A pair of out-of-market companies are moving into the Peach State promising a lot of good-paying jobs. Georgia Capitol reporter Mike Petchenik has more from Atlanta.
Mike Frazier, one of the leaders of Peak Talent Capital Solutions in Augusta, came up with a new twist on the term “inflation” as it relates to employees. Here is this edition of “Successorized”
IHOP North Augusta – Holiday Today’s writing will be a little different. Maybe we’ll call it the holiday episode. It’s probably one of my favorites, but also the one I’m most hesitant to put out in the world. That’s because as a general rule, I believe that generosity is best served anonymously. That said, this Christmas season I had the great chance to spread some kindness, and now I hope the sentiment spreads to you. We’ve heard over and over how hard the past year has been for those people
2020 was a hard year for most, but for Jon and Laura McCauley, it was especially difficult. Jon – a chemical engineer – lost his son in a car accident and decided it was time for a career change. He and his wife, Laura – a proposal writer for a large technology company – opened a PostalAnnex store (see photo above) at 5121 Washington Road, Suite 2 in the Riverwood Town Center on Monday, Nov. 15. Opening the store “was a long process,” says Laura. “We were very excited when
Atlanta based Coca-Cola is making some changes in the new year and so is UPS as well. Mike Petchenik has more from the State Capitol.
A national furniture company has opened a new location in Aiken. American Freight Furniture (see photo above) is now open at 1680 Richland Ave. West near Food Lion in Kalmia Plaza. The 30,000-square-foot store sells a variety of items, such as indoor and outdoor furniture, as well as mattresses, appliances, and rugs. Founded in 1994, American Freight has more than 350 stores in 40 states, including one located at 1708 Wylds Road in Augusta. The Aiken store is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday from
A local charitable organization has received a $3.7 million grant that will help to feed the hungry in the CSRA. Golden Harvest Food Bank is one of eight food banks throughout Georgia that has received a Department of Community Affairs Grant, which will be administered locally by the Augusta Economic Development Authority. The grant was funded by the CARES Act – a law that was passed in response to the pandemic. Golden Harvest will use the funds to cover 75% of the construction costs for a two-story, 30,000-square-foot building on
Are you contemplating a dry January or a Veganuary? Want to exercise more and eat less? Many of us make New Year resolutions about this time of the year, only for them to fall apart before the end of January. Not sure you can make the commitment last, economics is here to help with the anti-charity! The StickK website (https://www.stickk.com) was started by Yale professors, Ian Ayers and Dean Karlan. In graduate school, Karlan had found himself putting on weight as had a fellow grad student. They set up a
An Aiken shopping center has been sold to a new owner for $1.25 million. Cornerstone Town Center – located at 126 Dominion Drive off Whiskey Road, was recently bought by DB Development Partners LLC. The 9,000-square-foot development, which is fully leased, has seven tenants including Hollow Creek Animal Hospital, a pediatric physical therapy clinic, and Aiken Christian Church. “The growth in the south Aiken area is continuous,” says one of the co-owners of DB Development, who asked us not to use his name. “It’s in a nice location.” The development
Don MacNeil is the former Marketing Director of Windsor Jewelers and long-time on-air radio professional. Is it just me, or… Defeating Non-Attention Marketing lore has it that esteemed advertising smart guy Ron Marshall once ran a crazy experiment to find out how many ads he was exposed to during a typical day. He decided to spot as many commercials as possible and tabulate them in a 24-hour period. By lunch he was at 487 and, amazed, decided not to continue. Volumes have been written decrying the daily onslaught
