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June 13, 2022
Digital Marketing

Free Access: How to not be productive with these website time wasters

Digital marketing requires keeping up with trends. It requires research and discipline. It requires great time management. There are tons of articles out there on the web about how to be more productive, how to be more efficient, and how to use life hacks to save time. This is not one of those articles. The internet has been a game-changer in so many ways – from transforming the way we do politics and retail, to changing the media landscape, to helping businesses gain more customers. But one of the most

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Richard Brashear June 13, 2022 No Comments
Diane Coughlin

Meet the “go-to” woman at Clifton Construction

Name: Diane Coughlin Company/Title: Office Mgr. and Project Manager Asst. Years Served: Clifton Construction for 25 years Phone: 706-731-0978 Email: diane@sdclifton.com Diane Coughlin wears many hats for Clifton, an Augusta commercial general contractor in business for 35 years. She’s been with the company for 25 years and is involved in the bidding process, qualifications, compiles the construction plans, secures pricing from sub-contractors, documents everything and makes sure every “i” is dotted and every “t” is crossed, meets deadlines, handles Human Resources, and serves as Office Manager. Despite the workload, Clifton

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Mitzi Oxford, Photos by Melissa Gordon June 13, 2022 1 Comment
B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: Preparing for the coming recession

  Dr. Rick Franza, Dean of the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week he talks about preparing to successfully survive a recession. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: In a recent survey of CFOs, 100 percent believe we’ll be in a recession in the next 9-12 months. There seems to be no question of if there will be a recession, just how bad it’ll be. How should businesses approach this? Rick: The lesson we learned

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Gary Kauffman June 13, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

CSRA legal teams raise funds for a worthy cause

In the courtroom, prosecutors and defense attorneys usually have different goals. But local legal organizations recently teamed up to raise more than $33,000 to help Golden Harvest Food Bank provide 99,127 meals for hungry children this summer. These organizations, including the district attorney’s office for the Augusta Judicial Circuit; Durham Bray Law Firm, P.C.; Fulcher Hagler LLP; Richmond County Civil and Magistrate Court; and Attorney Nathan Jolles collected donations for the 11th annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy fundraising competition April 18-29. “The local bench is committed to supporting the community

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Josh Heath June 13, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Endurance Fitness co-owner provides a statement about Evans location

Cliff and Amanda Jennings have endured a serious setback in their efforts to launch a second fitness center located in Columbia County. ABD previously reported the couple, owners of Endurance Fitness in North Augusta, had spent several months preparing to open the new location at 4099 Riverwatch Parkway in Evans, but the project fell through. While Cliff is unable to provide specific details about what happened, he released a statement. “Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be able to open our facility in Evans at this

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Josh Heath June 13, 2022 No Comments