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Friday, March 31, 2023

Financial/Investing

Insights from JA Discovery Center Tour

Yesterday, while touring Savannah’s JA Discovery Center, I met Travion, a married pastry chef with one child. Even though he’s only 12 and in seventh grade, Travion already earns $44,000 a year, which might not sound like much to some, but I can assure you, it’s the dream salary of many a journalist. Of course, it…

ByJosh HeathJanuary 26, 20230Comments

Financial/Investing Top Story

JA returns to Augusta with new business model

Some Savannah middle school students aren’t even teenagers yet, but they’re already married with children, jobs, and bills. While that may sound impossible, it’s all part of the JA Discovery Center, which is housed on Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus. Yesterday, nearly 30 local educators, school representatives, business leaders, and nonprofit directors traveled from Evans to…

ByJosh Heath and Neil GordonJanuary 25, 20230Comments

B2B Stories Financial/Investing

Local business credit expert shares knowledge

An Augusta area financial expert says just 7% of your companies’ vendors and lenders report to the credit bureaus. “No one reports automatically, and you must register your business at the three business credit bureaus to even get a score; it doesn't just magically appear,” said Regional Managing Partner, Alan Mosher of the J. Galt Finance…

ByNeil GordonJanuary 25, 20230Comments

B2B Stories Financial/Investing

CSRA credit union pays out big dividend

SRP Federal Credit Union members started the new year off with some extra cash. In December, the SRP FCU Board of Directors approved a Loyalty Dividend, totaling more than $1.5 million, to be paid out across their membership. The additional dividend was designed to reward SRP members and to recognize the financial strength of the…

ByStaff ReportJanuary 25, 20230Comments

B2B Stories Financial/Investing

CSRA financial advisors move practice to 128-year-old asset management firm

Local financial advisors, Jason Crane and Gerry Owen, owners and operators of Crane & Owen Financial Solutions in Aiken, have relocated their practice from Edward Jones to Ameriprise Financial. Together, they manage nearly $150 million in combined client assets. Crane and Owen began exploring options for moving their business two years ago and selected Ameriprise for…

ByJosh HeathNovember 30, 20220Comments

B2B Stories Financial/Investing

Investment experts discuss employer-sponsored retirement plans

Tony Mariano wants his employees to know how to fix toilets and water leaks, but he also wants them to plan for the future. “They know plumbing, but they don’t understand finance,” he said. Mariano, service manager for FlowPro Plumbing, said the company wants to start offering a retirement plan. Tony Mariano He was one…

ByJosh HeathSeptember 15, 20220Comments

B2B Stories Financial/Investing

Power Lunch will explain the value of credit reporting for small businesses

Credit reporting can be a benefit for a small business – it can help a lending institution evaluate your business’ credit worthiness. SRP Federal Credit Union is hosting a lunch to help business owners understand what it all means. SRP's Community Development and Business Banking teams will present the first session of the SRP Small Business…

ByGary KauffmanJuly 27, 20222Comments

B2B Stories Financial/Investing

SRP Federal Credit Union announces new CEO

Eric Jenkins will become the new Chief Executive Officer of SRP Federal Credit Union on Sept. 1. He will succeed interim President, Woody Shuler. Jenkins, a graduate of the University of South Carolina, had served as CEO at Education Credit Union in Amarillo, Texas. “The Board is pleased and excited that Mr. Jenkins will be joining the…

ByGary KauffmanJuly 26, 20220Comments

B2B Stories Financial/Investing

SRP gives teens a dose of financial reality

Patti McGrath is a Marketing Specialist II at SRP Federal Credit Union. She has worked in marketing for more than 25 years and has five years in the credit union industry. Joining the SRP team has been rewarding for her due to their involvement in the community, especially regarding financial literacy. She wanted to share…

ByPatti McGrathJuly 21, 20220Comments

B2B Stories Financial/Investing

Local financial expert says history shows rewards await the patient investor

It looks like some Baby Boomers might be hanging out in the job market a bit longer. The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College estimates that retirement accounts collectively have lost more than $3 trillion since January – $1.4 trillion in 401(k)s and $2 trillion in IRAs. That has a lot of people near retirement…

ByGary KauffmanJune 27, 20220Comments