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Economic Update: Change is coming!

Just as Mitzi Oxford reported in a top story last week, Coach Dave Holdeman from The Alternative Board of the CSRA and Augusta Business Daily publisher, Neil Gordon talk about Fort Gordon’s name change to Fort Eisenhower and what that means for the area. On the subject of name changes, see which automotive shop in town will also operate under a new name. Get to know the details on all that and more in this week’s economic update.

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Neil Gordon with Dave Holdeman June 5, 2023 No Comments
Cyber Security

Password protection for your business

Most any site that you go to these days requires you to have an account set up, which also requires you to have yet another password to remember. Good password management practices for your business will give you an added layer of protection against hackers looking for profiles they can hack. Today, I want to give you two things you can implement right now to be able to have better password management. Complex Passwords First, a word of advice I can give you is to have complex passwords. They need

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Patrick Reynolds June 4, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Father’s Day Gifts for stressed biz leaders!

Father’s Day is approaching. So, what do you get for the business guy in your life? Instead of a tie or a shirt, how about something fun and “out of the box” to allow him to unwind? Ana Christine from WJBF sits down with Dusty Germo, the new franchisee from Hobbytown on Riverwatch Parkway. https://www.wjbf.com/featured/local-living/shop-local-with-hobbytown-augusta-for-fathers-day/

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Neil Gordon June 4, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

New Career and Technology Center closer to reality

Documents are signed, the ink is dry, and the site has been finalized for the Aiken County Public School District’s new Career and Technology Center to be built on the campus of Aiken Technical College. Dr. Forest Mahan, President of Aiken Tech, Joe Lewis, Chairman of the Aiken County Commission for Technical and Comprehensive Education, Cam Nuessle, Chairman of the Aiken County Board of Education, and District Superintendent, King Laurence signed the memorandum of understanding on Friday. The MOU formalized the long-discussed plan to build the CTC on the campus.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 4, 2023 No Comments
Awards/Celebrations

CSRA SHRM Chapter honored for effort in workplace human resources

For 75 years, SHRM and HR have worked together to drive change in the world of work. The effort has paid off locally. The Central Savannah River Area Society for Human Resource Management (CSRA SHRM) Chapter has been honored with the prestigious EXCEL Platinum Award by SHRM for its outstanding achievements throughout 2022. The EXCEL Platinum Award represents a significant milestone in the field of human resources, acknowledging remarkable accomplishments, strategic initiatives, and tactical endeavors that elevate the HR profession to new heights. Johnny C. Taylor, Jr., SHRM-SCP, President, and Chief Executive Officer

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Staff Report June 4, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

New restaurant and bar to replace former CSRA eatery

A new tenant is replacing a former downtown eatery that closed late last year, according to the Finem Group at Meybohm Commercial. The Group recently announced that Lenox on 10th, a new restaurant and bar, will move into the space previously occupied by The Bee’s Knees located at 211 10th St., which closed its doors permanently on Nov. 20, 2022. “I was personally a part of the opening training teams for Cheddar’s and Wild Wing,” said Aris Reed, one of the business’s owners. “With 20+ years of bar and hospitality

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Josh Heath June 4, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

New business is painting the way across the CSRA

From engineering in Houston to dabbling in real estate, Andrew Hughes has landed in Augusta with a paintbrush in his hand as the new owner of a Fresh Coat Painters franchise. In the beginning, he followed in his father’s footsteps working in Houston’s oil and gas industries. As an engineer, Hughes designed Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) that were used underwater. When Covid hit, much of that work dried up. He traveled north to Plant Vogtle in 2018 for an opportunity. “My family and I fell in love with Augusta and

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Mitzi Oxford June 4, 2023 No Comments
Faith

Faith Friday: Business Leader helps others go from mourning to joy

Grief is a universal experience, but each person experiences the process very differently. Lance Danko is a member of Millbrook Baptist Church. He has had to say goodbye to several family members in the recent past, but that is not what got him involved in their GriefShare program. Lance tells the story this way, “We had come out of church one day and my wife looked at me and said, I had a vision of you working with people that were grieving while we were sitting in church.” This was

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Steve Swanson June 1, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Second annual festival draws support from CSRA businesses

If you are ready for a business break this weekend, here’s a great idea for a calming treat for the senses. King George Lavender Farm and Mercantile will host their annual Lavender Festival Saturday, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. In many ways, this event is tailor-made for business owners and employees who lead a hectic lifestyle. Located in Barnwell, SC on 115 acres, the family-owned farm features more than 8,000 lavender plants including three different varieties. George and Elinor Poole moved to the area in 2016 from New York.

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Mitzi Oxford June 1, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Florida-based company continues CSRA project

A new tenant coming to the Augusta Corporate Park off Mike Padgett Highway has the green light to close on the property designated for the project. PureCycle Technologies, Inc., a Florida-based company that converts #5 plastic waste to a renewable resource, announced it has received approval from the Augusta Economic Development Authority (AEDA) to proceed to closing on the project site. The approval preserves financial and tax incentives offered to the company and allows it to move forward with development. “This approval is the result of several months of hard

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 1, 2023 No Comments
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