Military

A resilient concept to carve a small piece out of the vast Savannah River Site for industrial development appears to be coming back to life, especially in economically lagging Barnwell and Allendale counties. It would also be a boon to the more prosperous Aiken County and surely to their close neighbors across the Savannah River in Georgia. In 1951 the Federal Government carved 310 square miles out of the three South Carolina counties to build the next generation of nuclear weapons isotopes to keep up in the Cold War with

The Automated Housing Referral network website helps military members find housing and connect to businesses that serve their needs. Companies can also advertise their goods and services to military families (Photo courtesy of Augusta University) Military families are often required to pack up and move across the country or even overseas – only one of many challenges these families face. The Augusta Business Daily found a Facebook advertisement for a website that helps them locate housing and connect them to companies in their area that serve their unique business needs.