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Job training and placement for military earns award for local college

Underemployment is one of the greatest issues faced by returning veterans — and by their spouses, who often lose ground through constant relocations. Aiken Technical College has earned a national award for programs aimed at reversing that trend and helping them prepare for their education and career. Aiken Tech has been presented with a Military Friendly® School award by Viqtory’s Military Friendly® brand. This is the 12th consecutive year the College has received the designation. The College also received the Military Friendly® School gold award for exceeding standards. Final ratings

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Staff Report March 9, 2023 No Comments
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CSRA engineering firm opens 4th Regional office

Some of the most iconic buildings and architectural landscape projects in the CSRA were envisioned and produced by CRANSTON. With headquarters in Augusta, as well as the coastal communities of Charleston and Hilton Head, S.C., the firm has expanded to the outskirts of Aiken to serve South Carolina’s Midlands region. CRANSTON, an engineering, landscape architecture, surveying, and planning firm opened a new office at 1476 Columbia Highway North, just outside of Aiken. “Our vision for regional growth includes an expansion of our practice lines, including transportation, water resource management, land

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Staff Report March 7, 2023 No Comments
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Simon Says: State labor market outperformed local #s

Last week, I reported that the Labor Market Index (LMI) for the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical area had declined for three consecutive months through December 2022. It does, however, remain just above its level a year ago. The local labor market has not performed as well as the Georgia Labor market, which has improved by 1.6 percent over the last year. Strong growth was seen in Athens, Atlanta, Columbus, and Savannah. Three metro areas saw their labor market deteriorate over the last year (see graph). Georgia added 165,000 jobs in 2021,

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor March 7, 2023 No Comments
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New businesses booming in Augusta and beyond

The number of entrepreneurs/new businesses is growing here and there across the state, but Georgia moviemakers might be in for a surprise. Mike Petchenik has the latest in our GA Business Minute.

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Mike Petchenik March 6, 2023 No Comments
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Local restaurateur to open second location in Evans

Chee Ren is expanding his local Asian fusion restaurant, thanks to customer demand. Ren, the owner of Mirin Fusion Kitchen located near Sprouts Farmers Market and First Watch at 630 Crane Creek Drive, Suite 402 in Augusta, plans to open a much larger second location at 925 Ronald Reagan Drive, Building B in Evans. As ABD reported last week, Jordan Collier with Meybohm Commercial Properties, confirmed that the Evans Society Center, a new retail development located behind the Columbia County Performing Arts Center, would be adding more tenants. Mirin’s is

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Josh Heath March 6, 2023 No Comments
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Mondays with Rick: Good resolution of a customer issue can benefit your business

  Dr. Rick Franza, Dean of the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he talks about how to recover from a customer issue. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: One of the things that is inevitable in running a business is that at some point, there will be a mistake or problem that affects a customer. Why is it so important to be able to recover well from this? Rick: I’ve seen research that shows

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Gary Kauffman March 5, 2023 No Comments
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Aiken Tech and Savannah River Site team up for award-winning workforce program

A little over two years ago, Aiken Tech’s Nuclear Fundamentals Apprenticeship Team partnered with Savannah River Site (SRS) and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) to create a model for future workforce development. The focus was on national defense and creating a viable workforce. Their hard work has paid off. The team has received the prestigious A. Wade Martin Innovation Team of the Year Award from the South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS) Foundation. The annual award recognizes SC Technical College System employees who have worked together to make a significant

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Staff Report March 2, 2023 No Comments
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Urgent care clinic to open ninth location in CSRA

A local urgent care clinic with multiple locations plans to open a new office in a building formerly occupied by a similar business. MedNow Urgent Care plans to open a new location at 210 Bobby Jones Expressway next to Cheeseburger Bobby’s, according to Laura Bell, Marketing Director with RW Allen Construction, LLC, which has been hired to work on the project. “We just started working there, so we don’t have a timeline yet,” Bell said. The new MedNow Urgent Care will replace Martinez Urgent Care, which was formerly located at

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Josh Heath March 2, 2023 No Comments
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New military-friendly coffee shop to open in May

Starbucks has a specific reason for bringing a new store to Martinez near Fort Gordon, according to a company spokesperson. Last week, ABD ran a story about the location coming to 421 South Belair Road next to Popeyes and has learned more details from Starbucks about that location. The company plans to open it on Friday, May 5. “The new location will employ approximately 30 partners (employees) and will be a Military Family Store,” the spokesperson said. “These stores are located near major military bases and are designed to hire

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Josh Heath March 1, 2023 No Comments
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