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Swagger

    Don MacNeil is the former Marketing Director of Windsor Jewelers and long-time on-air radio professional. Is it just me, or… Swagger swag·ger  /ˈswaɡər/ 1. The display of excessive confidence in manner and speech. Peruse online dictionaries for “swagger” and the results won’t be flattering. Definitions will include pejoratives like, “strut”, “insolence” “defiance” “brag” “boast’ and “bluster”. Yet, when it walks into a room displaying none of the above, you will still recognize it for what it is…swagger. Think of the human qualities that, taken together, make up the

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Don MacNeil November 17, 2021 No Comments
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Simon Says: Augusta’s unemployment picture

The headline unemployment rate for the Augusta MSA fell to a record low of 2.8% in September on a seasonally adjusted basis unemployment has been at 3.1% for the last three months.  Other labor market data for Augusta also barely moved in September. Employment fell by 400 jobs, average weekly earnings rose by $3, hours worked fell by about 12 minutes and the labor force contained 373 fewer people. Putting all these variables into the Augusta Labor Market Index suggest there has been little improvement locally, with the LMI is

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor November 16, 2021 1 Comment
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Amazon executive to share lessons learned with employers

Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Keynote speaker Robert Packett knows a thing or two about leadership working for one of the largest employers in the world and in Columbia County. Robert Packett, Southeastern Regional Director of Operations at Amazon will speak on “Turning Team Members into Team Leaders.” Packett leads a team of more than 20,000 professionals, who are the heart and soul of Amazon operations. The event is set for Wednesday, November 17th from 11 A.M to 1 P.M at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion. It’s part of the Executive

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Neil Gordon November 16, 2021 No Comments
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Attract and Secure Talent

Robert Kelly and his brother Isaac have been the “boots on the ground” for their three family staffing companies.  In today’s employment tip, Robert says that employers and employees have to put themselves in each other’s shoes to get what they want.

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Neil Gordon November 16, 2021 No Comments
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Rising meat prices lead to increase in CSRA deer hunting

With the rising cost of meat, David Brinson Jr. saves money by keeping his freezer stocked with venison, rather than dealing with limited selection and higher prices at the grocery store. Brinson – an avid hunter – from Appling says he can kill a deer and have it processed for about $1.50 a pound – a price that’s impossible to find at any grocery store. But an increase in deer hunting means local processors currently have more business than they can handle. “Demand is definitely outweighing supply for that industry,”

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Josh Heath November 16, 2021 No Comments
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Augusta BizBitz

More to the story of the German manufacturer coming to Augusta. It’s ironic on my 58th birthday today, I am peeling the layers of the onion off of this story in which Richmond County and State leaders outbid 100 other communities for the right to bring Aurubis to South Augusta with the promise of 125 high-paying jobs. One of my favorite roles in local TV news was that of “Troubleshooter” for NBC 26 in the 1990’s. I thrived on taking a story EVERY outlet had (the Aurubis Press Release dropped

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Neil Gordon November 15, 2021 No Comments
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UPS, Coke and Home Depot making holiday new$

  These three heavyweight headquartered Atlanta companies are busy innovating in the face of a unique holiday season. One of the Georgia Giants got a little nudge from the White House. Here’s Mike Petchenik with your business week in review from Atlanta.

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Mike Petchenik November 15, 2021 No Comments
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Local doctor and his wife excited to see how the cookie crumbles

Troy Akers works as a doctor, but now he’s decided to take a bite out of the cookie business. Next spring, Troy – an Army veteran – and his wife, Nancy, will open a Crumbl Cookies franchise at 4263 Washington Road, Unit 625 in the Mullins Colony Shopping Center near Belk in Evans. “We’ve always been entrepreneurs at heart,” he says. “I’ve looked into different businesses.” Friends told them about a Crumbl franchise opportunity, so they visited the Lexington location and fell in love with the brand. “My wife bakes

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Josh Heath November 15, 2021 No Comments
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New quick serve business opens at busiest Aiken intersection

When you pull into a bay at one of the three Take 5 Oil Change businesses in the Augusta market (which includes the newest one in Aiken) prepare to think you are seeing a ballet in blue jeans and with sound effects. The three or four technicians that will service your vehicle are dressed as you would expect, but they work with dispatch, swiftly moving on to their next task as soon as they have finished the last, and it’s very vocal, like an army cadence that they have sung

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Stephen Delaney Hale November 15, 2021 No Comments
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Mondays with Rick: Giving Back

Editor’s Note: Dr. Rick Franza, the Dean of the AU Hull College of Business School just returned from a conference in the Tampa, Florida area. Hull is accredited through the Association of Advancement of Colleges and Schools of Business (AACSB) and in 2020 the AACSB updated its standards related to the responsibility a member school has to serve their communities. ABD: Rick, what areas does the AACSB look at for schools like Hull to engage within the community? Rick: Here are the suggested areas that each school will pick from

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Neil Gordon November 15, 2021 No Comments
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