{"id":1614,"date":"2022-06-21T21:36:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T21:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/?page_id=1614"},"modified":"2025-06-13T11:52:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:52:55","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-hero-bg-video alignfull hero-bg-video\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_map.webp&quot;)\"><video class=\"bg-video\" loop autoplay muted tabindex=\"-1\"><source src=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/seda2025_ar_hero_videobg_loop.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><\/video><span class=\"video-overlay\"><\/span><div class=\"hero-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-container container\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer mobile-60\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ee61e374caa76343981fb2a3da4b701c\" style=\"font-size:29px;text-transform:uppercase\">Savannah Economic Development Authority<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-alt\">2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mobile-fs-60 has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-georgia-font-family wp-elements-12803daf8fa11d9fb2ac380dd2874864\" style=\"font-size:80px;text-transform:uppercase\">Annual Report<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer mobile-30\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons video-control-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button video-control-button pause\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tertiary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#\">Pause Video<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:150px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer mobile-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-canvas alignfull canvas has-undefined-background-color has-black-background-color has-000000-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"bg-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1493\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"bg-image inline-image wp-image-4562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_01.webp\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:65% 32%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_01.webp 2200w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_01-800x543.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_01-2000x1357.webp 2000w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_01-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_01-1536x1042.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_01-2048x1390.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><span class=\"bg-color has-background\" style=\"opacity:0.76\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"content\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-container container\" style=\"max-width:960px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-video-popup video-popup\"><div class=\"video-popup-img\"><a class=\"video-popup-link\" data-fancybox=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/1052007163\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024_top10_thumb.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024_top10_thumb.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024_top10_thumb-800x451.png 800w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024_top10_thumb-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><span class=\"play-btn\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-canvas alignfull canvas\"><div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-container container\" style=\"max-width:1090px\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-189106200baa61af8c4b6cf932e3b688\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Top 10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-container container\" style=\"max-width:850px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right is-style-lead mobile-left-text has-teal-lt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5d69ac8c8fb6324e9fb27405c4ccf038\" style=\"font-size:67px\">1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Every dollar invested and every job retained or new job that SEDA helped facilitate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right is-style-lead mobile-left-text has-teal-lt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8e805d2abf076c6b5f318a64f1c3a027\" style=\"font-size:67px\">2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Continued partnership and support of the ambitious pace of Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right is-style-lead mobile-left-text has-teal-lt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27d9dd0b6b84531d9d9b751759c0e488\" style=\"font-size:67px\">3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Creation of the Regional Industry Support Enterprise (RISE), the new workforce coalition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right is-style-lead mobile-left-text has-teal-lt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9f5cc9240c717ea77842f838adf4e987\" style=\"font-size:67px\">4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Savannah JDA completion of site preparation of the Bryan County Megasite for HMGMA ahead of schedule and within budget.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right is-style-lead mobile-left-text has-teal-lt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4be90c5d27f6ed5f0f9a3bdd1445ffd6\" style=\"font-size:67px\">5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The acceleration from pad construction to certificate of occupancy of three tenants at the Savannah Chatham Manufacturing Center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-container container\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-canvas alignfull canvas\"><div class=\"bg-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"bg-image inline-image wp-image-4830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ARHomePage_Top10-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 25%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ARHomePage_Top10-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ARHomePage_Top10-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ARHomePage_Top10-2000x1334.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ARHomePage_Top10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ARHomePage_Top10-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/ARHomePage_Top10-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span class=\"bg-color has-background\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:400px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-container container\" style=\"max-width:850px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right is-style-lead mobile-left-text has-teal-lt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0b24b3b8aeab7cff9516251a9b6e201f\" style=\"font-size:67px\">6<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>World Trade Center Savannah received the North America Regional Member of the Year Award and the Champion Award for Reciprocity and Network Support at World Trade Centers Association\u2019s 54<sup>th<\/sup> Global Business Forum in Bengaluru, India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right is-style-lead mobile-left-text has-teal-lt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8a6c179a37099ecf528cfa2baa677203\" style=\"font-size:67px\">7<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Creation and execution of the Savannah region\u2019s new talent attraction campaign, Succeed in Savannah.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right is-style-lead mobile-left-text has-teal-lt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-89d27db7f3893b2a9b72d2bc5ce86c31\" style=\"font-size:67px\">8<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Savannah ranked 3<sup>rd<\/sup> in<em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/best-places-moviemaker-2024\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.moviemaker.com\/best-places-moviemaker-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>MovieMaker<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;magazine&#8217;s \u201cBest 10 Small Cities and Towns to Live and Work as a Moviemaker\u201d marking the ninth year in a row that Savannah has been ranked in the top three.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right is-style-lead mobile-left-text has-teal-lt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8c0096709761b0369652990c423e13f0\" style=\"font-size:67px\">9<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zone information video won 2024 National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones Catherin Durda Award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right is-style-lead mobile-left-text has-teal-lt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-87476a80c2f1081b11ed9e13b6d9470b\" style=\"font-size:67px\">10<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For the sixth year in a row, SEDA was a recipient of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/siteselection.com\/the-2024-mac-conway-awards-for-excellence-in-economic-development\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/siteselection.com\/the-2024-mac-conway-awards-for-excellence-in-economic-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Site Selection<\/a><\/em> magazine\u2019s McKinley \u201cMac: Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-canvas alignfull canvas has-background has-undefined-background-color\"><div class=\"bg-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1493\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"bg-image inline-image wp-image-4564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_02.webp\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_02.webp 2200w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_02-800x543.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_02-2000x1357.webp 2000w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_02-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_02-1536x1042.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_02-2048x1390.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><span class=\"bg-color has-background has-body-background-color\" 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wp-elements-b05175f5fff0998884609df129ff7b7e\">Forward momentum in 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tertiary-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/business-development\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-canvas alignfull canvas has-background has-undefined-background-color no-bottom-padding\"><div class=\"bg-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1493\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"bg-image inline-image wp-image-4565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_flags.webp\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:49% 9%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_flags.webp 2200w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_flags-800x543.