BiS in brief: Gaslight Group, Kroger, EnMarket, Georgia Power updates
Georgia Power awards new teacher grants
Georgia Power has awarded new teacher assistance grants to three Savannah-Chatham County teachers.
Recipients are Raven Davis, Donnie Jones and Nicole Williams Harris. They will each receive $1,000. Georgia Power awarded a total of 42 teacher grants across the state. The grants provide the state’s newest teachers with funds to purchase classroom supplies and start their teaching careers. To be eligible for a grant, candidates must be in the top 25 percent of their class, be a first-year teacher employed by a public school in Georgia and demonstrate a high aptitude for teaching.
Savannah Krogers raise nearly $30,000
Customers and associates at Savannah-area Kroger stores contributed more than $29,200 in just six weeks to Kroger’s 2017 Can Hunger campaign, an initiative benefitting the Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia.
From Nov. 12 – Dec. 24, Kroger customers supported the annual Can Hunger campaign by purchasing $1, $3 and $5 icons. Each icon purchased benefitted Feeding America food banks and helped provide food to local families in need.
Kroger’s Atlanta Division raised more than $790,000 through Can Hunger to support food banks across Georgia, Eastern Alabama, and South Carolina. The donated amount surpassed its $750,000 goal. More than 50 million Americans lived in food insecure households last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Enmarket opens new location in Swainsboro
Savannah-based Enmarket has opened a new store at 609 S. Main Street in Swainsboro. The 4,300-square-foot market features food options and provides 20 fueling positions that offer gasoline, diesel, off-road diesel and ethanol-free fuel. This is a modified version of a new prototype for Enmarket, which will debut in 2018.
The store is a rebuild of an Enmark kiosk. Expansion to a full-size convenience store was made possible through the acquisition of an adjacent property.
The eatery serves breakfast, lunch and dinner from self-serve kiosks that help ensure order accuracy and speed of service. A large seating area allows customers to dine in.
Gaslight Group tallies 2017 donations
Gaslight Group and founders Brian and Jennifer Huskey donated more than $50,000 in 2017 to more than 20 organizations including America’s Second Harvest and Hospice Savannah.
“It’s truly a pay-it-forward mentality around here,” said Brian Huskey.
The Gaslight Group is the parent brand to five restaurants and bars in Savannah, including East End Provisions, B. Matthew’s Eatery, and Abe’s on Lincoln located in downtown Savannah and The 5 Spot and Blowin’ Smoke located in midtown Savannah.
Smoothie franchises to open in Savannah
DYNE Hospitality Group has signed a multi-unit agreement with Tropical Smoothie Cafe to bring four new cafes to Savannah as part of a 26-location plan.
Anchored by existing franchisees Glen Johnson and Nick Crouch, DYNE Hospitality Group is the largest franchisee for the cafe concept. Today, DYNE Hospitality Group owns and operates 41 Tropical Smoothie Cafe locations throughout Florida, Georgia, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The company has an additional 12 in development that will open in 2018 and set a goal to have 100 operating cafes in five years.
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