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35 20 Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 2026 Economic Trends Industry: Major Employers Major Employers (Non-Manufacturing) Employer Service / Product Employees St. Joseph's/Candler Hospital 5,553 Memorial University Medical Center Hospital 4,400 Walmart Retail 2,750-5,000 Target Distribution Center Distribution 1,200 East Georgia Regional Medical Center Hospital 1,144 Optim Health System Healthcare 1,043 Walmart Distribution Centers Distribution 963 McDonalds Restaurant 950-2,000 Colonial Group, Inc. Energy, chemicals, logistics 915 Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire Adult vocational rehabilitation 775 The Landings Club Private membership club 650 Dollar Tree Distribution 600 SouthCoast Health Healthcare 595 Kroger Retail food 565-1,300 Webstraurant Distribution Center Distribution 542 Wayne Memorial Hospital Hospital 500 Chick-Fil-A Restaurant 500-1,200 UTC Overseas Logistics solutions 500-1,000 Spirit Construction Services General contractors 500-1,000 Georgia Regional Hospital Hospital 500-1,000 Publix Retail food 475-1,250 Effingham County Hospital Authority Hospital 450 Southern Company Electric & natural gas utility 428 Hugo Boss Distribution Center Distribution 360 25 other businesses Various 250-499 Education / Government / Public Service Federal Government: Ft. Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield (DoD) Federal civilian personnel 6,700 Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education Public schools 5,882 Georgia Southern University Education 2,781 Chatham County Government 2,403 Savannah College of Art & Design Education 2,320 City of Savannah Government 2,310 Effingham County Board of Education Public schools 2,201 Georgia Ports Authority Seaport terminal operation 1,790 Bulloch County Board of Education Public schools 1,677 YMCA of Coastal Georgia Civic association 1,521 Bryan County Board of Education Public schools 1,481 Liberty County Board of Education Public schools 1,479 Note: The International Longshoreman Association represents about 2,700 unionized workers at Georgia Ports Authority facilities under hire by cargo handling companies. Sources: Employers, SEDA, county development authorities, or Georgia Department of Labor if reported as a range.