October 11, 2021

B2B Stories

Guest Column: Hot or Cold? The Local Office Market

We have all seen the news. The residential real estate market is hot and it’s a great time to be a seller. What about the commercial office market? If you own an office building, I’m sure you want to know if your value is still there. If you lease office space you probably need to know if the rent is going up next time you renew, or will you be able to find new space when you move? The pandemic did shut down the office market for a while last

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Consumer Stories

Mondays with Rick: Amazon’s Force Multiplier

Editor’s Note: Each Monday at this time, Dr. Rick Franza of AU’s Hull College of Business, will discuss an important business story that affects our community. Today’s topic, Amazon’s recent “grand opening” in Appling. There are now centers open for fulfillment and sortation. Amazon is located in White Oak Business Park, just off I-20 in Appling. Different reports say there will be between 1,000 and 2,500 employees.   ABD: We hear you have a little bit of an “inside scoop” on things at Amazon Rick: I was at an event

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