Savannah Chamber

39 Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 2018 Economic Trends 15 Industry: Major Employers As of mid-2017, business establishments in the Savannah MSA numbered 10,328; a net increase of 211 firms from 2016. Major Employers (Non-Manufacturing) Corporation / Organization Service / Product Employees Memorial University Medical Center Hospital 5,000 St. Joseph's/Candler Hospital 3,100 Kroger Retail food 1,000-4,999 Marine Terminals Corp. Marine cargo handling 1,000-4,999 McDonalds Restaurant 1,000-4,999 SSA Cooper Marine cargo handling 1,000-4,999 Publix Retail food 983 SouthCoast Health Healthcare services 658 Coastal Home Care Inc. Medical care 617 Georgia Regional Hospital Hospital 524 Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire Adult vocational rehabilitation 500 Trace Staffing Solutions Employment services 500 UTC Overseas Logistics Solutions 500-999 Ceres Marine Terminals Marine cargo handling 500-999 Walmart Retail 500-999 Effingham County Hospital Authority Hospital 447 The Landings Club Private membership club 435 Georgia Power Company - Coastal Region Electric utility 433 CSX Railroad 308 TMX Finance Financial 302 Colonial Group Energy company 250-499 Education / Government / Public Service Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education Public schools 5,082 Ft. Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield (D.o.D.) Civilian personnel on bases 4,000 City of Savannah Government 2,848 YMCA of Coastal Georgia Civic association 1,980 Chatham County Government 1,716 Savannah College of Art & Design Education 1,313 Georgia Ports Authority Ship terminal operation 1,145 Note: The International Longshoreman Association represents about 3,000 unionized workers at Georgia Ports Authority facilities under hire by cargo handling companies. Source: Specific employment provided by SEDA or by company, when available, others reported as an employment range from Georgia Department of Labor.

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