Lighting firm expands in DeKalb, Rockdale counties
Acuity Brands, a Georgia-based firm involved in lighting solutions for indoor and outdoor applications, will expand its operations, creating 700 jobs and investing more than $16 million in DeKalb and Rockdale counties over the next five years, Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday.
Acuity Brands will build an engineering and technology center at a site it owns in Decatur and will invest in facility upgrades at its complex in Conyers.
In the Decatur project, Acuity Brands will retrofit a 167,000-square-foot building to become its new state-of-the-art Engineering and Technology Center. The $11 million project will begin immediately, with completion scheduled for mid-2015.
In Conyers, Acuity Brands will make significant investments in redesigning and retrofitting four buildings to include open workspace design, new infrastructure, enabling technologies and new furnishings.
“Our goal with these investments is to provide our people with the best work environment possible and the tools and technologies necessary to drive our future success,” said Acuity Brands President, Chairman and CEO Vernon J. Nagel.
Pie Society to hold grand opening
The Pie Society will hold a grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday and Thursday at their second location at 9 Jefferson St. in City Market.
The grand opening will be held Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The ribbon cutting will occur Thursday at 11:30 a.m.
The family-owned restaurant features traditional hand-made British meat pies with recipes dating back to medieval times as well as a selection of other hand-made quiches, bakes, pasties, and desserts.
To bring the full British experience to Savannah, this week’s events will include a liveried British royal guard and a butler.
The Wagstaff family’s first store as at 115 Canal St. in Pooler.
Savannah picked as nation’s third spookiest city
According to a new survey by travel dating site, MissTravel.com, frequent tourists deem Savannah the third top spookiest city in America.
To find out where chill seekers should head this season, MissTravel.com asked 34,702 members which city in America is most haunted in an open form survey. Members were also asked which city has the spookiest Halloween activities. The site ranked the cities based on percentage of votes.
New Orleans and Charleston finished first and second just ahead of Savannah and Key West, Fla.
“These cities are known for their haunted histories, and people who want a true spook won’t be disappointed while visiting,” said MissTravel.com founder and CEO Brandon Wade.
