October 20, 2025

B2B Stories

Signing Day for Future Business Leaders

It’s a big deal when a high school athlete goes to signing day and announces his or her next step. The first-ever signing day for business is coming up. Dr. Mark Thompson explains in his own words. “You think about that high school student that signs their letter of intent to play some sport at some college, well, we want to do the same thing, but have the students basically sign that commitment of having completed an internship at some business. We also think that it’s an opportunity to bring

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Consumer Stories

Restaurant Rises From the Ashes Tonight

18 months ago, Pizza Hut burned to the ground in the Augusta area. This afternoon, the restaurant re-opens with help from the community. Christine Smith from Christine’s Farm to Fork Restaurant in Edgefield reached out to ABD about today’s 4 PM Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting at the restaurant at 733 Augusta Road in Edgefield. She and the Loves of Love Family Ministry stepped in after the fire on April 24th of 2024. They raised thousands of dollars to support employees who lost their jobs. Pizza Hut moved some employees

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B2B Stories

Unique career education and training starts tomorrow!

Augusta University (AU) is beginning a series of workshops to help military veterans, active duty members, and their families understand what local programs and services are available. The program is called the Military Community Engagement Series. It starts on October 21 with the D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF). The goal is to make AU a hub of information for the military community. “I have found that many times, students or the community may not venture into something that’s unknown,” Stefane Raulerson, AU’s Director of Military and Veteran

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