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_flags-2000x1357.webp 2000w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_flags-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_flags-1536x1042.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_flags-2048x1390.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><span class=\"bg-color has-background has-primary-background-color\" style=\"opacity:0\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"content\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-73ec7ad34b9eaa96f0cb2b928ab200d8\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">World Trade Center Savannah<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-container container\" style=\"max-width:1800px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull spotlight-group is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e0541e53 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:15px;padding-left:15px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-spotlight-card spotlight-card\"><div class=\"card-img has-image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Irish3_WTCSav_cropped.jpg&quot;)\"><\/div><div class=\"card-content-wrapper has-white-background-color\"><div class=\"card-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\" id=\"what-is-lorem-ipsum\">WTCSav 2024 Year in Review<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wtc-savannah#wtc-savannah-year-in-review\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-canvas alignfull canvas has-background has-undefined-background-color\"><div class=\"bg-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1493\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"bg-image inline-image wp-image-4567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_film.webp\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_film.webp 2200w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_film-800x543.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_film-2000x1357.webp 2000w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_film-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_film-1536x1042.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_film-2048x1390.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><span class=\"bg-color has-background has-gray-background-color\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"content\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-container container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Savannah Regional<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Film Commission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-overlap\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-callout callout is-vertically-aligned-none mobile-p-30 has-body-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div class=\"callout-content\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-560cc90453466f87afd54819ab5634c1\">Entertainment Industry moves forward in 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tertiary-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/savannah-regional-film-commission\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SRFC1-2000x1333.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4653 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SRFC1-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SRFC1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SRFC1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SRFC1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SRFC1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-canvas alignfull canvas has-background has-undefined-background-color has-body-background-color\"><div class=\"bg-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1214\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"bg-image inline-image wp-image-5071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/RISE-Map_clean.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:0% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/RISE-Map_clean.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/RISE-Map_clean-800x486.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/RISE-Map_clean-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/RISE-Map_clean-1536x932.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><span class=\"bg-color has-background has-body-background-color\" style=\"opacity:0.94\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"content\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-container container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Regional Industry <br>Support Enterprise <br>(RISE)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-overlap\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/RISE_BowlingGreen_homepage.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5138 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/RISE_BowlingGreen_homepage.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/RISE_BowlingGreen_homepage-800x484.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/RISE_BowlingGreen_homepage-768x465.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-callout callout is-vertically-aligned-none mobile-p-30 has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div class=\"callout-content\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-body-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9e1f3354aa833d99c9250ce1f31561bb\">RISE Year in Review<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/regional-industry-support-enterprise\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-canvas alignfull canvas no-bottom-padding\"><div class=\"bg-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1493\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"bg-image inline-image wp-image-4568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_marketing.webp\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:67% 88%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_marketing.webp 2200w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_marketing-800x543.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_marketing-2000x1357.webp 2000w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_marketing-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_marketing-1536x1042.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/blue_background_marketing-2048x1390.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><span class=\"bg-color has-background has-primary-background-color\" style=\"opacity:0\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"content\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-container container\" style=\"max-width:1800px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Marketing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull spotlight-group is-style-gap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-spotlight-card spotlight-card is-style-default\"><div class=\"card-img has-image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SucceedInSav_HompePage_cropped.jpg&quot;)\"><\/div><div class=\"card-content-wrapper has-body-background-color\"><div class=\"card-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"what-is-lorem-ipsum\">Selling Savannah<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-tertiary-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/marketing\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-canvas alignfull canvas has-background has-undefined-background-color\"><div class=\"bg-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1493\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"bg-image inline-image wp-image-4575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_financials_1.webp\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_financials_1.webp 2200w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_financials_1-800x543.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_financials_1-2000x1357.webp 2000w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_financials_1-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_financials_1-1536x1042.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/grey_background_financials_1-2048x1390.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><span class=\"bg-color has-background has-gray-background-color\" style=\"opacity:0.5\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"content\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-container container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-57bc7e67937b46c52df1e35daf115539\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">The Financials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-vertically-aligned-top is-style-overlap\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-callout callout is-vertically-aligned-none mobile-p-30 has-body-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div class=\"callout-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Independent Auditor&#8217;s Report<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/the-financials\">2024 Financial Statement<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SEDA-FINAL-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3803 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SEDA-FINAL-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SEDA-FINAL-1-800x752.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SEDA-FINAL-1-768x722.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:120px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-canvas alignfull canvas has-undefined-background-color has-body-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"content\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-container container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">The Letters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns spotlight-group is-style-no-gap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-wps-content-blocks-spotlight-card spotlight-card is-style-tall\"><div class=\"card-img has-image\" style=\"background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.sedaannualreport.com\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/KayFord_CurrentJune2024-scaled.jpg&quot;)\"><\/div><div class=\"card-content-wrapper \" style=\"background-color:#0c264f\"><div class=\"card-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"what-is-lorem-ipsum\">Kay Ford<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Chairperson, Savannah Economic Development Authority<br>BankSouth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer mobile-20\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a 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