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Off to the races with a major economic impact

While it doesn’t involve world-class golf, there is another time-honored tradition in the CSRA and this one is all about horses. The 57th running of the Aiken Spring Steeplechase is Saturday, March 23, and it’s a big deal. According to the Aiken Steeplechase Association, more than 25,000 visitors will attend this weekend’s event. The 43 horses entered came from up and down the Eastern seaboard. That means, horse owners, jockeys, and supporters are probably already here. While ABD couldn’t confirm a bottom-line figure for economic impact, Eric Gordon, the city

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Mitzi Oxford March 20, 2024 No Comments
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Service Operations: Quality and the Customer Experience

When I began studying Operations Management (OM) in my Ph.D. program at Georgia Tech in the 1990’s, the discipline was much different. It was often called “Production and Operations Management” which indicated its emphasis on the production or manufacture of goods. While service sector jobs were already outpacing the manufacturing or goods-producing sector jobs by the late 1960’s, the service economy has boomed since while the goods-producing economy has remained fairly stable. It wasn’t until the mid-to-late 1990’s that the study of OM began putting significant emphasis on how to

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Dr. Rick Franza March 19, 2024 No Comments
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North Augusta’s multi-million dollar project list

In November, Aiken County residents will be asked to vote on the county’s fifth Capital Project Sales Tax (CPST). The one-cent tax will be collected on goods and services purchased within the county. The money will be shared with each municipality within Aiken County. The municipalities must provide a list of projects and the amount requested. Monday night, North Augusta City Council voted unanimously to approve its request list with a more than $48.6 million price tag. City Administrator, Jim Clifford said after the initial list presented in a work

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Dana Lynn McIntyre March 19, 2024 No Comments
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Awards

Local hotel receives “Best of” Award

The Baymont by Wyndham Augusta Riverwatch has been awarded the annual “Best of Baymont” Award which recognizes the brand’s top-performing hotels and their staff. In celebration of the achievement, hotel owner, Kanta K.R. Kondur accepted the award from Greg Giordano, Company Brand Leader and Vice President of Operations and Wyndham Hotel & Resorts Leadership. “We are so proud to receive this honor, as our team has worked incredibly hard to consistently deliver a high level of service to our guests,” said Kondur. “This award is a testament to the dedication

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Staff Report March 19, 2024 No Comments
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Financing for new hospital in place

Funding for the construction of the new Columbia County hospital in Grovetown has passed its last step. Attorney Jim Driver told members of the Columbia County Hospital Authority they successfully closed on the $375 million bond and construction is underway. Crews have been clearing the land in anticipation of the start of construction. “The main role is going to be for you to sit on their board, and also to get the quarterly financials. None of that is triggered until they have a certificate of occupancy,” he explained. The series

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Dana Lynn McIntyre March 18, 2024 No Comments
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Fastest growing CSRA counties

A couple of Georgia counties were the fastest growing of the 360 largest counties in the nation in the third quarter of 2023. Clayton County (Jonesboro) had the largest percentage increase in average weekly wages at 7.7% and Hall County (Gainesville) had the largest percentage increase in employment at 5.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), Lincoln County saw the largest increase in wages and employment. Wages increased 4.6% from the third quarter of 2022 and employment increased 6.6% in September 2023

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe March 18, 2024 No Comments
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Subdividing huge Augusta Building

WOW! Commercial Real Estate agent, Scott Brantley of the Beman Group recently placed an anchor tenant in the vacant, former WOW call center located at 3674 Wheeler Rd. Brantley executed a 10-year multi-option lease with Circle City ABA for the medical services provider to take about 1/3rd of the large office building. “We were able to work with our client (owner) to find a way to offer less space to multiple tenants instead of having to find someone willing to lease the entire 27,000 square feet. This company originated in

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Neil Gordon March 17, 2024 No Comments
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Flying high from Augusta to Augusta!

Two new partnerships connected to Augusta Regional Airport were announced during Thursday’s Fifth Annual Innovation XChange Forum, including one that will introduce air taxis. Bravo Air, the private air charter operator based at Augusta Regional, is working with SkyDrive, a Tokyo-based Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company. The company builds a variety of drones, and recently began production of electric-powered aircraft. Bravo Air has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to five of the aircraft. “Stephanie Henson (Bravo Air Managing Partner) and I recently visited SkyDrive’s team in Japan

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Dana Lynn McIntyre March 17, 2024 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Best Biz Bits of the Week!

Today, ABD begins a new feature. We asked our Mike Petchenik to cull through the best biz bits of the week. He found an update from a major Augusta employer, growth from a big box retailer in the CSRA, and a deal that propels a local realtor onto the national scene.

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Mike Petchenik March 16, 2024 No Comments
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$700 million Augusta investment

Paper and packaging go together like a well-wrapped gift, which is why a Washington-based paper company bought a local packaging company. Mike Petchenik has the details in today’s Biz Bits.

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Mike Petchenik March 14, 2024 No Comments
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