Our History

In May 2018, Savannah was named one of two Technology Corridors in the State of Georgia by SR-821, a resolution signed by the Governor. In 2021, a subsequent resolution, HR 248 was passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor. HR 248 defined a geographic region for the corridor and includes all of Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty and Screven counties in the Coastal region.

The efforts to receive the designation was led by a group of dedicated local business and community leaders and eventually led to the creation of the Savannah Logistics Innovation Center (SLIC).

Today the SLIC is a public-private partnership led by Georgia Southern University and the Savannah Economic Development Authority as well as additional partners including the Georgia Ports Authority, Savannah State University, Georgia Power, Savannah Technical College, Foram and the Georgia Department of Transportation.

In August 2021, Bart Gobeil of Platform Strategies was hired to lead the efforts to make Savannah a globally recognized leader in the logistics technology industry.

Our Goals

  • Establish Savannah as an innovation leader in the supply chain and logistics technology industry

  • Create a supply chain and logistics accelerator program in the Savannah region. The program will support and cater to the needs and demands of the local and regional logistics community.

  • Drive business and growth opportunities for local corporate ecosystem in supply chain and logistics startups.

  • Foster supply chain research opportunities for our region’s higher education.

Plug and Play

In March 2022, SLIC and Plug and Play, a Silicon-Valley based venture capital firm and corporate innovation platform, entered the next evolution fo Plug and Play’s presence in Savannah with the announcement that Plug and Play will partner with SLIC and assist in the efforts to establish a logistics and supply chain accelerator program in Savannah. The facility will be located at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.

The three year commitment will bring innovative startups from around the world to the Savannah region to meet the growing needs. Their network consists of 30,000+ startups and 500+ world-leading corporations. They have worked with world-leading corporations including Georgia-Pacific, Walmart, ExxonMobil, Shell, Dell Technologies, DHL and more.

Plug and Play has more than 30 locations worldwide including Silicon Valley, New York City, Arkansas, Houston, Toronto, Hamburg, London, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore and more.