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Dishing Out on Oscar Noms + A Tribute to Norman Jewison

Tuesday morning saw the Motion Picture Academy’s annual awards nomination announcement. We know it as the Oscars, and as previously published, when the gold season comes, people watch. The nomination rollout saw lots of surprises, lots of confirmations, and a handful of disappointments. Last summer’s “Barbenheimer” campaign paid off, with a total of twenty-one nominations for both films. Oppenheimer, as expected, led the way, with nods in thirteen categories – everything from costumes and sound effects to star Cillian Murphy, who earned his first-ever nomination for Best Actor. Whoever the

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Dylan James January 24, 2024 No Comments
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Providing Value: Order Qualifiers and Order Winners for a Target Market

After a very enjoyable first semester back in the classroom, I am now in the third week of classes for the Spring Semester at Augusta University. This semester, I am teaching two courses that focus on operations and supply chain management (O/SCM); one at the undergraduate level and one in the MBA program. While the study of O/SCM delves into such topics as process analysis and improvement, product and service design, capacity analysis and planning, quality management, inventory management, sourcing, and logistics, the essence of O/SCM in a business is

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Dr. Rick Franza January 23, 2024 No Comments
Women in Business

Women to Know: Stacy Moore

Company/Title: Scale South, Division of Southern Industrial Scales, LLC/Business Manager and Internal Auditor Start Date: October 2013 Phone: 800-858-1151 Email: stacy@scalesouth.com You might not know this, but a single loaf of bread is taxed seven times and goes over 13 scales before you pick it up at your local grocery store. Products are sold by net weight, thus, the weighing process. Not only that, but the trucks that transport the food are weighed. As the Business Manager for Scale South for the past 10 years, one gets the feeling Stacy

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Mitzi Oxford, Photography by Melissa Gordon January 23, 2024 No Comments
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Spending Millions on Our Health

More details today on that $30 million deal to retrofit the Medac building in North Augusta. Mike Petchenik shows how a medical practice is going to save more lives.

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Mike Petchenik January 23, 2024 No Comments
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CSRA Community Kicks Off Inaugural Event to Look Forward

The organization working to make North Augusta a community of choice to live, work, and play, is kicking off a new fundraiser. North Augusta Forward has scheduled its inaugural Melodies & Masterpieces event on Feb. 10 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. It will feature chefs from the city’s well-known restaurants, along with music, art, and an auction. Avery Spears-Mahoney, Director of the non-profit organization, told ABD the funds will go toward the organization’s strategic initiatives. She said it is difficult to gauge how much they could bring in with this

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Dana Lynn McIntyre January 23, 2024 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Applying Your Expertise to Help Others

What is the area in business you excel at? SCORE could use your subject matter expertise. Here is a short video to help you see where you might fit in. If you are in need of mentoring, there are also some upcoming workshops you can attend as well. Click here.

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Staff Report January 23, 2024 No Comments
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Former bank building again generating “interest”

Recently, Goodwill said welcome to the community. Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 19 for its new welcome center on the campus in West Augusta. The center is in the former Georgia Federal Bank building at Washington and Furys Ferry Road. The building is part of the former Village West Shopping Center that is now home to the Goodwill campus, including Helms College, the Job Connection, and Edgar’s Grille and Bakehouse. Jim Stiff, President of the 31 county local region, said the

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Dana Lynn McIntyre January 22, 2024 No Comments
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SCORE teaches the right way to conduct business

One of the most important lessons for success is developing good business ethics. SCORE mentors are retired executives who know and teach right from wrong. To learn more about upcoming workshops, click here. The video link will tell you more about what SCORE offers.

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Staff Report January 22, 2024 No Comments
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Service company expands CSRA footprint

After entering the Augusta market last March, Massey Services is growing again. The company announced the acquisition of Insight Pest Solutions of Augusta. That expands their market presence in Georgia and South Carolina with the company offering residential and commercial pest and termite services in Augusta, Aiken, Gloverville, Graniteville, and Clearwater. “We are pleased to welcome the dedicated team members and valued customers to the Massey Services organization,” said Tony Massey, President and CEO of Massey Services. “We have had the opportunity to partner with Insight Pest Solutions in the

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Neil Gordon January 22, 2024 No Comments
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JA Discovery Center takes off

With real airline seats in the Delta learning space and an array of business-sponsored storefronts, the new Junior Achievement center is poised as a great learning opportunity and source for building careers. Mike Petchenik has the story in today’s Biz Bits.

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Mike Petchenik January 22, 2024 No Comments
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