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Shawna Woodward

Navigating the current real estate landscape: Your top five questions answered

Okay, these questions have been at the forefront of everyone’s mind since the market boom in 2020. Lately, I am seeing that home values have started to dip a little locally. Not enough for you to risk the equity you have, even if you purchased within the last year, but enough that you will need to be better positioned when you do sell, offering something that is more valuable than what your neighbors are selling. Question #1: Is the housing market going to crash? We all want to know—Is the

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Shawna Woodward, Re/Max Reinvented Evans November 2, 2023 No Comments
Faith

Faith Friday: A risk you are willing to take

What risks have you taken in your life? I was giving this some thought the other day. I have been mountain climbing in the Rockies, completed a high ropes course, flown with a 16-year-old pilot in a private plane (yes, just the two of us), helped rebuild homes in India after a Tsunami and been a passenger with my 15-year-old grandson at the wheel who just got his driver’s permit. Although great experiences, I do not feel like any have been particularly risky. I do have several friends who have

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Steve Swanson November 2, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Columbia County Chamber gears up for the 2024 Georgia legislative session

Columbia County Chamber of Commerce lists workforce training and tort reform among its legislative priorities for the upcoming session. The chamber held its annual pre-legislative session breakfast on Nov. 2, hosting members of the local delegation and business leaders. “It’s an opportunity for us to educate our delegates on what our priorities are,” said chamber president and CEO, Russell Lahodny. “And it’s also an opportunity to hear from them and what are the things that they’re seeing? What are the things that they’re going to be focusing on in 2024?

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Dana Lynn McIntyre November 2, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Festival brings food, fun, and an economic boost to the CSRA

The Foodees Food & Cultural Festival kicks off this afternoon at 1 p.m., making it the first event to take place at the Freedom Bridge in downtown Augusta. The bridge and part of Reynolds Street will be filled with more than 50 food trucks and tents showcasing the best of local and international cuisine including foods from Germany, Honduras, Japan, and Africa. “November is a good time of the year to generate new business like the addition of the Foodees Food & Cultural Festival,” said VP of Destination Development &

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Staff Report November 2, 2023 No Comments
Darin Myers

Coach Darin: Communication Lightbulb: Leadership transparency builds trust

Business leadership transparency is an approach to organizational communication that is characterized by the candid sharing of information, insight into decision-making processes, and conveying high-level issues that affect employees and other key stakeholders within an organization. Transparent leaders foster a company culture that values a free-flowing exchange of ideas, empowers the entire team to make well-informed decisions, and provides greater opportunities for teams to be more innovative and better contributors to the success of the business. A recent employment study reports that 40% of managers believe their leaders are very

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Darin Myers November 1, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

What happens when you run out of business space?

Business development in Augusta has been going like gangbusters. While it might seem like a great problem to have, what happens when you run out of land for new business or for expansions? Cal Wray, President of the AEDA, addressed the challenge at the recent ABD Business EXPO.

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Cal Wray November 1, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Leading the way for business

Neighboring states once again receive accolades for business development achievements. Mike Petchenik has the details in today’s Biz Bits.

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Mike Petchenik November 1, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Killers of the Flower Moon reminds us of the power of movies

No, it’s not too long. Martin Scorsese’s newest epic, Killers of the Flower Moon, stimulates the senses, shocks our complacencies, and uncovers a world of treachery otherwise unexplored in the general American culture, all while reminding us of the inherent power of the picture. The film opens in 1920’s Oklahoma; the small town of Fairfax, to be exact. In Fairfax, the Osage Indian tribe are the wealthiest people per capita in the entire world, due to federal subsidies in exchange for the copious amounts of oil hidden beneath their tribal

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Dylan James November 1, 2023 No Comments
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