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Largest private employer in CSRA shares secret to success

ADP is seen as one of the model employers in the Augusta region for its retention efforts, training, and support. Recently, ABD Publisher, Neil Gordon sat down with ADP Division Vice President and General Manager, Dave Brendza. How many ADP employees are in Augusta, and what positions do you have filled? Currently, we employ over 1600 associates at ADP’s Augusta office. Our positions support ADP’s Human Capital Management suite of products and services, including roles like service and implementation consultants, HR and project management specialists, and leadership positions. There are

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Neil Gordon August 23, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Addressing mental health in the workplace

Mental health continues to become a more significant issue in our society. It is clearly having an effect on people of all ages and it is having a profound impact in the workplace. While no age group appears immune to these issues, anecdotally, it seems to me that it is having its greatest impact on young people, particularly those in college and those who are early in their careers.  As the father of two daughters in their early to mid-twenties, this was particularly concerning to me. About nine months ago,

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Dr. Rick Franza August 22, 2023 No Comments
Closings

Family issues and business obstacles lead to closing

Things were upbeat and happy in May 2022 when ABD’s Gary Kauffman profiled a local family living a dream of running Sarge’s Soda Shop, next to Food Lion in Grovetown. Just a year later, family squabbles led to the permanent closure of the place with the fun, 1950’s vibe. A former vendor said that the “cool,” hang-out spot is closed permanently. “It was part family issues, road construction, and staffing issues,” the vendor said. Three brothers and sisters couldn’t all come together to make it work, plus time running the

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Neil Gordon and Gary Kauffman August 22, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Best Places to Work: Tri-Development Center of Aiken County

Tri-Development Center of Aiken County 1016 Vaucluse Road Aiken, SC 29801 hwaddell@aikentdc.org 803-642-8802 The Tri-Development Center of Aiken County is recognized across the state as being a leader in the provision of services and support to people with disabilities. They serve children and adults with autism, head and spinal cord injuries, intellectual disabilities, and related disabilities as well as providing support for their families. Heather Waddell enjoys her life of service. She’s been at TDC for 25 years in six different roles but was named executive director in 2021. “Being

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Mitzi Oxford August 22, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

New crop of apprentices joining the Savannah River Site workforce

A training partnership between the Savannah River Site and Aiken Technical College has graduated its latest cohorts of students. The SRS Apprenticeship School involves three missions at the site, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC), and Savannah River National Laboratory. “The site is going through tremendous growth over the next five to 10 years and their workforce challenge is that a lot of their current employees have been out there for 40 years and are now retiring,” said Dr. Steven Simmons, dean of the School of

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Dana Lynn McIntyre August 22, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

ALDI buys out other grocery chain

ALDI, the low-cost supermarket chain based in Germany, has announced it has purchased Harvey’s and Winn Dixie stores from Jacksonville, Fl-based Southeastern Grocers. The companies made the announcement on August 16. There are approximately 400 Harvey’s and Winn Dixies, primarily in southeastern states. There is a Harvey’s on Gordon Highway in Augusta. There are no local stores listed on the Winn Dixie website. “Like ALDI, Winn-Dixie and Harvey’s Supermarket have long histories and many loyal customers in the Southeast and we look forward to serving them in the years to

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Dana Lynn McIntyre August 21, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local business builds success in food trailer industry

Food trailers are becoming increasingly popular and are used to sell everything from coffee to lobster dogs, and many of those trailers were built at a small business in Thomson. Best Built Trailers located at 225 West Hill St. manufactures, sells, and services food trailers for businesses throughout the U.S., Canada, and even the Bahamas, according to owner, Lee Briggs. In the CSRA, those businesses include The Skinny Taco, Smokeshow Southern BBQ, and Diablo’s Southwest Grill. Best Built also sells kitchen appliances and provides service for all types of trailers.

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Josh Heath August 21, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Simon Says: Mixed news for Augusta labor market

Over the first six months of the year, ten Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in Georgia saw improving labor market conditions and four declining conditions as measured by the Labor Market Index (LMI). By contrast, the best-performing labor markets were Dalton, Columbus, and Rome. The worst-performing metro area was Warner Robins. The Augusta MSA grew by 0.2 percent, slightly below the state average of 0.5 percent. In Augusta, employment fell slightly, and unemployment increased between December 2022 and June 2023. However, the labor force and average weekly earnings increased. Hours worked

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe August 21, 2023 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Make StartUps group has Washington’s ear

One of the biggest challenges for any entrepreneur is funding. Congressman Rick Allen is in a position to help as he serves on the House Committee for Education and the Workforce. Mike Petchenik has the scoop in today’s Biz Bits.

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Mike Petchenik August 21, 2023 No Comments
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