Thank you to all who made Effingham Day at the Capitol a great celebration of our bright future and the elevation of new House Speaker Jon Burns. Title Sponsor for Effingham Day at the Capitol was the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority. Gold Sponsor was Effingham Health System. Silver Sponsors were Georgia-Pacific and Georgia Ports Authority. Bronze Sponsor was Hussey Gay Bell. Partner Sponsor was Southern Oak Advisory.
We began with the first Kickoff Seminar at the Ritz-Carlton Atlanta, featuring County Board of Commissioners Chair Wesley Corbitt sharing the county government's perspective on growth. The seminar also included Monty Veasey, President & CEO, Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, Brandt Herndon, CEO of the Effingham Co. Industrial Development Authority, with an update on Hyundai Megasite Project and Jan Southern, President of J. Del Sur Marketing, speaking on community branding. Speaker Burns joined us for the reception following the Kickoff Seminar. The Kickoff Seminar and Reception were sponsored by Carlson & Co. and Oglethorpe Power.
Rep.
Bill Hitchens and Senator
Billy Hickman joined us the following morning for a light breakfast at the Capitol, along with several of their colleagues in the legislature. Chamber Ambassadors made visits to legislative offices while others observed the House of Representatives and Senate in session.
Next, participants travelled to the Georgia Department of Transportation for an update and Q-and-A with Commissioner
Russell McMurry, our Transportation Board Representative
Ann Purcell, Deputy Commissioner
Brad Saxon, State Planning Director Jannine Miller and Chief Engineer
Meg Pirkle.
That evening we enjoyed the "Visit With Effingham Reception" at the Ritz-Carlton with more than 110 Effingham Day participants and 25 state legislators, including Georgia Attorney General
Chris Carr, in attendance. Sponsor for the "Visit With Effingham Reception" was
Ameris Bank.
Effingham Day wrapped up with a breakfast buffet at the James H. “Sloppy” Floyd Veterans Memorial Building, where we heard from Speaker Jon Burns, Senator Billy Hickman, Agriculture Commissioner
Tyler Harper, Natural Resources Commissioner
Mark Williams, Community Affairs Commissioner
Christopher Nunn, Governor Brian Kemp's Chief of Staff
Bert Brantley (who Wednesday began a new role of CEO of the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce), Economic Development Commissioner
Pat Wilson, and Public Health Commissioner
Dr. Kathleen Toomey.
