Week of Feb.22 - Business Buzzzzzz

Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 February 2010 20:31 Written by From Staff Reports Tuesday, 23 February 2010 15:00

Week of Feb. 22, 2010 Business BUZZZZZZZ -- What Savannah's Business Community is Talking About

No word yet on WHO from the local business community will get to meet with President Obama and his staff when they travel to Savannah on Tuesday, March 2 to discuss the economy. And no word yet on whether the President will hold a "Town Hall" forum, open to the public. Plans should be released by Friday of this week, however.

But, we can confirm that Ray Gaster, president and owner of Gaster Lumber, has been interviewed by a Washington Post reporter writing an advance story on the visit. Gaster, a Republican activist and former President of the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, gave an interview to SavannahBusinessJournal.com on his perspective on the several Obama Administration attempts to stimulate the economy. See related story on the local construction industry by Ted Carter. http://www.savannahbusinessjournal.com/news/construction-building/485-feb22-waiting-for-the-light-to-change-builders-suppliers-rely-on-patience-resourcefulness