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January 11, 2023
Darin Myers

Free Access: It’s a new year! Time to make your business stronger

Darin Myers is the local facilitator of The Alternative Board (TAB), a peer-to-peer advisory board designed to help company leaders maximize their opportunities and work through challenges. Darin recently retired after a 30-year career in the nuclear industry as the leader of Plant Vogtle I and II. He has proven success in strategic planning and alignment, employee development, organizational performance improvement, accountability, and coaching. Recently, he started a family business in Augusta focused on home health care, providing him the knowledge and experience surrounding small- to medium-sized business operators. Now

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Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Goolsby’s

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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B2B Stories

CSRA bakery to expand nationwide in 2023

Many people’s New Year’s resolutions involve getting more exercise or losing weight, but Amber Connor’s resolution for 2023 is to expand her dessert business. Connor owns Sinless Sweets located at 4336 B Washington Road in Evans, which sells a variety of treats, such as cookies, cupcakes, brownies, and peanut butter balls that contain less sugar, fat, and calories than desserts sold by other bakeries. Its motto is “Treats Without the Cheats.” She plans to grow the business in three ways: offering more catering services, using the food truck for more

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Top Story

Augusta nonprofit providing jobs for adults with disabilities makes national news

It’s not every day that a local nonprofit is featured on the national news. But last month, ABC’s “World News Tonight” with David Muir ran a story about an Augusta organization that provides job opportunities for adults with physical and mental disabilities. The Augusta Training Shop located off Walton Way at 1704 Jenkins St. allows its employees to work on various projects, such as restoring furniture and creating home décor, including Christmas decorations. It was founded in 1947. The employees work various schedules Monday through Friday, according to the nonprofit’s

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Awards

Regional award for Aiken Tech’s Community Benefit Report

The businesses who support Aiken Technical College have some bragging rights. As ABD has reported previously, Aiken Tech works closely with the business community including partnerships with Savannah River Site (SRS), Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC), Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS). Aiken Technical College received regional recognition for its 2021 Community Benefit Report from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR). The annual publication was recently awarded the bronze Medallion Award in the NCMPR’s District 2 annual report category for its engaging

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