thrift Store is an outreach ministry of the Saint Thomas Episcopal Church on Isle of Hope.
Contract awarded for hospital expansion
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District will begin work soon on phase two of the Winn Army Community Hospital expansion at Fort Stewart following the recent award of a $37 million contract.
The contract, awarded to McCarthy Building Company, of St. Louis, includes a 43,637-square-foot addition and 55,000-square-foot alteration to the emergency, nutritional and administrative departments and the outpatient ancillary.
The emergency department and family medical clinic will double in size.
The project is slated for completion in October 2016.
GSU students raise money for food bank
STATESBORO — Georgia Southern University students raised a record $3,930 for the Statesboro Food Bank during the Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art’s annual chili bowl sale on Oct. 18. Hundreds of handcrafted bowls were sold in just three hours during the sale, held in conjunction with the Department’s Empty Bowl Project.
“This is the largest amount that this event has ever raised, and I am proud of the students for their hard work,” said project coordinator and ceramics professor Jeff Schmuki.
The money will purchase more than 18,000 cans of food, which is nearly a two-month supply for the food bank.
Food bank operations director Joe Bill Brannon said the donation was the largest single donation ever made to the nonprofit.