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Local IT company to give away new phone system in the contest

If you’re tired of your office’s ‘90’s phone system dropping calls, a local IT company wants to help. IntelliSystems President and CEO, Kevin Wade has announced a contest, which will run from Friday, Sept. 16 to Friday, Oct. 28. To be eligible, a business must have at least 10 full-time employees. The winning business will receive an Elevate VoIP office phone system. “One entry will be chosen as the winner by a select panel of judges in early November,” Wade said. “We promise the contest will be a lot of

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Josh Heath September 15, 2022 No Comments
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Investment experts discuss employer-sponsored retirement plans

Tony Mariano wants his employees to know how to fix toilets and water leaks, but he also wants them to plan for the future. “They know plumbing, but they don’t understand finance,” he said. Mariano, service manager for FlowPro Plumbing, said the company wants to start offering a retirement plan. He was one of many home services professionals who attended this month’s CSRA Home Connections meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14. This month’s speakers were Joshua Linton and Michael Koltz, Vice Presidents and wealth planners for Queensborough Investments. They discussed the

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Josh Heath September 15, 2022 No Comments
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Evans restaurateur acquires closed restaurant, plans Asian fusion concept

The closing of one Asian restaurant in Evans has led to the expansion of another. In May, Sally Chan, owner of Fuji Asian restaurant in the Evans Village Shopping Center on Evans to Locks Road, announced her retirement and closed the restaurant. But Manuel Ortiz, owner of Thai Kitchen, bought the restaurant as a second location – and one that promises a true Asian fusion experience, complete with sushi. “I’ve known for a long time that I wanted to have a bigger place where my customers could be more comfortable,”

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Story and photos by Gary Kauffman September 14, 2022 No Comments
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Simon Says: July numbers show Augusta labor market remains strong

The Augusta Labor Market Index (LMI) increased 0.2 percent in July from June. It now stands 1.5 percent higher than in July 2021. In the last month, improvements were seen in employment, unemployment, earnings and hours worked. Only the labor force declined, by 700 people. The biggest improvement was seen in average weekly wages which increased 9.8 percent from a year earlier, enough to compensate for higher inflation. This is a sharp turnaround from 2021 when earnings were falling in the local area. Workers have been able to demand higher

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Economics Professor September 13, 2022 No Comments
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Good Ethics is Good Business

I like to believe that I am an ethical person in all that I do. I believe I behave ethically because it is the right thing to do without ulterior motives. The credit for my ethical behavior goes primarily to my parents, who not only told me to be ethical, but more importantly, were outstanding role models of ethical behavior. This behavior was further enforced for me through eight years of early Christian education, four years at the University of Notre Dame, and 15 years of active duty in the

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Dr. Rick Franza September 13, 2022 No Comments
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Free Access: Helping business owners help each other

Diverse experiences, accountability and honest advice help businesses grow. Darin Myers of The Alternate Board (TAB) tells Neil Gordon why he got involved with TAB and how it joins company owners together to help each other work through the ins and outs of the business world.

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Neil Gordon September 13, 2022 No Comments
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Peach State is good for business

  Georgia ranks high in places to do business and a big roofing company opens a plant in Valdosta. – Augusta Business Daily Business Update by Mike Petchenik.    

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Mike Petchenik September 12, 2022 No Comments
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Mondays with Rick: The good and bad of student loans

  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 student loans, debt, and loan forgiveness. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: We’re hearing a lot about student loans these days. Are student loans to pay for college a good idea or a bad idea? Rick: They can be both. I think that student loans as part of a portfolio, and as a means to pay for education, are

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Gary Kauffman September 11, 2022 No Comments
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The pressure of succeeding in a flooded market

A flooded market is one with an excessive number of competitors. Realtors and restaurants probably come to mind. Some are large chains or big guns with hundreds of employees. But what of the small businesses, the mom and pops or the ones with less than five workers? When it comes to the most competitive businesses in the CSRA, you can count pressure washing companies in the mix. After a Yelp search on the number of those businesses, we stopped counting after 100 listings. Some are one step above a DIY

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Mitzi Oxford September 11, 2022 No Comments
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State of the Community: Local business owners find success despite struggling economy

Larry and Rosemary Lynn have owned and operated a successful CSRA business for nearly 40 years. But like other business owners, the couple is currently dealing with significant supply chain issues. Their business, and several other local companies, participated in a business expo for the Columbia County State of the Community event, Thursday evening. ABD spoke with some of these representatives to find out how the economy has affected their businesses. The Lynns own Allegra Marketing Print Mail, which offers a variety of products and services, including printed materials, direct

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Josh Heath September 11, 2022 No Comments
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