Running a business isn’t easy. Recovery from addiction is even harder. Neil talks with State Farm agent, Keith Perret about insurance and ensuring a better community, and being a part of something bigger than us all.
Some of the most iconic buildings and architectural landscape projects in the CSRA were envisioned and produced by CRANSTON. With headquarters in Augusta, as well as the coastal communities of Charleston and Hilton Head, S.C., the firm has expanded to the outskirts of Aiken to serve South Carolina’s Midlands region. CRANSTON, an engineering, landscape architecture, surveying, and planning firm opened a new office at 1476 Columbia Highway North, just outside of Aiken. “Our vision for regional growth includes an expansion of our practice lines, including transportation, water resource management, land
About five weeks before the Titanic sank, America’s favorite sandwich cookie was born. The company now known as Nabisco created the first OREO cookies in New York City on March 6, 1912. To celebrate the brand’s 111th birthday, all Nothing Bundt Cakes locations nationwide held a giveaway on Monday. The first 111 guests in line at 1:11 p.m. (local time) received a free OREO Cookies & Cream Bundtlet. Susan See and her husband, James, own the Evans and Aiken locations. “It was so much fun singing ‘Happy Birthday’ and seeing
The last two-and-a-half years have created a significant opportunity for companies to reassess outdated working habits and bring in new long-term flexible strategies that are better for them, their employees, and the planet. What’s more, thanks to global flexplace provided by IWG brands including Regus and Spaces, and HQ, professionals have access to an unrivaled choice of locations to work, from both in Aiken and across the world. Hybrid work enables workers to divide their time between a company HQ, home, and a local flexible workspace and is now the
Many retired business owners spend their days playing golf, but Ed Durant has enjoyed his “retirement” by designing larger-than-life golf tees. Durant, the former owner of The Frame Shoppe and founder of Durant-Durant, LLC, and local artist, Cole Phail, have produced two 30-foot, 2,000-pound tees. In Dec. 2021, their first creation was unveiled at First Tee of Augusta on Damascus Road. That project took 14 months to complete. “It was my idea and my design,” Durant said. On Monday, their second tee, which is exactly the same weight and size
Last week, I reported that the Labor Market Index (LMI) for the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical area had declined for three consecutive months through December 2022. It does, however, remain just above its level a year ago. The local labor market has not performed as well as the Georgia Labor market, which has improved by 1.6 percent over the last year. Strong growth was seen in Athens, Atlanta, Columbus, and Savannah. Three metro areas saw their labor market deteriorate over the last year (see graph). Georgia added 165,000 jobs in 2021,
