Savannah Business Journal article on ports 'battle'

Savannah Business Journal

It was kind of nice getting my feet wet again 'covering' the waterfront...
Way back, from 1984 to around 1992, I roamed the waterfront, the port of Savannah, dreaming those maritime dreams, crazy with romance of freighters, longshore and tugboat battles, picket lines and stirring the Savannah Pilots Commission's pot.
Those were the days.

South Carolina’s Savannah River Maritime Commission members exchanged heavy sighs of frustration during their quarterly meeting on a raw wintry morning in mid-January as they surveyed the current status of the port of Savannah’s proposed deepening of its harbor ship channel.

Updated my recent writings portfolio with links

Hopefully, will have up soon some more links to Savannah Business Journal, a great business newspaper that is resurrecting itself.
Ports story up.

Mark Kreuzwieser's Resume

Mark has three decades of experience in newspaper reporting, editing and photography, magazine writing, public and media relations management, and the hospitality industry. He is proficient with MS Office applications, InDesign, and Adobe Photoshop. He has been responsible for news page design and layout, local and wire copy editing, photo and graphics design, and reporting. Mark’s recent writing experience includes blogspot writing, Wikipedia entries, internet articles, and Facebook and Twitter entries.

EDUCATION

BA, English and minor in Mass Communications, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Reporter and features editor for the campus newspaper, The Appalachian, freshman, sophomore, and junior years

EXPERIENCE

Freelance writer/PR
February 2009 - Present

 Published in Hilton Head Monthly and Celebrate Hilton Head magazines, and in Savannah Business Journal, Bluffton Today and Bluffton Sun newspapers. (Links below)
 Used MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), InDesign, Quark, and Photoshop for writing and design

Denarius Group (formerly CNSG, Chernoff-Silver, Newman et al)
Public Relations Manager
January 2007 – January 2009

 Worked with the agency principal, Tom Gardo, and account coordinators, including Porter Thompson, in a variety of functions essential to PR and marketing campaigns
 Responsible for interacting with the media including local, regional, and national newspaper, television, radio, and Internet outlets (including blogspot)
 Wrote and pitched press releases and bylined advertorials
 Researched and wrote reports on media and consumer trends
 Developed story ideas
 Distributed and tracked coverage of press releases
 Photographed and assisted in photo shoots
 Worked with numerous clients in the region and coordinated interviews and client events
 Used MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), InDesign, Quark, and Photoshop

Bluffton Today
Business Editor/Reporter
April 2005 – November 2006

Played key role in the April 2005 launching of Bluffton Today, a nationally recognized daily newspaper that was then on the cutting edge of combining traditional journalism with Internet-based community journalism
 Responsible for two business pages six days a week, plus a four-page business tabloid, Lowcountry Business Today, each Monday
 Wrote business articles and features, business briefs, and business calendar events
 Worked closely with other editors, reporters, photographers, page designers, and nearly a dozen expert columnists recruited from the local business community
 Responsible for taking many of the photographs that appeared on the business pages and in Lowcountry Business Today
 Used MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Proprietary Software, and Photoshop

Carolina Morning News/Savannah Morning News
Reporter/Weekend Editor
February 1999 - April 2005

 Jasper County (S.C.) bureau reporter and photographer for the daily South Carolina edition of the Savannah Morning News
 Supervised five other reporters, two photographers, and one page designer on weekend editor duty, and wrote editorials
 Covered other beats, such as the town of Bluffton, Beaufort County, and the town of Hilton Head, as needed

Previous experience - including waterfront (port of Savannah) reporter for Savannah Morning News 1984-1992 and city reporter for the Durham Herald-Sun, 1981-1984. Other experience available on request.
As reporter for Savannah Morning News, shared two Georgia Associated Press awards.

Recent writing links at

“Water, water everywhere
Nor any drop to drink.”
Savannah Business Journal

Building a home in seven days
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition comes to Beaufort in Hilton Head Monthly

Renovating a home on Hilton Head
Home Discovery: Living Harborside in Wexford

Cooks and Books charity rave on Hilton Head
Celebrate Hilton Head magazine

Oy. Finances
Hilton Head Monthly Magazine

Drew Laughlin-Hilton Head Island's new mayor
Hilton Head Monthly Magazine

Bluffton bartender Mel Gibbens' traveling bone
Hilton Head Monthly Magazine

Hilton Head's Morgan Keegan financial advisers
Celebrate Hilton Head Magazine

Mike Overton, founder-president of Outside Hilton Head
Hilton Head Monthly Magazine

Well! 'Hello, Dolly!'
Celebrate Hilton Head Magazine

A big ol' taste of Santa Fe on Hilton Head Island
Celebrate Hilton Head Magazine

Jim MacLeod, CoastalStates' community banker
Hilton Head Monthly Magazine

John Cardamone-one of a kind homebuilder in Bluffton
Magazine feature on subject's web page

South Carolina warily eyes Georgia's Savannah harbor deepening
Savannah Business Journal