Have a business idea? Where do you start? Maybe The Clubhou.se. Founder, Eric Parker can help. He spoke prior to the beginning of the ABD EXPO panel discussion. He offered great advice for entrepreneurs.
Work appears to be on schedule to positively impact the 2024 Masters Tournament and 2024 Air Show. Members of the Aviation Commission at Augusta Regional Airport were told during the October 26 regular meeting that a number of major projects are beginning. One of those projects is the long-envisioned expansion of the terminal building by re-designing gates three and four on the east end of the building. Enclosing the end of the terminal will add approximately 2,000 square feet and will require two new passenger boarding bridges that connect directly
Blaine Bilbruck spent four years in Georgia as a soldier at Fort Benning outside of Columbus. When the Illinois native was honorably discharged from the Army, he wanted to parlay his experiences into a new career that allowed him to leverage his military background. “I started looking into line work,” Bilbruck told ABD. It was a similar scenario for Navy Veteran, Tyler Rhodes. “Whenever I decided it was time for me to get out of the military, I knew I wanted to get into the trades.” Jayden Berry, a Marine
On a pleasant October morning ceremony, when President Dwight Eisenhower would likely have taken advantage of the weather to play golf at Augusta National, instead all eyes were on a ceremony which marked the re-designation from Fort Gordon to Fort Eisenhower, named in his honor. Before his presidency, Eisenhower served as a 5-star general in the U.S. Army, serving in World War I and II. Enlisted personnel and invitees gathered on Barton Field to mark the transition to the name selected by The Commission on the Naming of Items of
While most of the attention is centered on the Oct. 27 redesignation ceremony, as it is officially called, the renaming of Fort Gordon to Fort Eisenhower is having a ripple effect on the CSRA. One of the largest impacts is on a local organization dedicated to supporting the Army post, its missions, and its enlisted personnel and families. The Alliance for Fort Gordon is transforming into the Alliance for Fort Eisenhower to reflect its ongoing support. “The alliance will continue to advocate for big projects like an I-20 interchange and
Augusta’s celebrity chef, Vera Stewart has recipes you might want to try, thanks to her cookbook. Mike Petchenik explains her success in today’s BizBits.
Aiken Technical College President, Forest E. Mahan, Ph.D., has been named the Chief Executive Officer of the Year for the Southern Region by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). “I am elated to be nominated and selected for the ACCT CEO Award for the state of South Carolina and the Southern Region! Our team at Aiken Tech exemplifies what it means to be committed, innovative, and collaborative, consistently making excellence the standard,” said Dr. Mahan. “It is an honor to lead this team and guide our college as we
The Peach State and Palmetto State cannot do much better than the recent rankings related to business opportunities—with a nice mention of a local school focusing on workforce development.
Small businesses across South Carolina, from the smallest communities to the largest metropolitan cities, have an online option to market their business. The North Augusta Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Business Roundtable hosted a Zoom meeting at their October 25 session to explain We Shop SC. The initiative is a partnership with the Municipal Association of South Carolina, Main Street South Carolina, and Beyond Main. “One of the biggest things that we pursued this past year and a half ago was developing We Shop SC,” said Jenny Boulware of Main Street
Lawmakers head back to Atlanta in January and local Chambers of Commerce are holding the traditional pre-legislative session breakfasts. The Augusta Metro Chamber held its event on Oct. 24 at First Baptist Church of Augusta. Cosby Johnson, mayor of Brunswick, was the keynote speaker. Legislators attending were Representatives, Gloria Frazier (D-District 126), Dr. Mark Newton (R-District 127), Karlton Howard (D-District 129), Lynn Gladney (D-District 130) and Brian Prince (D-District 132, chairman of local delegation) and Senators Harold Jones (D-District 22) and Max Burns (R-District 23). Johnson, who is also vice
