Supply chain issues that raised the price of lumber helped the recycled pallet business. Adam Sasser of E3 Pallet Solutions tells Neil Gordon how his company supplies businesses with recycled pallets.
As someone who has written a regular column for more than five years, I have learned that certain topics are expected at certain times of the year. At the start of the year, readers often expect to see columnists provide resolutions and predictions. I will not let you down. Let’s start with the resolutions, and more importantly, how to keep them. Like many of you, I have probably not succeeded with all my resolutions. So, why should you listen to me? As Thomas Edison once said, “I have not failed.
Each year, the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce and the Convention & Visitors Bureau hold a week-long event to celebrate the county’s eclectic eateries that serve everything from Mexican to Mediterranean cuisine. The third annual Restaurant Week will be held Monday, Jan. 23 through Sunday, Jan. 29, and applications are now being accepted. The deadline to apply is Friday, Jan. 13. Renee Meyer Dean and her family have already signed up to participate again this year. Meyer Dean, along with her parents and sister, own Red Oak Manor, which also
Supply chain issues can have a major impact on health insurance for cost and efficiency. Tom Mastny with the Pennant Group explains the impacts on healthcare benefits.
Retired U.S. Army Major Gen., Jennifer Napper had the privilege of learning about many other cultures in her 35 years of service. Napper, who now serves as one of the vice presidents for Peraton, a national IT and cybersecurity firm, will serve as one of five panelists for the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce’s January Women in Business Program, which will be held Tuesday, Jan. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. The event’s title is “Womenomics Across Cultures,” and the other panelists will be Universal
In the first week of 2023, we now know how the Augusta economy did in 2021. The Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.1 percent. Real GDP is the final value of all goods and services produced in the economy in a year, adjusted for inflation. Some sectors of the economy enjoyed strong growth, admittedly from a covid-depleted 2020. For example, durable goods manufacturing was up 20 percent, and educational services by 11.1 percent. Not surprisingly, arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services increased by
