Six Meth Labs Shut Down in Effingham County

Authorities say an anonymous source led police to find and shut down a half-dozen methamphetamine labs. The labs were in Effingham County. Yesterday two Clyo residents- John Michael Ball and Donna Senter, both 25- were arrested for the manufacturing, trafficking and possession of methamphetamines.

(AP)

Effingham County gets major economic boost

Governor Sonny Perdue today announced a Portuguese electronics firm will build its first U.S. plant in southeast Georgia. The arrival of 600 jobs and a 100-million dollar investment could be the kick-off for other big future announcements around Effingham County.

The Governor says the company, EFACEC, is Portugal’s leader in electronics and electro mechanics. The new plant will make power substations for the United States.

Perdue says setting up shop near the Georgia coast makes sense for the company’s global plans.

"Effingham Co is a natural choice for this global firm, as it sits just miles from the bustling port of Savannah".

The county’s industrial development authority CEO, John Henry, says this announcement will jump-start the economic engine of the area:

"It creates some momentum which certainly helps getting the Effingham Co name out there, helps to market the community…we see it as not a finality, but as a launch pad. We certainly expect other announcements to come".

Groundbreaking for the plant near Rincon will be this winter.

Major economic investment coming to southeast Georgia

Southeast Georgia is primed to benefit from a major economic investment.

Effingham County’s Industrial Development Authority voted unanimously to approve an offer from a European manufacturing company to base its U.S. headquarters in Springfield, north of Savannah. The deal to be announced Monday wraps-up months of negotiations in which several other states were considered.

John Henry is the Authority’s chief executive officer. He says the deal will be the biggest for the Effingham County area in 20 years:

"We’re looking at about a 215-percent rate of return on tax dollars invested…the public benefit from this will probably be in the hundreds of millions of dollars".

It will also mean hundreds of jobs.

The company makes electronic components. Its name will be revealed in the Monday announcement.