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Two local businesses combine to Celebrate!

Whether you’re hosting an office party, honoring a coworker, or planning any special event, these two businesses, now under one roof, can help. Two local businesses, Summerville Flower Shack and Two Moms Cookies, are coming together under the ownership of Christy McArdle (Summerville Flower Shack) and Mary Douglas Klimas (second-generation owner of Two Moms) to launch a one-of-a-kind celebration hub: Celebrate! on Central. The new concept brings both brands under one roof at 2830 Central Ave., the former home of Two Moms Kitchen. This expanded space will be more than

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Staff Report September 16, 2025 No Comments
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Supply Chain Expert says CSRA businesses should use Georgia’s ports

Late last week, members of the Metro Augusta business community learned Georgia’s deepwater ports are a major driver of the state’s economy, accounting for $77 billion of the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). That is 9% of Georgia’s total GDP. An Augusta Professor of Supply Chain Management and Operations says there are many benefits for local manufacturers and businesses to import and export their products through Savannah and Brunswick. Fabio Batista, Chief Commercial Officer for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), spoke at the September Member Economic Luncheon sponsored by the

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Dana Lynn McIntyre September 16, 2025 No Comments
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Perfect timing for CSRA business expansion

With an occasional touch of fall in the morning air and hunting season in the crosshairs, the addition of an outdoor store couldn’t come at a more appropriate time. Alicia Byars, owner of Autumn Outdoors, is opening in the North Hills Shopping Center, at 401 Martintown Road in North Augusta. The store will focus on men’s apparel and accessories for the outdoorsman. “God created an opportunity for our family to expand brands beyond our Autumn Grace Boutique, which is two doors away from our new place. We filled a need

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Mitzi Oxford September 16, 2025 No Comments
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Simon Says: Interest Rates Will Get Cut

The Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve (Fed) meets tomorrow and Wednesday to determine interest rates. Given recent economic news, most analysts expect the Fed to cut interest rates. The Fed has a dual mandate to ensure stable prices and maximum employment. In this respect, it is different than many other central banks, who are generally only tasked with keeping inflation low. To make the Fed’s task more difficult, they only have one tool, interest rates, to accomplish these dual goals. When you hold a hammer, everything looks

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe September 15, 2025 No Comments
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Business School Expansion

It’s a good sign of growth when a company or organization adds a significant number of new staff positions. Dr. Mark Thompson, Dean of the Hull College of Business, explains why this is happening now and how it helps those wanting to study at the Business School. “The Hull College of Business hired six new faculty members this past year, starting this fall, that is the most we’ve had in our history. A lot of that is due to President Keen making the investment in the Hull College of Business.

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Dr. Mark Thompson September 15, 2025 No Comments
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CSRA businesses honor First Responders

The North Augusta Chamber of Commerce and business community came together to host an inaugural event commemorating the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The First Responders Appreciation Breakfast was held yesterday to honor North Augusta Department of Public Safety (NADPS) members and representatives from the Aiken County and Richmond County Sheriff’s Offices. Among the businesses sponsoring the event were Blanchard and Calhoun Real Estate, Aiken Physicians Alliance, the Maxwell Law Firm, and Rhodes-Porter. “I would like to thank all of the businesses that contribute to the Chamber of Commerce

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Dana Lynn McIntyre September 12, 2025 No Comments
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Record number of new hires for Hull

This year marks the most new hires in the Hull College of Business’s history. The move allows for more classes and more opportunities for students interested in building a career in business. Please watch this short clip.

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HCoB Dean Mark Thompson September 12, 2025 No Comments
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New leadership for large CSRA company

A third-generation family member is stepping into the President’s role for a 52-year-old locally owned company serving the manufacturing, supply chain, and technology sectors here and across the country. Baker Edwards Hatcher has been promoted as the next leader of Management Analysis and Utilization, Inc., MAU, Inc. Founded in 1973, MAU is a family-owned workforce solutions company that has been recognized as one of the top 75 largest staffing firms in the United States for 2025. The company includes Manufacturing & Supply Chain (MSC) and 3Ci technology service divisions. Baker represents the third generation of

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Staff Report September 11, 2025 No Comments
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Fall in Augusta means art, music, and money

For more than 40 years, Arts in the Heart of Augusta (AITH) has had a growing impact on the local economy. This year, it is closing in on $2 million. Destination Augusta estimates AITH draws approximately 100,000 to Augusta, and the impact has grown exponentially. The 2023 AITH brought in $1,739,000. That grew to $1,849,000 in 2024. The tourism experts are predicting that this year could be bigger, with an estimated $1,872,000 impact. “Our hotels are full; our rental car agencies are full. We employ for the festival, a lot

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Dana Lynn McIntyre September 11, 2025 No Comments
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The Fed again: The players, the game, and you

It was only two weeks ago in this space that I commented on the Federal Reserve’s symposium in Jackson Hole and what it might mean for interest rates and the U.S. economy. So, you might be surprised that I am addressing the Fed again so soon, especially since I am not an economist, finance expert, or banker. However, since there is so much happening with the Fed that will likely impact us as business people, consumers, and investors, I thought it might be helpful to summarize what is going on

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Dr. Rick Franza September 10, 2025 No Comments
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