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Learning how to navigate the landscape of government contracts

Businesses can often find it difficult to find and bid on lucrative government contracts, but there’s a nationwide network of experts ready to help. Augusta is home to an office of the Georgia Tech APEX Accelerator, one of 300 local offices for a program previously called the Procurement Technical Assistance Centers. Nationwide, there are more than 90 APEX Accelerators. “APEX Accelerator provides technical assistance and procurement advice to businesses,” explained Dave Hepner, the counselor in the Augusta office. “We have a great deal of clients that are just beginning, and

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How are you getting home for the holidays?

Editor’s note: I remember all the years I worked in television and would get off on a Friday night after the 11 p.m. news and drive to my mother and daddy’s farm in Tennessee. The holidays were especially magical because my three sisters and their families would be there to celebrate. It was a three-bedroom house with one bathroom. Cramped? A little. But, it really was and still is the most wonderful time of the year! The holiday travel rush has begun, whether you are heading to visit family by

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New CSRA market offers meals to go

Company coming for the holidays? Want to save some time? A big trend for markets and restaurants is pick-up meals, including casseroles and pies. It can make your holidays less stressful. Mike Petchenik has the latest in today’s Biz Bits.

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An $80 billion business continues to grow

In the second part of an interview with Neil Gordon, Trey Nuckols, Recruiting Manager with Nuck Recruiting and Consulting, discusses bringing in new talent for the automotive technician industry.

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Schools to receive financial bump in the new year

Georgia’s public schools are in line for two different financial boosts. One is to provide funds for school safety. Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday announced the amended budget he will submit to the General Assembly when the legislative session begins in January will include more than $100 million annually to be used for school safety and security. It will provide every public school in the state $45,000 to use at the district’s discretion. “We could have a school resource officer in every school, if that’s what the locals do,” Kemp

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Accelerating success

Just a year from now, one location downtown could see a hub-spot incubator for new businesses. Mike Petchenik explains more in today’s edition of BizBits.

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How to Spend Your End-of-Year Vacation

As we move through the first full week of December, we can begin to anticipate the end of the calendar year. Since Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on Sundays this year, many businesses are giving their employees the last week of the year off from work. In addition, most are also off on January 2, and many are taking days off in the week leading up to Christmas, particularly with Hanukkah running from December 18-26. Therefore, many of us have anywhere from one to two weeks away from

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Key Airport leader gets $11,000 raise; part of 2024 preps

Commissioners voted to stay the course for airport leadership into 2024. They approved a 5% pay raise for Judon, who currently earns just under $220,000 a year. It will begin in January, which is the start of his new contract. Members of the Augusta Aviation Commission held their final meeting of 2023 on Tuesday and laid the groundwork for the coming year. Commissioner, Randy Sasser had been tasked with surveying the board for recommendations to serve as chairman and vice chairman in 2024. The recommendation to have current Chairman, Dan

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The technician crisis in the automobile technician industry

Trey Nuckols, Recruiting Manager of Nuck Recruiting & Consulting, sits down with Augusta Business Daily publisher, Neil Gordon to discuss challenges the auto body industry is facing with recruiting skilled workers. Nuckols says that as workers approach retirement age, efforts of recruitment services will remain key factors in keeping industries alive and well. Get in touch with Nuckols at https://nuckservices.com or (803) 522-3722.

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