Consumer Stories

Connections & Career Conference: Eagle Corps Services

Contact: Mary Allen Phone: (803) 567-2299 Website: Eagle Corps Services Address: 640 Old Airport Rd, Aiken, SC 29801 October 31st, 2019, Richard Allen was sick at home and started to bleed. His wife, Mary, called an ambulance. That ambulance got lost. She wrapped his wound, got in the car, took her husband to the emergency room and they immediately took him back to the ER. The ambulance driver called an hour and a half later to tell her that they were waiting for her at her house, but no one was

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Consumer Stories

Real Talk Real Estate: Refinancing Your Home Mortgage: The Comedy of Rates, Points, and Perpetual Uncertainty

If you’ve been keeping tabs on the real estate market recently, you may have noticed something strange — it’s been a bit like trying to read the stock market while blindfolded…on a roller coaster…with a squirrel in your lap. In other words, it’s wild, unpredictable, and slightly ridiculous. But, whether you’re looking to buy your dream home, refinance your mortgage, or simply get a handle on the market, there are some essential things to know. So, let’s look into the essentials of refinancing your mortgage in today’s bonkers real estate

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B2B Stories

Hot tech topics highlight CSRA conference

SC Decoded 2024 wrapped up a two-day conference on Wednesday, but not before a large crowd was updated about “The A, B, C, and Ds of Technology in South Carolina: Artificial Intelligence, Broadband, Cybersecurity, and Defense.” More than 200 people attended the annual event, held at the Crowne Plaza, and hosted by the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, to meet with vendors and hear updates on the technology industry that packs a powerful economic punch. One of the speakers was Joseph Von Nessen, a research economist with the Darla Moore

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B2B Podcasting

Are your customers always right?

What could be handled simply could turn into a complicated issue that requires mediation. As a business, you want to handle any matter in a way that keeps the customer happy, or do you? HR and Mediation expert, TeKay Brown Taylor explores the topic with Neil Gordon. Check out the full radio program Saturday at 7:30 AM on 1230 AM.

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Consumer Stories

It is time… for time in the cloud!

Everyone in a management capacity has faced the dread of tracking down employees to get the information needed to update timecards for payroll processing. Multiple slips of paper, emails, and recollections of prior conversations all play a part in this never-ending merry-go-round subsiding only momentarily after a payroll has run before starting all over again. Technology, however, can help and although it may never wholly prevent the need for occasional time punch clarifications with employees, it will introduce a faster and more accurate process. Employee timekeeping can be a major

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B2B Stories

Arcade business thriving in the CSRA

Radioactive Pinball Arcade recently celebrated its first year in business at 113 Laurens Street in Aiken, SC. Owners, Eric and Erin Edwards are expanding faster than a flipper can travel the ball in an arcade game. When ABD interviewed them in January after their August 2023 opening, the arcade was already enjoying a loyal following, with customers coming in from across South Carolina and Georgia. At the time, the Edwards had their sights set on acquiring an extra 1,200 square feet of space from their next-door neighbor, 8 Count Dance

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B2B Stories

Cybersecurity protection for the insurance industry

Insurance Assurance, a look at how cybersecurity can impact the insurance industry, and what tools are available to protect against it, was held Wednesday at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center. Sponsored by Augusta Technical College and Travelers Insurance Company, the program focused on cybersecurity insurance and threats. Dr. Jermaine Whirl, President of Augusta Tech told ABD the program is the result of a relationship he developed while at Gwinnett Technical College. “Dr. Jose de la Cruz reached out to me, he’s Senior VP of HR for Travelers Insurance,

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Connections & Career Conference: Anderson, Adkins & Co. CPA’s

Contact: Scott Adkins, Ricky Crawford Phone: 706-288-2000 Website: www.andersonadkins.com Address: 604 Ponder Pl Dr, Evans, GA 30809 Anderson, Adkins & Company is a local CPA firm with a long history in the Augusta area. The firm is currently managed by Scott Adkins and Ricky Crawford and was originally started by Mark Anderson in 1977. We recently met with Scott and Ricky to talk about how the firm has been able to remain successful after all these years. They believe the most important aspect of the firm’s success is their staff.

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B2B Stories

$122 million in savings to Georgia Power customers

The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has voted unanimously to approve a motion to expedite the return of approximately $122 million in funds beginning January 2025. The money is available due to recent changes to state tax law which lowered the Georgia Power’s corporate tax rate. The estimated savings for the typical residential customer using an average of 1,000 kilowatt hours per month amounts to about $2.25 per month. This adjustment will partially offset the implementation of the third year of Georgia Power’s 2022 rate request. The move is the

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B2B Stories

Union workers in CSRA and across the South still on strike

The work stoppage pitting members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA) District 3 against AT&T continues for a third week. The walkout began when talks between the company and the union broke down after two months of negotiations. Both the company and the union have sometimes posted daily updates on their respective websites. Both say talks resumed over the weekend. That followed the union’s September 2nd decision to step away from talks that included the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. CWA District 3 Vice President, Richard Honeycutt called the

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