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A Dadventure unlike any other

Editor’s note: When Wes Hennings contributes to ABD, the topic usually revolves around Working for the Weekends and where you can take your kids for some fun and games. Today’s Dadventure is different. It’s a lifesaving trip he takes with his daughter.  You’re never prepared for your child to receive a devastating diagnosis. But it’s news we received before our daughter was even born. She would live her life facing Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a disease that until just a few years ago, was almost always deadly before the age of

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Wes Hennings January 2, 2025 No Comments
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Business Recovery and Resilience: Dealing with the Impacts of Hurricane Helene

Businesses in and around Augusta continue to grapple with the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. The storm’s impact, which traced a path of destruction across our region, was especially hard-hitting for interior areas in Georgia and the Carolinas. While there’s no doubt that Augusta will recover and continue to thrive as a leading destination for business, it’s important to understand the residual effects businesses in our area face as they navigate the recovery process. Navigating insurance gaps Helene left local business owners stuck in a maze of insurance-related uncertainties. Interior

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Kevin Glass, Augusta Market President, Synovus Bank January 1, 2025 No Comments
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Second Round of Funding Underway for Helene Crisis Fund

The Community Foundation for the CSRA has entered the second phase of its Hurricane Helene Community Crisis Fund granting process. Since the storm’s aftermath, the Foundation has granted $2,803,500 to nonprofits that have worked on the front lines providing critical services and administering aid. The second phase of granting will continue to fund 20 counties, in both Georgia and South Carolina, that were impacted by Hurricane Helene.  During round two, the Foundation will expand its granting parameters to include not just 501(c)3 nonprofits, but also churches, civic organizations, and schools

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Staff Report January 1, 2025 No Comments
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Deadlines Looming for Hurricane Recovery Aid

Businesses and individuals trying to recover from Hurricane Helene’s destruction are facing deadlines to apply for assistance, and they are different in Georgia and South Carolina. The Palmetto State has the most immediate deadline. It is on January 7. That is the final date businesses, homeowners, renters, and nonprofits can apply for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) low-interest disaster loans. Stephen Clark, SBA Public Affairs Specialist, provided ABD with the latest information on how and where to apply. Applications can be filed online at https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance. Clark said there are also

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Dana Lynn McIntyre January 1, 2025 No Comments
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List pinpoints “hot” jobs in CSRA and the state

Georgia now has a tool identifying what are and will be, the most in-demand jobs to fill current openings and create a workforce pool for the future. Called “Georgia’s High Demand Career List’, it was approved by the State Workforce Development Board, according to a news release from Gov. Brian Kemp (R). “As the number one state to do business for over a decade, maintaining our competitive edge remains a top goal for my administration and our partners in the legislature,” said Kemp. “Georgia’s High Demand Career List is our

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Dana Lynn McIntyre December 30, 2024 No Comments
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2025 Predictions: Trump Policies Edition

Editor’s note: As a follow-up to the venerable Rick Franza’s 2024 prediction outcome article, we wanted to ensure you didn’t miss what he believes will impact your business in the coming year. Grab some libation and dive into 2025! After wrapping up my grading for 2024 (both for my Augusta University/Hull College students and for my 2024 Predictions for the Augusta Business Daily), I am sitting on an oceanfront balcony on Hilton Head Island contemplating the year ahead. Unlike last year, when my prognostications spanned multiple areas (national economy, local

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Dr. Rick Franza December 30, 2024 No Comments
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Business Leaders Can Master the Art of Cooking

Some of the most powerful business leaders have interesting hobbies. Hiking, chess, and gardening rank high on the list of diversions from the stressful world of business. Former President, George W. Bush took up painting after leaving office. He took lessons from Bonnie Flood, a Georgia-based artist. Former Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer bakes in her time away from the office. She says the best cooks are chemists and baking gives her innovative ways of looking at business solutions. If that sounds like your cup of tea or in this case,

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Staff Report December 30, 2024 No Comments
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CSRA to host huge U.S. entrepreneurial event

The start-up business world is coming to Augusta later in 2025. Until then, leaders at Make Startups are visiting start-up incubators all over the country. It has been almost a year since ABD first told you about a local entrepreneurial group getting ready to crisscross America to learn and share best practices. Make Startups is based in theClubhou.se and is an offshoot of HACK Augusta. It is in the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center. Eric Parker, CEO of Make Startups, told ABD they have been visiting from the West

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Dana Lynn McIntyre December 29, 2024 No Comments
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Restaurant set to re-open after holiday car accident

The staff at an Evans restaurant got an unwanted Christmas gift on Christmas Eve. A driver careened into the side of the eatery, destroying the drive-thru window and causing significant damage to the adjacent kitchen. This week, remodelers hope to complete work on the Chicken Fingers Restaurant at the corner of Blue Ridge Drive and Evans to Locks Road. In the meantime, the restaurant is parking its food truck in front of their end cap unit. The Shoppes at Blue Ridge Center owners and property managers at Jordan Trotter Commercial

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Neil Gordon December 29, 2024 No Comments
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2024 Predictions: How Did My Crystal Ball Do?

Publisher’s Note: Tomorrow is December 31st, both New Year’s Eve and the official end of 2024. In case you missed a previous article, Dr. Rick Franza took a break from grading his students and graded himself on predictions he made about a year ago. Last Thursday, my esteemed colleague, Dr. Simon Medcalfe, provided another of his informative and amusing talks at the annual Hull College of Business’ Economic Forecast Breakfast. His presentation at this time last year inspired me to consult my “crystal ball” and make my predictions for 2024

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Dr. Rick Franza December 29, 2024 No Comments
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