March 13, 2024

B2B Stories

Veteran wins big at Fort Eisenhower PX

Retired Staff Sgt. James Mabry uses his MILITARY STAR® card whenever he shops at the Fort Eisenhower Exchange because he likes earning rewards points on his purchases. A swipe of the card late last year led to an entirely different reward: having his entire card balance paid off. Mabry was randomly selected as one of five grand prize winners in the 10th Annual MILITARY STAR Your Holiday Bill Is on Us sweepstakes. He was presented with a mock check representing his $8,122.50 balance—now paid in full—during a celebration at the Fort Eisenhower

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Consumer Stories

Oscars Recap: Nuanced Highs and the Big Disappointment

This year’s Oscar ceremony was the shortest in years – a rapid-fire cavalcade that barely had time to breathe. Despite this, it produced some real surprises, good and bad. Oppenheimer, unsurprisingly, won the top awards of the night, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Director. The film provided the path for actors, Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey, Jr., as well as director, Christopher Nolan, to finally win their Oscars. It was one of a handful of “finally” moments. Nolan made a particularly inspired speech, emphasizing how

Dylan James March 13, 2024 No Comments

B2B Stories

Multi-million dollar hiring plan

One of the Augusta area’s largest employers is hanging out the “Help Wanted” sign. Augusta University’s targeted student enrollment growth means the university itself needs to grow. Just over $6 million will be allocated for the immediate addition of 43 new faculty, 24 new full-time staff, two temporary positions, and 42 new student-worker positions. A portion will be used to add infrastructure supporting the new hires. The university needs additional faculty and staff after notching a student enrollment of 10,546 for fall 2023. That is a 7.5% increase over fall

Dana Lynn McIntyre March 13, 2024 No Comments

B2B Podcasting

Double-digit losses during pandemic

Covid didn’t play fair with any business, but some were hurt more than others. African American-owned and Hispanic-owned businesses suffered the most. Mike Petchenik has more in today’s Biz Bits.

Mike Petchenik March 13, 2024 No Comments

Cyber Security

Phishing fears

How do “bad actors” get to you through phishing? Let us count the ways. Emailing you with an invoice you don’t owe is one example. There are many others as Patrick Reynolds explains in today’s edition of P.U.T.T.

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Veteran wins big at Fort Eisenhower PX

Oscars Recap: Nuanced Highs and the Big Disappointment

Multi-million dollar hiring plan

Double-digit losses during pandemic

Phishing fears

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