February 20, 2024

B2B Stories

Another hurdle cleared and one step closer to JBA reality

The second step required to collect funds for the new James Brown Arena construction has been completed. Augusta Commissioners Tuesday unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Augusta Richmond County Coliseum Authority. The agreement sets in motion the financial process of collecting and dispersing the money from the half-penny Construction Special Project, Local Option Sales Tax (C-SPLOST). It also clears the way to begin collecting money through the $250 million bond issue approved by voters last November. The process began in late January when members of the Authority approved the intergovernmental

Dana Lynn McIntyre February 20, 2024 No Comments

B2B Podcasting

RIP to a trailblazer

He was a veteran, a former Georgia Senator, and later served as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. Ed Tarver will be remembered and missed by many. Mike Petchenik has more in today’s Biz Bits.

Mike Petchenik February 20, 2024 No Comments

B2B Stories

New auto business to open in crowded field

The Driven brands of automotive companies is getting ready to add its first car wash facility in the CSRA, after building six oil change shops in a short period of time. Jordan Trotter represented the landowner in a transaction that will allow Driven to build a Take Five Car Wash on a large tract of land on the Gordon Highway. “We operate the world’s largest local car wash conglomerate, washing more than 35 million cars a year through a network of more than 900 locations in 14 countries across Europe,

Neil Gordon February 20, 2024 No Comments

B2B Stories

Annual Performance Reviews: How to Maximize Their Effectiveness

I have been taking part in annual performance reviews for approximately forty years, beginning with Officer Performance Reports (OPRs) as a lieutenant in the United States Air Force, to earlier this week as a faculty member at Augusta University (AU). I have sat at “both sides of the table” for such reviews, having been evaluated for each of those forty years, while also being the “evaluator” for at least seventeen of those years as an administrator at Kennesaw State University (KSU) and here at AU. During one year at KSU

Dr. Rick Franza February 20, 2024 No Comments

Cyber Security

Cyber attacks sway public opinion

Locks, tamper-evident seals, security cameras, system testing, audits, and physical and access controls. This is not your father’s election year. Patrick Reynolds has more in today’s P.U.T.T.

Patrick Reynolds February 20, 2024 No Comments

Another hurdle cleared and one step closer to JBA reality

RIP to a trailblazer

New auto business to open in crowded field

Annual Performance Reviews: How to Maximize Their Effectiveness

Cyber attacks sway public opinion

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