March 25, 2024

B2B Stories

Securing success for your business

Business owners received valuable lessons on how to make sure their business is protected during the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Third Thursday Business Builder. Attorney Rachael Ray of the Enoch Tarver Law Firm led the hour-long training session, sponsored by Rhodes Porter Business Development Logistics Management. “The Metro Chamber embraced us with this series because we’re bringing on some of the tools and the resources that we actually use already,” said Cynthia Rhodes, the company’s strategist. “And Rachel is one that we use actually for our contracts because as

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Consumer Stories

Clean up as the CSRA takes center stage

As the CSRA welcomes thousands of visitors from across the country for horse events this month in Aiken and guests on both sides of the river for the Masters tournament in a couple of weeks, it’s time to shine. The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation, and Tourism is looking for some helping hands to create a clean, welcoming entrance to the CSRA. The economic impact of these events is well over a quarter of a million dollars. It’s also inevitable as ABD has previously reported that some of the visitors

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Cyber Security

Can you stop the breach?

Each year, companies lose millions of dollars in data breaches. Patrick Reynolds explains the importance of having a team of professionals monitoring your computer systems. Here’s the lowdown on today’s P.U.T.T.

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B2B Stories

Simon Says: Bucking the trend

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that jobless rates were up in 218 of the 389 Metropolitan Statistical Areas in January. Augusta bucked the trend with the unemployment rate falling from 3.8% in December to 3.7% in January. Unfortunately, payroll jobs also fell, but by just 200. Despite the small change in overall employment in Augusta, some sectors saw large changes in employment for the first month of the year. The largest increase was in retail with jobs increasing by 180, followed by leisure and hospitality, up about 150. Government

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Awards/Celebrations

Five Augusta business leaders named top influencers in the state

The online magazine James has released its annual list of the most influential business leaders in Georgia. There are names who are familiar across the state and across the country, including AFLAC CEO, Dan Amos, Home Depot co-founders, Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus, Chick-fil-A CEO, Andrew Cathy, and UGA football coach, Kirby Smart, but five Augusta business leaders also made the cut. “As an Army Signal Corps veteran, Dr. Clark was the perfect choice when Ft. Eisenhower became the home base for the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence. He

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Securing success for your business

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Five Augusta business leaders named top influencers in the state

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