Gas prices drop in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have fallen 3.4 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.23 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.
The national average has fallen 2.5 cents a gallon in the last week to $3.30, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Prices Sunday were 3.2 cents a gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 9.3 cents a gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 13.8 cents a gallon during the last month and stands 5.8 cents lower than a year ago.
“We’ve begun to see retail prices eroding at a much faster rate in the last few days across a good portion of the country,” said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. “Motorists should be seeing continued drops in gas prices across much of the United States in the week ahead as gas prices catch up to the recent decrease in crude oil prices.”
Firm to create 114 jobs in Murray County
PolyTech Fibers LLC, a Georgia-based polyester fiber manufacturer, will create 114 jobs and invest more than $12 million in its first manufacturing facility over the next three years in Murray County, Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday.
With the new 80,000-square-foot facility in Chatsworth, the company plans to manufacture and distribute several kinds of regenerated/recycled polyester staple fibers for the automotive industry, as well as the filter sector, nonwoven sector and commercial/residential and high-end furnishing fillers.
PolyTech Fibers LLC, founded in January, supplies polyester technical fibers to the manufacturing industry.
Wet Willie’s raising money for breast cancer awareness
Wet Willie’s restaurants will host its fourth annual Koozies for Boobies Breast Cancer Awareness Celebration during October in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Part of all proceeds will benefit the Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia Affiliate.
Throughout October, Wet Willie’s will donate $8 from the sale of Koozies for Boobies T-shirts, $5 from the sale of pink koozies and $1 from the sale of pink coolies.
From 8 p.m. until closing Oct. 18, Wet Willie’s will host fundraising parties at Wet Willie’s locations at 101 E. River St. on River Street, 20 Jefferson St. in City Market and 16 Tybrisa St. on Tybee Island, with 10 percent of all sales to benefit the Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia Affiliate.
For more information, call 912-233-5650 or go to www.wetwillies.com.