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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Coach Darin: 3 surprising trends that will change the way you run your business

For many years, Darin Myers oversaw the operations of Plant Vogtle I and II. He is the local franchisee of TAB serving the CSRA. If you’d like more information on the peer-to-peer advisory boards that he leads, email [email protected] or call 706.755.0606 There have been a lot of talks lately about Artificial Intelligence and how it…

ByDarin Myers18 hours ago0Comments

Downtown businesses to participate in golf-themed retail crawl

Many people think downtown businesses are really busy during Masters Week, but that’s not the case, according to Jennifer Tinsley. Tinsley owns FIELD Botanicals located on 12th Street, one of 13 downtown businesses participating in a first-ever golf-themed shopping crawl next week called The 19th Hole. Businesses participating in the week-long event include Urban K9, Flowers…

ByJosh Heath18 hours ago0Comments

Consumer Stories Events Restaurants/Food

Local farm owners to host opening day event next weekend

Many organizations offer Easter egg hunts, but next weekend, owners of a local farm will host a major event with 2,000 eggs. Laura Russo and her husband, Jarett Acosta own the 70-acre Boondock Farms located at 755 Foreman St. in Jackson. The Easter egg hunt will be part of its Opening Day Vendor Festival on Saturday,…

ByJosh Heath18 hours ago0Comments

B2B Stories Economics Expansions/Moves Top Story

New amendment caps cost of James Brown Arena construction

Cost overruns on major construction projects are common, but an amendment has been approved to ensure that doesn’t happen in building the new James Brown Arena. The project has an estimated price tag of $240 million and the amendment caps it at $250 million. The project will create an Augusta Entertainment Complex anchored by the…

ByJosh Heath18 hours ago0Comments

Restaurants/Food

Business Lunch Review: Topgolf

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday, he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the…

ByWes Hennings18 hours ago0Comments

B2B Podcasting

What YPA has to do with you?

Amy Richardson discusses what the YPA has to offer with Jeannine Steinkuhl and James Allen, the president and vice president of Young Professionals of Augusta. It’s a growing networking group for professionals of all fields between the ages of 21-40 years old.

ByAmy Richardson18 hours ago0Comments

B2B Stories Education

Local university targets high paying jobs in new online degree program

The University of South Carolina Aiken will offer online bachelor’s degree programs in business administration with concentrations in finance and marketing for the summer 2023 semester. Based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, some of the fastest-growing and highest-paying jobs are in the financial and marketing fields. The bachelor's in business administration, with concentrations…

ByStaff Report2 days ago0Comments

Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned: Not Quite Ready for Retirement? Try the 5 R’s

It has been almost two months since it was decided I would step down as Dean of Augusta University’s Hull College of Business and almost a month since my last day as Dean. While I am approaching traditional retirement age, I was pretty sure I was not yet ready to retire. I felt like I…

ByDr. Richard Franza 2 days ago0Comments

Consumer Stories Good Deeds Restaurants/Food Top Story

Eat a sub and make a difference!

Jersey Mike’s sandwich locations are wrapping up their 13th Annual Month of Giving fundraising campaign with the traditional Day of Giving today. All this month, patrons have been encouraged to make donations through the Jersey Mike’s mobile app or by stopping in a location to buy a sub. It culminates with this year’s Day of Giving today…

ByDana Lynn McIntyre2 days ago0Comments