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October 1, 2023

Consumer Stories

The “Business of Cancer” and how you can help

Paceline is getting ready for its annual October bike event to raise money for the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University. This will mark the 5th year for PaceDay.  Funds raised will support unique cancer research being conducted at the Cancer Center. Paceline President, Martyn Jones said the community movement has raised more than $1 million since it began in 2019. “Thanks to founding partner, Medical College of Georgia Foundation, 100% of all participant-raised funds support innovative cancer research at the Georgia Cancer Center. Recently, we announced nine new cancer

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B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: AU Health becomes Wellstar MCG Health, bolsters area’s options

Dr. Rick Franza, Professor of Management at the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he talks about Wellstar’s agreement with AU Health. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: About a month ago, AU Health Systems became part of the Wellstar network and is now known as Wellstar MCG Health. Is this a good move for the Augusta area? Rick: Absolutely! It is for several reasons. The financial picture for AU Health had been pretty bad

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B2B Stories

CSRA financial planner leaves company to pursue his dreams

Editor’s note: I’m a huge fan of Led Zeppelin. Their original drummer, John Bonham was often described as one of the greatest rock drummers of all time and a “man on fire” because of his mad skills. The same could be said for Kurt Mueller, literally and figuratively. On Friday, September 29, Kurt Mueller announced on social media that he was leaving Apollon Wealth Management. Neither his fellow advisors nor his clients were surprised or left hanging. That is not Mueller’s style. He has worked for Apollon and other financial

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B2B Podcasting

Rosie retires resulting in eatery expansion

Tie Dye Rosie and Mosh Pit Eats have been neighbors for years in the Old Evans Plaza. As she moves on, get ready to watch the progress of the popular sandwich shop. Mike Petchenik has the scoop in today’s Biz Bits.

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