Manufacturers
The Savannah area’s manufacturing sector — with a local economic impact of $2.3 billion — produces a variety of consumer goods that range from corporate jets to baked goods to dental equipment.
Among the high-profile manufacturers are International Paper, Georgia Pacific and Weyerhaeuser, three giants of the pulp and paper industry; Gulfstream Aerospace, a producer of world-class business aircraft; and JCB, which produces heavyconstruction equipment.
This segment of the economy received a boost in 2009 when the construction of a $325 million Mitsubishi Power Systems America plant in west Chatham County was announced. The plant will ultimately create about 500 jobs, and its first phase was operational in late 2010.
The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce helps keep this vital sector of the economy strong. Working specifically through its Manufacturers Council, the Chamber serves as an advocate for pro-business policies at all levels of government and provides an information resource base for the area’s industrial community.
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