Georgia’s most influential
Seven Savannahians have been named to Georgia Trend’s annual listing of the state’s 100 most powerful and influential citizens.
They are Curtis J. Foltz, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority; Rob Gibson, executive and artistic director of the Savannah Music Festival; W. Todd Groce, president & CEO of the Georgia Historical Society; Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson; Robert S. Jepson Jr., chairman & CEO of Jepson Associates; U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston; and Page Siplon, executive director of the Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics.
Named to the magazine’s “notable” list was James L. Pannell, partner in Gray, Pannell & Woodward.
Buy Local awards
Buy Local Savannah will hold its annual awards luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 24 at The Pirate’s House. The group will present its Buy Local Business of the Year and Buy Local Advocate of the Year awards.
Business of the Year candidates meet some combination of the following criteria: Firm must be a Buy Local member; minimum one-year history of substantial growth in local sales; expansion or addition of local facilities; active involvement with and support of the Buy Local organization; successful solicitation of additional Buy Local members; and community, civic or public service activity beneficial to Buy Local.
Qualifications for Advocate of the Year include: Actively involved in the promotion of local purchasing; involved in the establishment or development of locally owned business(es); active involvement in the Buy Local organization; and community, civic or public service activity beneficial to Buy Local.
The program will also feature a presentation by Ryan Chandler, vice president of business development for the Colonial Group, parent company of several local businesses including Enmark. He will discuss the pivotal role that local businesses play in the local economy. In addition, he’ll provide an overview of the company’s growth history and key factors in its rise to international visibility and prominence.
The cost is $20 for members and $30 for non-members, and RSVPs are required by 5 p.m. Jan. 21. Reservations and advanced payment may be made online at buylocalsavannah.com.
For more information, contact Michele Thompson at 272-6767.
Seminars for small business
Hancock Askew & Co. LLP. will offer a new bi-monthly lunch-and-learn seminar series for small business owners, beginning Thursday.
The seminars will be held from noon-1 p.m. at Hancock Askew, 100 Riverview Drive.
Neville Stein, CPA and company partner, will lead the discussions, which will focus on such topics as reading an income statement, the difference between an income statement and cash flow statement and the strange world of debits and credits. Thursday’s seminar is on reading a balance sheet.
For more information or to register, please contact Barbara Fierstein at 912-527-1337 or bfierstein@hancockaskew.com.