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CSRA business support helps crown cancer queens

Whitney O’Connor, founder of the Boobie Queen Company, is a force of nature and there are many breast cancer patients and survivors that are very grateful for her drive and passion. ABD first interviewed her last year during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We thought it would be great to catch up with her nonprofit progress. This month, CSRA businesses have reached out to her to partner with fundraising events including Sole’ Augusta’s Rockin’ for Boobies, The Pink Boutique’s Donations, Drinks and Hors d’oeuvres event, and Amp the Alley Crowns for

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Mitzi Oxford October 26, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Organization changing its name to conform with the new Fort Eisenhower

While most of the attention is centered on the Oct. 27 redesignation ceremony, as it is officially called, the renaming of Fort Gordon to Fort Eisenhower is having a ripple effect on the CSRA. One of the largest impacts is on a local organization dedicated to supporting the Army post, its missions, and its enlisted personnel and families. The Alliance for Fort Gordon is transforming into the Alliance for Fort Eisenhower to reflect its ongoing support. “The alliance will continue to advocate for big projects like an I-20 interchange and

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Dana Lynn McIntyre October 26, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Recipe for success!

Augusta’s celebrity chef, Vera Stewart has recipes you might want to try, thanks to her cookbook. Mike Petchenik explains her success in today’s BizBits.

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Mike Petchenik October 26, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Two-state area #1 in business!

The Peach State and Palmetto State cannot do much better than the recent rankings related to business opportunities—with a nice mention of a local school focusing on workforce development.

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Mike Petchenik October 25, 2023 No Comments
Awards

Local college leader awarded CEO of the Year

Aiken Technical College President, Forest E. Mahan, Ph.D., has been named the Chief Executive Officer of the Year for the Southern Region by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). “I am elated to be nominated and selected for the ACCT CEO Award for the state of South Carolina and the Southern Region! Our team at Aiken Tech exemplifies what it means to be committed, innovative, and collaborative, consistently making excellence the standard,” said Dr. Mahan. “It is an honor to lead this team and guide our college as we

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Staff Report October 25, 2023 No Comments
Darin Myers

Coach Darin Myers: Presentation Preparation

PowerPoint is a key communication tool for businesses today. The presentation platform is a versatile tool that allows users to create slide decks and readily share information in a cohesive, packaged way. It is estimated that there are more than 500 million global PowerPoint users and 30 million PowerPoint presentations created daily. While PowerPoint is certainly ubiquitous, using the platform might actually harm your brand more than it helps it. You see, the not-so-well-kept secret about PowerPoint is that a lot of presentations look pretty rough and almost embarrassingly unprofessional.

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Darin Myers October 25, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Big exposure available for small businesses in South Carolina

Small businesses across South Carolina, from the smallest communities to the largest metropolitan cities, have an online option to market their business. The North Augusta Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business Roundtable hosted a Zoom meeting at their October 25 session to explain We Shop SC. The initiative is a partnership with the Municipal Association of South Carolina, Main Street South Carolina, and Beyond Main. “One of the biggest things that we pursued this past year and a half ago was developing We Shop SC,” said Jenny Boulware of Main Street

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Dana Lynn McIntyre October 25, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

The O$car $ea$on

As we near the end of the year, Hollywood studios are preparing to roll out their newest flock of contenders for the 2024 Awards Season. The period between October and January is, historically, the most bloated (and frantic) time for new movie releases, as companies cram to vie for decorations and publicity in the winter. This period is called “Oscar Season.” There are many – too many – award shows nowadays; hosted by guilds, artistic foundations, academies, critics, and whatever the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is. Let’s face it, the

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Dylan James October 25, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Preparing for the 2024 Georgia Legislative Session

Lawmakers head back to Atlanta in January and local Chambers of Commerce are holding the traditional pre-legislative session breakfasts. The Augusta Metro Chamber held its event on Oct. 24 at First Baptist Church of Augusta. Cosby Johnson, mayor of Brunswick, was the keynote speaker. Legislators attending were Representatives, Gloria Frazier (D-District 126), Dr. Mark Newton (R-District 127), Karlton Howard (D-District 129), Lynn Gladney (D-District 130) and Brian Prince (D-District 132, chairman of local delegation) and Senators Harold Jones (D-District 22) and Max Burns (R-District 23). Johnson, who is also vice

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Dana Lynn McIntyre October 24, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

No restrictions!

See what an AU professor has to say concerning restrictions on tattoo studios in Columbia County. Mike Petchenik explains the professor’s business perspective in today’s BizBits.

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Mike Petchenik October 24, 2023 No Comments
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