September 24, 2024

B2B Stories

High school students compete in annual cyber event

Once a year, the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Centers host Cyber Georgia STEMfest, giving 100 high school students hands-on experience with cyber challenges. Students from seven districts, as far away as Kershaw, DeKalb, and Gwinnett Counties, traveled to the center. “That was always our goal,” Eric Toler, Executive Director of the Center, told ABD. “From our very beginning, our mandate was to be a statewide entity with a statewide mission, both in K through 12, through university and college education, through professional training, research and development, and even providing

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The Power of Planning and Prediction

Publisher’s Note: Retired Major General Perry Smith’s views are his own and do not necessarily match those of Augusta Business Daily. This is the first of a two-part article that may be of interest to those of you who love to look into the future. Having been a planner most of my adult life, I have found that serious planning leads to predictions, as well as both wild card and probability analysis. I love to make predictions. However, they only count if I communicate them to others in one of

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Enduring impacts: How the pandemic reshaped Augusta’s business landscape

From March 2021 to 2022, Georgia’s small businesses were responsible for over 68% of the net employment increase, according to the Georgia Chamber’s Q2 Quarterly Economic Report 2024: Future of Small Business. Small businesses in Georgia employ over 42% of the state’s workforce. In the past five years, these businesses have added 15,000 jobs and generated $10 billion in sales, surpassing national averages for small business employment growth. Overall, Georgia remains an attractive location for small businesses to operate, and these businesses are crucial to the economic health of the

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CCC a success

36 businesses shared their story with about 200 attendees at the Connections & Career Conference Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church fellowship hall in West Augusta. One company exhibiting was ConceptHR, a national payroll company based in Warrenville, SC, and a content contributor on Thursdays in ABD. They sponsored a grand prize giveaway. Mary Anne Castleberry from State Farm/Keith Perret won a $250 Visa gift card. 12 of the 36 exhibitors were various employers and staffing agencies looking for great talent. Dana Lynn McIntyre from ABD was there and

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