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January 26, 2022
Consumer Stories

Career fair to support $10 million re-opening

This Friday and Saturday, the iconic Partridge Inn will be using its sister hotel to try and hire up to 75 full and part-time hospitality workers for the grand re-opening scheduled for late February. The Career Fair is from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on both days at another North Pointe hotel—the Crowne Plaza in North Augusta on 1060 Center Street. About 20 longtime Partridge Inn employees are staying on through the current six-month renovation and will be part of a workforce numbering nearly 100. Positions that are available include:

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Neil Gordon January 26, 2022 No Comments
Top Story

Simon Says: Google data shows impact of Covid on CSRA companies

We won’t know how the Omicron variant affects employment in the Augusta area until March 18th, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the data for January. Unfortunately, government statistics, particularly at the local level, lag real activity by several weeks if not months. This makes their use for business planning less useful. Fortunately, several organizations have started to produce real time data during the pandemic that provides useful information. For example, Google releases COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports for counties, based on information gathered from products such as Google Maps.

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor January 26, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local franchise helps combat food shortages

According to a recent article from Reuters, the number of out-of-stock items in U.S. grocery stores has risen from 7-10% prior to the pandemic to its current level of 12-15%. If you’ve been to the grocery store lately, you’ve probably seen empty shelves and limited supplies of just about everything (see photo above story), but Addie Strozier gets quality food delivered right to her door. Strozier – a local photographer – has been a customer of Southern Foods at Home for about six months. “We’re about to place our second

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Josh Heath January 26, 2022 No Comments
Brian King

FREE ACCESS: Starting a Business 101

The entrepreneurial itch starts with an idea. There are many steps to take after that including a business plan, selecting and protecting your name, choosing professional companies to advise you on forming the business and so much more. Business Attorney, J. Brian King takes us through “Starting a Business 101.”

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Neil Gordon January 26, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

FREE ACCESS: Starting a Business 101

The entrepreneurial itch starts with an idea. There are many steps to take after that including a business plan, selecting and protecting your name, choosing professional companies to advise you on forming the business and so much more. Business Attorney, J. Brian King takes us through “Starting a Business 101.”

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Neil Gordon January 26, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local jewelry shop holds Valentine’s Day contest

If you’re not sure what to get your wife or girlfriend for Valentine’s Day, a local business wants to give you the chance to win a gift she’s guaranteed to love. Floyd & Green Fine Jewelers (see photo above story) – located at 515 Silver Bluff Road in Aiken, is celebrating the occasion with a contest called Share Your Love Story. Local couples are encouraged to visit the store or go online and complete a short form that tell their unique stories of how they met, obstacles they’ve overcome, and

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Josh Heath January 26, 2022 No Comments