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A glimpse inside the area’s newest hospital

Elected officials and business leaders had a peek inside the hospital under construction in Columbia County. The facility is at exit 190 off Interstate 20. Officials with Wellstar MCG Health organized a Friday morning walk of the 85% completed building on Gateway Boulevard, near the Gateway to Grovetown. “It’s amazing that I’m standing here at this moment in Columbia County’s history,” said David Jameson, interim President and CEO of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce. “It feels good. If I’m excited, every citizen in Columbia County should be just overwhelmed

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Dana Lynn McIntyre November 18, 2025 No Comments
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Getting back to normal at the airport

Augusta Regional Airport urges travelers to brace for ongoing delays — as employees scramble to recover from missed paychecks and wait for back pay. Even though the 40-day federal shutdown has officially ended, Augusta Regional Airport leaders say the effects are far from over — not only for passengers, but for the more than 80 TSA and FAA employees now scrambling to catch up on bills, repay loans, and recover from more than a month without a paycheck. At the same time, flight schedules remain unstable, and a 6% nationwide flight reduction

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Dana Lynn McIntyre November 14, 2025 No Comments
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Simon Says: Bad Job News & Pay in Georgia/Carolina

With the continued government shutdown and no new official economic news releases from federal agencies, I again turn to the ADP employment report for the latest jobs market data. The ADP report is based on national payroll data from more than 26 million U.S. employees, who come from ADP clients, like the ones getting serviced for payroll and HR in West August. This is about 1 in 5 private sector employees, and 1 in 6 covers total employees. The data they have does skew towards larger firms and firms located

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe November 13, 2025 No Comments
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Grade Inflation: Both a Cause and Sign of America’s Weakening Competitiveness

Publisher’s Note: When interviewing a candidate at your business in the CSRA, do you expect their GPA to be a true indicator of how dedicated and intelligent he or she is? Students’ grades are up across the country from a while ago until now by 10-20%. But why? Dr. Rick Franza takes a look at an academic challenge that needs course correction. Grade inflation has been rampant on college campuses for decades, particularly since COVID, when this trend became exceedingly evident and problematic.  Having done my undergraduate work in the late

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Dr. Rick Franza, AU Hull College of Business Professor November 13, 2025 No Comments
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Helping entrepreneurs while checking off your Christmas List

There is a special retail event tomorrow at Augusta University (AU) on a campus more commonly associated with cybersecurity. The Holiday Maker’s market is on Friday from 11 AM to 3:30 PM at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center (GCITC) on Grace Hopper Lane. Tina Baggott, AU’s interim executive vice president for Strategic Partnerships and Economic Development, told ABD the market has two goals. First, to offer early Christmas shopping with unique items created by students and faculty. The second purpose is to foster entrepreneurship, particularly among student vendors.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre November 13, 2025 No Comments
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60-year company makes acquisition for future growth

To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Pollock Company acquired a 36-year-old company to add the last piece of their technology offering in the CSRA. Advanced Technology Communications (ATG) was founded in 1989, and its customers will now be part of Pollock Company’s ecosystem of end-to-end technology services. “This acquisition is about more than growth—it’s about investing locally and offering a scope of services and level of convenience that doesn’t currently exist in this market,” said Ed Pollock, CEO of Pollock Company, which is headquartered on 1711 Central Avenue in Augusta with

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Staff Report November 12, 2025 No Comments
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Popular restaurant to replace closed one in Martinez

Chicken Fingers Restaurant is preparing to open its second location on 3909 Washington Road in Martinez. It’s in the former Gary’s Hamburgers restaurant. ABD first told you that Gary Gibson made the difficult decision to close his Gary’s Hamburgers restaurant in Martinez after more than a decade. He told ABD he was unable to staff it. Our article is HERE. Chicken Fingers’ other location opened in May 2017 at 4118 Evans to Locks Road in a shopping plaza in Evans, near the Lakeside Schools. Chicken Fingers restaurant most closely resembles

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Neil Gordon November 10, 2025 No Comments
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Military Intelligence Veteran develops $1 million business in CSRA

Luke Cain joined the Marine Corps after 9/11, serving 16 years in the Military Intelligence community. “I deployed 3 times while active, and deployed again after getting out as a contractor in the military community,” said the Evans resident. Cain had no college degree or business background. “Civilian life didn’t have the same structure and standards,” said Cain. He looked for a team and found it in the Pest Control industry. “Mosquito Squad is made up of numerous locations and owners across the US. We all share our experiences and

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Neil Gordon November 10, 2025 No Comments
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Entrepreneurial Summit wraps up with lessons learned

The Startup Champions Network (SCN) fall summit is in the books, and attendees carried the flavor of Augusta with them as they departed. The network, started in 2014 to provide leaders of entrepreneurial ecosystems the support and tools to foster success, holds two summits each year. This marked the first time Augusta has been the host. Leading the Augusta event were Eric Parker and Grace Belangia, co-founders of theClubhou.se, based in the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Technology Center. They are also behind Make Startups Augusta, a project to nurture entrepreneurship.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre November 10, 2025 No Comments
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Gearing up for Georgia’s 2026 legislative session

The Columbia County Exhibition Center was filled on Thursday with business owners and community leadership eager to get insights into the 2026 Georgia Legislative session. The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Legislative Breakfast brought together state Senator Lee Anderson (R-District 24) and Representatives Dr. Mark Newton (R-District 127) and Gary Richardson (R-District 125) for a panel discussion. “I think it’s important for the business community to know what’s coming, to know what’s going to be discussed in Atlanta, to be able to talk to members and to be able

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Dana Lynn McIntyre November 7, 2025 No Comments
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