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The business owner and IT connection in cybersecurity

Leadership plays a major role in IT and Cybersecurity for your organization. Without the buy-in from leadership, employees will be untrained and unprepared for a plan of action when breaches happen in your organization. The best way to tackle issues head-on is to work with your IT service provider to create an employee training plan to equip your employees with a plan of action that they need to follow should a breach occur. Time is of the essence when these breaches happen. Additionally, it is important to have a process

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Patrick Reynolds May 29, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Pioneering women honored for blazing a trail in local history

Art and commerce met on James Brown and Laney Walker boulevards in an area that was once vibrant with black-owned businesses. The art featured a mural by artist, Salonika Rhyne, honoring a group of six pioneering women who helped shape those neighborhoods. The “Women of Empowerment” mural features the faces of Ursula Collins, Rosa Tutt, Marjorie Carter, Margaret Louise Laney, and Rosa Beard, all of whom are no longer alive. The sixth woman was Ruth Crawford, who, at age 108, attended the event and was honored by the crowd. The

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Dana Lynn McIntyre May 29, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

CSRA personal injury attorney helps local students pay for college

Chris Hudson worked in a grocery store while attending college and understands the financial burdens many students face. Hudson owns the Chris Hudson Law Group, an Augusta practice that specializes in various types of personal injury cases, including accidents, workers’ compensation, and product liability. Since 2021, the Chris Hudson Foundation has provided need-based scholarships to students living in Columbia, Richmond, and Burke Counties. Each year, two students are selected to receive one-time awards of $2,500 each. “We choose two deserving, smart, motivated but underprivileged high school seniors to help with

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Josh Heath May 29, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Is your company “social?”

Have you ever heard of Facebook? These days, that’s a laughable question because social media has changed the landscape of the marketing world. The platform forged the creation of full-time positions to cope with the demands of digital marketing for companies, large and small. Today, we’ll be discussing the social media process and offer some helpful apps for businesses looking to streamline their social media processes. Content Creation Since Augusta Business Daily has 7 new local business stories each weekday that roll out and an additional newsletter each Monday, we

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Erin Campbell May 29, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Airport celebrates Air Show and Masters’ numbers

Members of the Aviation Commission heard the preliminary report on the Augusta Air Show held May 13 and 14. Final attendance numbers are still being tallied, but Bryan Lilley, CEO of AirDotShow which organized the event, called it a very successful inaugural event, with Saturday as the biggest day. “Tens of thousands of attendees inside the airport and over a hundred thousand local residents in the surrounding area we flew over enjoyed the air show,” he said. Destination Augusta is also adding up the final numbers on the air show’s

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Dana Lynn McIntyre May 25, 2023 No Comments
Shawna Woodward

Real Talk Real Estate: Forecasting Success

As one of Georgia’s hidden gems, I think Augusta offers a diverse blend of rich history, vibrant culture, and beautiful landscapes. Whether you’re a current resident, a prospective buyer, or an investor, understanding the real estate market trends and forecasts in Augusta is crucial to providing confidence moving forward with your investment. This week, I wanted to share my opinion on the current state of our Augusta, Georgia real estate market and provide some insights into its outlook. Augusta’s real estate market has always experienced steady growth and increasing demand.

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Shawna Woodward, Re/Max Reinvented Evans May 25, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local auto group opens much larger CSRA dealership

The former Kia of Augusta recently moved across the river and has been replaced by a state-of-the-art dealership that’s three to four times the size of its predecessor, according to Greg Hodges II. Hodges serves as platform manager for Stokes Hodges Kia, which opened for business on Monday, May 1 at 5425 Jefferson Davis Highway in Beech Island. On Thursday, May 18, he and his staff celebrated the grand opening of the more than 46,000-square-foot dealership with a ribbon cutting hosted by the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce. Hodges said

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Josh Heath May 25, 2023 No Comments
Faith

Faith Friday: Health & Hope are Available Here

When I walked into the reception area at Christ Community Health, several things jumped out at me. I was greeted with a smile by a staff member almost immediately. The music being played in the waiting area was uplifting, and the plaque on the wall told me a LOT about the building and the purpose of the organization. Christ Community Health exists with a purpose. When I began my conversation with Ron Skenes (their Director of Communication and Development), he spelled it out for me. “Our mission is to proclaim

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Steve Swanson May 25, 2023 No Comments
Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned: Mr. Smith of Smith’s Chevron

Publisher’s Note: Former Advanced Services For Pest Control CEO, Jeff Annis has been a mentor to many in the CSRA. He learned many lessons along the way about the importance of passing on his gifts. One such person he learned from is Tommy Smith, who retired a few days ago, after running Smith’s Chevron on Walton Way Extension and Wheeler Road since the 1980’s. Yesterday, he dropped off the following letter of thanks and drove his car to Smith’s Chevron one last time. Dear Mr. Smith: I don’t think I

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Jeff Annis, Retired Business Owner May 25, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

CSRA retirement community offers medical “house calls”

When was the last time your doctor made a house call? The very term elicits images of a Norman Rockwell painting. The height of physicians coming to a patient’s home happened in the 1930’s, 40’s, and early 50’s. Now, they’re back. Brandon Wilde is the first retirement community in the CSRA to offer house call services to their residents. In many respects, the facility, founded 33 years ago, mirrors the history of the medical practitioners who almost 70 years prior covered a general field of medicine that included all the

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Mitzi Oxford May 25, 2023 No Comments
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