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New leadership for Club Car

Club Car has announced Craig Scanlon as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 9, 2025. Scanlon succeeds Mark Wagner, who announced his retirement in March. With over two decades of executive leadership experience, Scanlon has held key officer roles in both private equity-owned and Fortune 500 organizations, most recently as CEO of K&N Engineering. His career spans the industrial, powersports, and automotive aftermarket sectors, including 18 years at Polaris, where he rose to the role of Chief Marketing Officer. Scanlon began his career in 1998 in commercial sales of

Staff Report June 10, 2025 No Comments

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European Company to Establish First North American Operation in South Carolina

Mikro-Technik, a natural fiber manufacturer, has announced a $3.2 million investment that will create 27 new jobs in nearby McCormick County. Founded in Germany in 1954, Mikro-Technik specializes in the processing of cellulose fiber into additives for the food and pet food industries. The company’s fibers are a renewable raw material used as a functional ingredient in food applications. Mikro-Technik is leasing and upfitting the facility located at 8463 Highway 28/221 in Plum Branch. The new operation will expand the company’s production capacity for customers in the U.S. and Canada. “Mikro-Technik’s

Staff Report May 27, 2025 No Comments

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Groundbreaking for $30 Million CSRA Cyber Center

The South Carolina National Guard (SCNG), in partnership with the University of South Carolina Aiken (USCA), will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its new $30-million Cyber Integration Center on the university’s campus on Tuesday, May 27, at 10 a.m. The state-of-the-art center, slated to break ground adjacent to Savannah River National Laboratory’s Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative on the university’s campus and near Fort Eisenhower and other regional cybersecurity assets, will serve as an ecosystem for cybersecurity experts in private, government and academic sectors and include space for classes, training areas, and operational and administrative

Staff Report May 21, 2025 No Comments

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How to grow Augusta’s airport

Members of an Augusta Aviation Commission committee heard about ways to maximize the use of Augusta Regional Airport and potential obstacles. The Opportunity Ad Hoc Committee talked about existing, available land, options on how to use it, and public development versus private development. Committee members first heard a presentation from Pamela Davison, CEO of Bravo Air. The company provides private jet charter services from the airport. She said the company began in 2021 with one aircraft, a King Air F90 turboprop plane. They soon upgraded to a larger King Air

Dana Lynn McIntyre May 21, 2025 No Comments

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Large Southeastern Engineering Firm Expands in CSRA

Multidisciplined architecture and engineering firm Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) has announced the opening of its new geotechnical engineering laboratory in Aiken, South Carolina. This laboratory is designed to expand the firm’s capabilities in geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing services in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) market. GMC offers both geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing for large multidisciplinary designs and as a single service. From preliminary design and analysis through testing and observation during construction, the firm’s geotechnical engineers and construction specialists can provide expertise for long-term, cost-effective

Staff Report May 20, 2025 No Comments

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Bank with 115 Georgia branches to add six to the CSRA

It was standing room only at a new bustling bank in National Hills at 2805 Washington Road. National and local leaders from the Chase Bank came to the city to celebrate the opening and to announce plans to open up to six branches in the region over the next three years. A Chase executive told ABD at the event that the next two branches to open will be in Aiken and South Augusta. CSRA Chamber and political leaders joined the lunchtime ribbon-cutting and took a tour of the Chase bank,

Neil Gordon May 15, 2025 No Comments

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Legacy company in Aiken County expanding

One of the largest manufacturing companies in Aiken County is kicking off a major expansion. Kimberly-Clark is pumping more than $200 million into their facility on Old Jackson Highway in Beech Island. While headquartered in Texas, the Beech Island location is already the company’s largest facility. “I’m pleased to hear the news of this major expansion at Kimberly-Clark’s Beech Island facility. Kimberly-Clark has been a cornerstone in Aiken County’s economy for decades, and this investment represents a continued vote of confidence in our community and what it offers the manufacturing

Dana Lynn McIntyre May 6, 2025 No Comments

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Splish Splash: Your dog’s taking a bath!

Hollywood Feed is expanding this summer in West Augusta. Now, your pets will be able to come into the store and feel part of the expansion. Managers tell ABD that pet parents will have two self-service bathing stations to keep their “best friends” clean. Contractors are cutting through the side wall of the main store to connect two more storefronts that Hollywood Feed will be leasing. The existing 3,150 square feet store will expand to more than 5,000 square feet to allow for the new pet area and for an

Neil Gordon May 5, 2025 No Comments

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People and Technology Company Opens CSRA Office

Last week’s Augusta Richmond County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting brought a lot of smiles to locals, including the market leader, Shawn Hackett (holding scissors), and many executives from their home base in Greenville, South Carolina. HTI, short for Human Technologies Incorporated, moved into a building close to Augusta Tech’s South Augusta campus. HTI provided talent assessment/personality testing for the guests who RSVP’d. The company implements analytics and testing to help match the right employees to employers with HTI Jobs in the middle of the process. The Augusta branch is

Neil Gordon April 2, 2025 No Comments

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New Adventure for Fun and Entertainment Center

Today at 4 P.M, the Steudle (Elduets backwards) family is welcoming the community to their new location of Elduets Adventures, Events, and Treasures. The fun center is sharing the On Car Automotive building in between Davis and Baston Road at Washington Road adjacent to Masters GMC Auto Dealership. Enjoy some refreshments, get a free chair massage, and meet local artists. Visitors will have a chance to explore adventures like gem mining, the escape room, playing mini golf, experiencing the shooting alley, and shopping at their international gift shop full of

Neil Gordon March 31, 2025 No Comments

New leadership for Club Car

European Company to Establish First North American Operation in South Carolina

Groundbreaking for $30 Million CSRA Cyber Center

How to grow Augusta’s airport

Large Southeastern Engineering Firm Expands in CSRA

Bank with 115 Georgia branches to add six to the CSRA

Legacy company in Aiken County expanding

Splish Splash: Your dog’s taking a bath!

People and Technology Company Opens CSRA Office

New Adventure for Fun and Entertainment Center

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