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Succession Planning: A key to lasting performance

A week ago today, there was a major shakeup in the world of college football as Nick Saban announced his retirement after 17 years as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Saban has been arguably the greatest coach in the history of college football. In his seventeen years at Alabama alone, he won over 200 games at a winning percentage of almost 88%, along with 9 Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships and 6 national championships. In a previous five-year stint at Louisiana State (LSU), he won two SEC championships and

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Dr. Rick Franza January 16, 2024 No Comments
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Changes upcoming on bar openings?

When New Year’s Eve fell on a Sunday, that didn’t mix well with plans at area bars. Changes may be on the way. Mike Petchenik has more in today’s Biz Bits.

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Mike Petchenik January 16, 2024 No Comments
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Simon Says: LMI shows signs of slowing

In November, employment in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) fell by 400 to 244,800. Unemployment remained at 3.8% for the seventh consecutive month. 170 persons left the workforce and average weekly earnings decreased by $8 to $980. The average hours worked fell to 34.1. Overall, the Labor Market Index (LMI), which is a component index of the five labor market indicators described above fell 0.2 percent. The three-month moving average continued to be positive, and the index is above the level of a year ago. However, the rate of

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe January 15, 2024 No Comments
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SCORE mentors love helping create success stories

SCORE mentors have been where you want to be. They are retired business owners and executives who can get you where you want to be. Workshops are coming up. For more information, click here www.greateraiken.score.org.

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Staff Report January 15, 2024 No Comments
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Georgia to follow suit in healthcare changes?

A recent change in a South Carolina law is credited with opening the door for a new, multi-million dollar healthcare facility in North Augusta. Now, Georgia is considering a similar change. The change was cited during Friday’s announcement of a new multispecialty clinic being developed by Augusta Oncology in the former Medac Building on Bluff Avenue. “That begins with the Lieutenant Governor and the legislators that you see behind me,” said Brett Brannon, President and CEO of Palmetto Peach Development, which is preparing the building. “Without their efforts over many

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Dana Lynn McIntyre January 15, 2024 No Comments
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Familiar face opens new place downtown

In 2015, Marty Koger was looking for something to do with a former gas station he owned in Evans. “The store had been closed for two years, and my daughter suggested I check out growler stores in Atlanta,” he recalled. “I saw that they are interesting places selling interesting beer. You could go in and chat and learn about new and interesting beers. That was attractive to me.” He really loved that there was no template for stores and he could design it any way he wanted. “I came up

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Dustin Turner January 15, 2024 No Comments
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Business Person of the Month: Dr. Aaron Washington and Maria

Entrepreneurs consider many factors when choosing a franchise. Dr. Aaron Washington and his wife, Maria, wanted to open a business that would make an impact in the community. “We wanted something we could scale and be impactful as far as providing jobs, but also providing a great service to the community that’s not the same as everyone is used to seeing,” Aaron said. He has a Ph.D. in chemistry and was an adjunct professor at USC Aiken when they opened Tutor Doctor of Evans. Maria, a former medical operations director,

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Dustin Turner January 14, 2024 No Comments
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Pay it Forward

On Tuesday and Wednesday of THIS week, SCORE mentors are leading a workshop in-person and online to help startups with FREE workshops in the CSRA. Here’s a video sneak peek of how a SCORE mentor learned from his mistakes to pay it forward to the next generation of business leaders. Info on the workshop is here: https://www.score.org/greateraiken/local-workshops

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Staff Report January 14, 2024 No Comments
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$3 million in dividends distributed to SRP members

It was an after-Christmas gift in the bank for SRP Credit Union members. A Loyalty Dividend was designed and paid out just after the holiday to reward SRP members and to recognize the financial strength of the Credit Union. In 2022, SRP’s Board also paid a Loyalty Dividend totaling over $1.5 million. This year, the amount has doubled to over $3 million. “The amount members received was based on the member’s account(s) relationship they have with SRP. All members did not receive the same amount of the Loyalty Dividend,” according

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Staff Report January 14, 2024 No Comments
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