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Augusta 2024: A supercharged outlook

With a solid year of leadership under his belt, Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson delivered his first-ever State of the City address on Tuesday. Johnson said being designated as one of five workforce hub cities by the Biden-Harris administration is what he is most proud of when he reflects on the previous year. He highlighted two events from 2023 that will continue moving the city forward in 2024 and beyond. “Our goal is to build momentum for actions and partnerships that will connect a broad range of people to good quality

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Dana Lynn McIntyre and Mitzi Oxford January 3, 2024 No Comments
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Big bucks earmarked for Georgia schools

Teacher bonuses and safety resources are heading to public school systems across the state, thanks to an amended state budget. Mike Petchenik has the details in today’s Biz Bits.

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Mike Petchenik January 3, 2024 No Comments
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SCORE-ing with experts

Today, we begin a series of videos for a non-profit business group. The mission is to help new entrepreneurs get the training they need to be successful. Click on “read more” to learn about one of the volunteer coaches, Chip Retson, and to see if you’d like to coach. Also, if you need help launching your start-up, you might consider attending the “Are You Ready to Start A Business” workshop on January 16. For info on the workshop and coaching, visit www.greateraiken.score.org

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Staff Report January 2, 2024 No Comments
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Simon Says: Mixed bag of GDP news for CSRA

Last week, I reported that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the metro area increased by 0.5% in 2022, however, that growth is not spread evenly across the seven counties. The economy of four counties grew, while three counties shrank. The fastest growth was seen in Edgefield County at 4.6 percent. Lincoln, Richmond, and Aiken counties also grew. The economies of Burke, Columbia, and McDuffie counties shrank. Edgefield’s growth was most pronounced in manufacturing, which increased by 25 percent from 2021. In durable goods, manufacturing output increased by 51.6 percent.

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe January 2, 2024 No Comments
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Small but mighty Chamber

In a beloved children’s book, the Little Engine That Could famously said, “I think I can. I think I can.” There is an office in North Augusta where they say, “I know we can.” The North Augusta Chamber of Commerce is the smallest of similar organizations serving businesses in metro Augusta. As 2023 was winding down, President and CEO, Terra Carroll sat down with Augusta Business Daily to reflect on the past 12 months and look ahead to 2024. “I think coming over and partnering with the city really gave

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Dana Lynn McIntyre January 2, 2024 No Comments
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Tie to your ‘Why’: A guide to achievable and satisfying resolutions

Welcome to the start of the New Year! Many of us see this as a time for new beginnings, and therefore, we often choose the start of the New Year to resolve and to do things differently. Hence, many of us make “New Year Resolutions” related to ourselves, our businesses, careers, and personal lives. Unfortunately, those resolutions are typically not kept. According to Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, only about 9% of people succeed at keeping their resolutions, while 23% of people quit their resolutions by the end

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Dr. Rick Franza January 2, 2024 No Comments
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A sky-high raise?

Well, it isn’t so up in the air. Mike Petchenik explains who is getting an $11,000 raise as Augusta Regional Airport undergoes changes in today’s edition of BizBits.

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Mike Petchenik December 28, 2023 No Comments
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Manufacturing growth provides big boost for CSRA County

The latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report a healthy jump in Edgefield County’s Gross Domestic Product. Dr. Simon Medcalfe, economics professor at Augusta University and contributor to Augusta Business Daily, reviewed the data and found that Edgefield County is leading the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Overall, Medcalfe said the GDP in the seven-county metro area grew by 0.5% in 2022. The economies of Burke, Columbia, and McDuffie counties shrank, while Richmond, Lincoln, Aiken, and Edgefield counties grew. “The fastest growth was seen in Edgefield

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Dana Lynn McIntyre December 27, 2023 No Comments
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