Savannah is the nation s top location for new industry and other job creating development, according to an economic development trade publication.
The annual ranking by Site Selection magazine ranked Savannah as the top metro area based on total projects with a population range of 200,000 to one million tied with Toledo, Ohio and the No. 1 top metro for projects per capita.
Savannah ranked 12th in the survey last year.
Savannah Economic Development Authority President and CEO Trip Tollison said Site Selection s choice is reminder to those in economic development of the area s many benefits.
“Site Selection magazine is one of our industry’s top publications and this is a great way to reinforce to site selectors, consultants and others in economic development that the Savannah metro region is the best place to expand or locate,” Tollison said. “We are truly humbled that we were ranked No. 1 in two categories and want to thank those companies that chose to expand or l
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