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SGHS Federal Credit Union announces merger with Marshland Credit Union Southeast Georgia Health System Federal Credit Union (SGHSFCU) announces approval by its members to merge with Marshland Credit Union. According to Jim Andersen, Chair man of SGHSFCU, “the merger is necessary to meet the demands for more services for its members such as internet banking, ATM’s, retire ment accounts and mortgage loans. Upon merging, members will have a wider range of financial products and services available immediately.” The merger will take place on January 1, 2009, and members will have access to their accounts at any Marshland Credit Union Branch beginning January 2, 2009. Jeff Hol combe, President/CEO of Marshland Credit Union said, “We are very excit ed to have SGHSFCU members as part of our credit union family.” Chartered in 1953, Marshland Credit Union is a $100 million dol lar federally insured credit union located in Brunswick with 5 locations serving residents and businesses in Glynn County, Brantley County, and McIntosh County. Deposits in Marsh land Credit Union are insured up to $250,000 by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), an agency of the federal government. “I NCR to locate Center of Excellence in Georgia Fortune 500 company will expand within existing Peachtree City, Duluth facilities Governor Sonny Perdue and NCR Corporation Senior Vice President Christine Wallace announced last week that NCR, a Fortune 500 tech nology company, will establish a global Center of Excellence in Geor gia, colocating several key compo nents of its Worldwide Customer Service operations and creating 916 new jobs in the next 26 months. In conjunction with this expanded service presence, the headquarters for NCR’s Worldwide Customer Ser vices business will also be located in Georgia. NCR — the world’s leading pro vider of ATMs, retail self-checkout and other innovative assisted- and self-service solutions — will make a $15 million capital investment and expand the number of person nel in its existing facilities in both Peachtree City and Duluth, creat ing new jobs in each community. The company will colocate an NCR Learning Center and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americas region with the company’s existing Global Service Materials operation in Peachtree City. The 360,000-square-foot facil ity in Peachtree City will be exten sively remodeled to create a world- class service support environment and training facility. The Peachtree City and Duluth facilities will house interrelated functions that support service delivery to NCR’s customers throughout the U.S. and Canada, and coordinate with NCR service centers in other regions to support custom ers on a global basis. The Peachtree EVEN IF YOU LOSE YOUR JOB YOU STILL HAVE CHOICES. During difficult times, it’s easy to feel like things are out of your control. So it’s essential to consider every financial decision carefully, especially when it comes to your retire ment savings. Edward Jones can help. We’ll start by getting to know your goals. Then we’ll sort through your current situation and work with you face-to-face to develop a strategy that can help you keep your retirement on track. To make sense of your retirement savings alternatives, call your Edward Jones financial advisor today. A.D. “Sonny” Doehring, AAMS 219 Edwards Plaza St. Simons Island. GA 31522 (912) 634-0200 www. edwardj ones. com Member SIPC Ed wani Jones making athiiE or investing THE ISLANDER, NOVEMBER 3, 2008, PAGE 3 Business Upda GA DNR Board seeks nominees for appointment to Marshlands and Shore Protection Committees The Georgia Department of Natu ral Resources (DNR)/Board of Natu ral Resources is seeking nominees for appointment to the Coastal Marsh lands Protection Committee and the Shore Protection Committee, for a four- year term to run from 2009 through 2012. The Board is seeking nominees who, by reason of their occupational or other experience, scientific expertise, legal expertise, or training, are knowl edgeable regarding the conservation, development uses, and management of Georgia’s coastal environment. An attorney currently holds the seat, for ^■ City facility will also enable visitors to observe NCR’s end-to-end service delivery process within a single loca tion. “The creation of this Center of Excellence underscores NCR’s com mitment to its growing Worldwide Customer Services business and to exceeding our customers’ expecta tions of NCR as a dependable tech nology partner,” said Wallace. “Geor gia’s thriving business environment and large, multilingual workforce will enhance NCR’s ability to provide cost-effective service delivery and the world’s highest levels of customer satisfaction and solution availabil ity.” □ SHOULDER HURT? There’s no need to be in pain. Our advanced techniques are so effective, they have helped many of your friends and neighbors work, play and live without shoulder pain. Dr. Ralph W. Morales is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon who was fellowship-trained at the renowned Hughston Clinic. And Dr. Morales always takes the time to listen. 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Nominees must be able to work collec tively with other Committee members to make difficult decisions to achieve the natural resource protections estab lished by those Acts. Nominees must be willing and able to make the com mitment to participate fully in Com mittee business and related activities for the duration of an anticipated four- year term. Resumes should be mailed to: Office of the Commissioner, GA DNR, 2 Mar tin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SE, Suite 1252 East, Atlanta, GA 30334-9000 The Board expects to make the appointment at the December Board meeting. Find information about the Coastal Marshlands Protection Com mittee and the Shore Protection Com mittee Coastal Resources Division at One Conservation Way, Suite 300, Brunswick, GA 31520, 912-264-7218 or e-mail: Wylie.Goodloe@dnr.state. ga.us. □
