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Shawna Woodward

Real Talk Real Estate: CSRA Real Estate Market Update

It has been a couple of months since I shared the market numbers with you, and after experiencing several contracts with multiple offers this week, I thought now would be a great time to see how we are faring. Are our sales prices seeing any effects from over 7% interest rates? Just as a reminder, I have used the following counties to provide the content of this update, Columbia, Richmond, Aiken, Burke, McCormick, Edgefield, Lincoln, and McDuffie. This is based on residential sales only, recorded in the Realtors of Augusta

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Shawna Woodward, Re/Max Reinvented Evans October 5, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

They’re baaaack!

Negotiation skills and bargaining techniques, the movies are full of them, unless they aren’t. Lights, camera, and action returns to the big and small screens. Mike Petchenik has the latest in Biz Bits.

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Mike Petchenik October 4, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Decision time approaching for funding construction of a new JBA

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a series of reports regarding the potential for a new James Brown Arena. The decision will soon be in the hands of voters. Richmond County voters are facing a decision on the future of the James Brown Arena. They will head to the polls on November 7 to vote on a referendum creating a construction special purpose local option sales tax (C-SPLOST) to pay for the $250 million project. It calls for demolishing the existing JBA, built in 1979, and replacing it with

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Dana Lynn McIntyre October 4, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

ABD EXPO Preview: Auben Realty

Contact: Tyson Schuetze Phone: 706.305.1551 Website: www.aubenrealty.com Address: 909 Walker Street, Augusta Like most entrepreneurs, Tyson Schuetze, the founder and CEO of Auben Realty, dreamed about what money could do for him. Now, though, he has a bigger goal. “When I got into Auben, I was pursuing money with the idea it was buying my freedom,” he said. “But I discovered the bigger we grew, the less freedom I had. Then, I realized that what I was really striving for was not freedom, but impact.” That impact for Schuetze and

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Dustin Turner October 4, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Mary Poppins Actress Turns 100: The Untold Story of Glynis Johns

Most know her as the spirited feminist Mrs. Banks, mother of Jane and Michael, in Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins, but actress Glynis Johns has had a storied career apart from the movie masterpiece. On October 5th of this year, the South African-born British actress will have seen an entire century pass before her. What does that century have to show? 58 movie roles — including an Oscar nomination in 1960 for the outback comedy-drama, The Sundowners alongside Robert Mitchum —  32 TV shows, 15 LP record appearances, 30 stage shows, 5 leading roles

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Dylan James October 4, 2023 No Comments
Darin Myers

Coach Darin: Leverage internal communications to boost retention

What are the most effective ways to retain valued employees? Experts point to workplace culture, the quality of pay and benefits, and/or opportunities for advancement within the organization. All these are compelling elements, but what may be missing—and is perhaps just as significant a factor—is how well business leaders communicate with their teams. Ongoing internal communications help keep employees informed about company and industry news, but also enable them to feel more comfortable speaking up on issues that affect their job performance. Done correctly, business communications can clarify strategy and

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Darin Myers October 4, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Lawn equipment company sold to CSRA restaurateur!

From making burgers to making hay. That’s the transition that longtime Augusta area restaurateur, David Cravens has been undergoing since September 1st. He’s the new owner of Palmer Equipment and will celebrate his acquisition with an event planned for Saturday, October 14th at the showroom in Wilkes County. Cravens will offer name brands such as Stihl products and equipment from Kubota and Land Pride. Palmer’s caters to both agricultural and residential customers. They have tractors, lawnmowers, weed eaters, hay bailers, and more. “It has been such a blessing to continue

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Neil Gordon October 3, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

AU hosts the vision

Building Augusta’s future starts with education and Augusta University is on the leading edge of that commitment on a statewide level. Mike Petchenik has more in today’s edition of Biz Bits.

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Mike Petchenik October 3, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

ABD EXPO profile: The Graduate School at Augusta University

Contact: Matt Brocato Phone: (706) 721-6292 Email: mabrocato@augusta.edu Website: Augusta University Graduate School The goal of The Graduate School at Augusta University is to provide leadership, vision, and oversight for many of the Augusta University graduate programs, in addition to support for graduate students and faculty. The Graduate School prepares successful and innovative leaders, scholars, researchers, educators, and clinicians to advance their field and affect their community and the world.  The Graduate School offers more than 45 graduate degree and advanced certificate programs. The wide range of doctoral, specialist, and

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Dustin Turner October 3, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Two-way feedback: The gift that keeps on giving

As we are rapidly approaching the halfway point of my first semester back in the classroom on a full-time basis, I am often finding that the lessons I learn from my classes are clearly applicable to how to be a better leader/manager. My interactions with younger people are energizing me and opening my eyes to how working with students is much like working with constituencies of an organization or business. While I think it was more subconscious in the past, I am consciously thinking of my students as having key

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Dr. Rick Franza October 3, 2023 No Comments
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