Networking

The turnout at the CASA Home Show didn’t quite meet Blane Bailey’s expectations, but he still calls it a successful event. Bailey had expected 8,000 to 10,000 people at the show, which was held Saturday and Sunday at the Columbia County Exhibition Center in Grovetown. But the actual numbers were closer to 5,000, which he said was more than the number who attended the Augusta Home and Garden Show in February in downtown Augusta. More than 80 vendors, including Tub Doctor, Palmetto Pools and Mosquito Squad, had booths at the

Urban and Rural Roost is creating a new way to work in the CSRA where entrepreneurs, remote workers, startup founders, and podcast hosts can gather for interaction and stimulate their creative juices. There’s a reason for the business name Urban and Rural Roost and it’s another bit of “out of the box” thinking by founder, Gary Finnan. “Aiken merges the urban and rural beautifully,” he said. “The area where we are, 703 Richland Avenue East, might be considered urban blight, but I believe this area has great potential and will

The first step to better health can literally mean taking the first step. Local residents have a chance to do just that with the American Heart Association’s CSRA Heart Walk at 8 a.m. Saturday at SRP Park in North Augusta. The Heart Walk is a time to celebrate heart and stroke survivors, raise funds and encourage physical activity. “The past year has shown us that no matter where we are, we can come together for a common cause,” said Dr. Philip Coule, Chief Medical Officer at Augusta University Health, who

Editor’s Note: This Friday morning, Ben Chestnut (see above photo), Augusta native and co-founder/CEO of Mailchimp based in Atlanta, will speak at  Augusta University at 10 a.m.in the lobby of the Georgia Cyber Center’s Shaffer MacCartney Building. Prior to his talk, Dr. Rick Franza, the Dean of AU’s Hull College of Business, will join other dignitaries in a meet-n-greet session to ask Chestnut questions about his recent sale to Intuit for $12 billion, technology and other subjects. ABD: What would you like to know about Mr. Chestnut’s journey? Rick: I’d love