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Jackson Hole: Beautiful Economic Views?

At the end of last week, the Federal Reserve held its annual “Jackson Hole Economic Symposium,” a three-day conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The conference is attended by central banker leaders, academics, financial industry leaders, journalists, and government officials to discuss world events and financial trends and potentially provide insights on the direction of interest rates. The symposium is held at the Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park in Jackson, Wyoming. I had the pleasure of spending a few days in Jackson and

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Dr. Rick Franza August 27, 2025 No Comments
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$2 billion financial firm opens office in the CSRA

1280 Financial Partners has opened a location in North Augusta as part of a group overseeing around $2 billion in client assets. What began in Ft. Myers, Florida, and Sandusky, Ohio, under the umbrella of United Bank of Switzerland (UBS), the firm also has offices in Miami and in North Augusta at the West Martintown Business Complex at 1315 W. Martintown Road. In May, 1280 Financial Partners left UBS to join independent broker-dealer and advisory firm Sanctuary Wealth Management, which includes more than 120 partner firms overseeing approximately $50 billion

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Mitzi Oxford August 26, 2025 No Comments
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A familiar mission setting a new goal

A local nonprofit organization that partners with companies helping individuals face life’s challenges is focusing on a new goal. The Fellowship Hall at First Baptist Church of Augusta was packed full of business and community leaders as the United Way of the CSRA (UWCSRA) held its annual campaign kickoff. In years past, it included the announcement of the campaigns’ monetary goal. Not this year. “What we will announce is that our goal is to help 30,000 ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families by the year 2030,” explained Brittany Burnett,

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Dana Lynn McIntyre August 26, 2025 No Comments
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Simon Says: CSRA jobs trending down

Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) employment fell to 246,300 in July, according to recently released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Like the national employment data, the BLS also revised down the Augusta MSA June employment level to 247,600, 500 fewer jobs than previously reported. The Augusta MSA labor market has weakened over the last three months, with three consecutive months of declining employment and over 3,000 jobs lost (see chart below). The decline in employment was felt broadly across nearly all sectors of the Augusta economy.  Professional

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe August 26, 2025 No Comments
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Encouraging Constructive Conflict Resolution

Publisher’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the book, “Culture Garden,” recently written by Sarah Harris, a West Augusta therapist who also works with many CSRA companies. Her next management workshop is on September 9th. The information is in the excerpt below from pages 41-42. There is a concept in anger management skills training that is referred to as the iceberg effect. The idea is that we understand that only a small portion of an iceberg breaks the surface of the water, and that the majority of the iceberg

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Sarah Harris August 25, 2025 No Comments
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Companies sought with bookkeeping and accounting needs

About 10 companies are still needed to match up with students in the AU Hull College of Business accounting program. The SME accounting night event is set for this Wednesday. More than 40 AU Juniors and Seniors will be at the event looking for career opportunities—with another 20+ freshmen also encouraged to attend. So far, 15 employers have agreed to participate. “Many businesses are looking to hire accounting students,” said the Dean of the Hull College of Business, Dr. Mark Thompson. The school will put together resume books of all

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Neil Gordon August 25, 2025 No Comments
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Business summit planned at Augusta Tech

The Greater Augusta Black Chamber of Commerce (GABCC) is holding its 5th Annual Black Business Summit on the campus of Augusta Technical College. It is this Thursday, and it coincides with August being National Black Business Month, as well as Black Philanthropic Month in Augusta. Ronic West, President and co-founder of GABCC, told ABD the focus will be on introducing attendees to area minority-owned businesses and re-certification, but it will also have information about funding changes anticipated in 2026. “Those changes are cuts to Medicaid, cuts to possibly the share

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Dana Lynn McIntyre August 25, 2025 No Comments
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“Counting” on Hockey

It was a hoped-for announcement years in the making, and it has come true. Professional hockey is returning to Augusta. The Grand Lobby of the Bell Auditorium was filled with people for the announcement that the ECHL Board of Governors has approved an expansion team for Augusta, beginning with the 2027-2028 season. The team will play in the new Augusta arena, currently under construction. In the weeks leading up to the 2023 vote to approve a Construction Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (C-SPLOST) to build a new arena, Coliseum

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Dana Lynn McIntyre August 22, 2025 No Comments
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Warehouse-style grocer opening in CSRA

Whether you are feeding a big family, own a restaurant, or other food industry business, you may want to check out the latest location of US Foods CHEF’STORE. Their new store is hosting a Business Preview today at 102 Mason McKnight Jr Parkway at 9:00 AM. They will open to the public tomorrow, Saturday, August 23. US Foods CHEF’STORE is a grocery store designed for food industry professionals to quickly stock up or replenish ingredients, including fresh meat, produce, frozen seafood, and other grocery items in a variety of sizes.

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Staff Report August 22, 2025 No Comments
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Smokin’ success for BBQ entrepreneur

Ironhead Barbeque is celebrating its grand opening tomorrow, Saturday, August 23, from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. You can dive into some award-winning BBQ featuring the South’s favorite cuisine. After two years of running a successful food truck business around the CSRA, owner Kurt Mueller has opened a permanent location at 340 Edgefield Road in North Augusta. As for many small businesses, it’s a story of building from the ground up, of building a business from lessons learned from the beginning. After working at Apollon Wealth Management, Mueller followed his

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Mitzi Oxford August 22, 2025 No Comments
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