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Local entrepreneur hopes to pitch golf shoes and apparel on popular business investment show

In the future, you may catch Anthony L. Griffin pitching his line of golf shoes and apparel to Daymond Johns, Mark Cuban, and the other investors on “Shark Tank.” Griffin, owner of Augusta Solution Apparel and a 30-year U.S. Army veteran, has invented and designed multifunctional golf shoes that carry all the tools a golfer needs, such as tees and magnetic ball markers. “It’s the first shoe that has an added functionality that helps golfers,” he said. “It prevents them from wondering if they have everything they need.” While Griffin

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Josh Heath April 17, 2023 No Comments
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Georgia Business Minute: Not-so-secret ingredient

Atlanta reporter, Mike Petchenick discusses a recent report from the Daily Mail detailing the process to retrieve an ingredient for the popular soft-drink Coca-Cola. Petchenick also highlights the state’s investments in electric vehicles and efforts to a crackdown on human trafficking in this week’s Georgia Business Minute.

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Mike Petchenik April 17, 2023 No Comments
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Simon Says: Staffing Strategies

The labor shortage continues to be a concern for many businesses. The Augusta metro area employment level is still 4,000 persons below pre-pandemic levels and the labor force is almost 8,000 people fewer. A new survey of businesses conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates how firms are trying to attract more applicants. The most popular strategies were increased advertising and higher starting pay. Nationwide, 5.4% of establishments have increased advertising, with 11.8% of accommodation and food services and 9.7% of health care and social assistance increasing advertising. The

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Simon Medcalfe April 17, 2023 No Comments
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North Augusta continues to grow

North Augusta was seen as a sleepy, small town, a bedroom community for Augusta for decades. Today, change and growth has arrived in North Augusta. According to the U.S. Census in 2010, North Augusta had a population of 21,348. That broke down to 4,764 families and 9,003 households. By 2020, that jumped to 24,379 residents, a 14% increase, 6,461 families, and 9,754 households. The first sign of what was to come happened in 2012, when a developer approached the city with a plan for 25 acres of undeveloped land near

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 17, 2023 1 Comment
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More seats, more events, more tourism for CSRA

A $150,000 grant has opened the door for changes to seating capacity at the Sharon Jones Amphitheater in North Augusta. The grant is through the Undiscovered South Carolina program in the state’s Parks, Recreation, and Tourism department. Karl Waldhaur, superintendent of Facilities and Programs in the North Augusta Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department briefed council members during the April 10 study session. “The purpose is to highlight places in South Carolina that have less than $900,000 of accommodations tax revenue,” Waldhaur explained. “So, the purpose is to kind of highlight

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 17, 2023 No Comments
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Mondays with Rick: Nine Days of Top-Notch Workforce Development

As you are learning from this special weekly newsletter, economic development is critically important to Augusta and the CSRA, as it is to most cities and regions. As I noted in my initial column for this newsletter, the state of Georgia and this area have been particularly successful in attracting new and existing businesses in recent years. While there have been many reasons for this success, I have learned from Cal Wray, our outstanding President of the Augusta Economic Development Authority (AEDA), that as we move forward, the number one

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Dr. Rick Franza April 17, 2023 No Comments
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Economic Update: Livin’ the Life in Business

It’s all in the family! Coach Dave Holdeman from The Alternative Board of the CSRA and Augusta Business Daily publisher, Neil Gordon congratulate family-owned MAU on 50 years in business. Holdeman and Gordon also discuss a project aiming to bring more tourism to the area and ways companies can measure engagement among their employees to create an ideal workplace culture. Get the latest on this and more in the economic update for this week!

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Neil Gordon with Dave Holdeman April 17, 2023 No Comments
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Mondays with Rick: R&R is important for successful business owners

Dr. Rick Franza, Professor of Management at the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he talks about the value of rest and relaxation for business owners. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: We just got through with Spring Break and soon will be heading into summer vacation. But often, small business owners feel they can’t take a vacation – or even any break at all. How important is time off for relaxing and resting for

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Dr. Rick Franza April 16, 2023 No Comments
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What do you want more time for?

Owning a business isn’t easy. Do you want more time for R&R, family, friends, or hobbies? Neil Gordon explores the subject with Amy Richardson.

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Neil Gordon with Amy Richardson April 16, 2023 No Comments
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Local tourism agency to kick off new experiential program

Local business leaders will soon have the opportunity to host fun, educational team-building exercises and corporate events, thanks to a new tourism product coming to Augusta. Destination Augusta will unveil its Authentic Augusta Experiences Collection on Thursday, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Julian Smith Casino. These 10 unique experiences include Bartender for a Day – All Equal Parts; Time Detectives – Augusta Museum of History; and Mystery at the Morris – The Rest of the Story. During the event, attendees will get the chance to meet many

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Josh Heath April 16, 2023 No Comments
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