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Robert Kelly Augusta Staffing

Robert Kelly is on the frontlines of the “Culture Shift” in the CSRA, as Vice President of a staffing company spanning four decades. He’s one of our speakers. Sign up for a 50% off discount by going to www.abdexpo.com and type in abd50 for the promo code. Take a look at a preview of his talk and fascinating insights.

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Local tourism agency recognized for city’s superior meeting sites

Augusta is universally known as the Home of the Masters, but a major publication has recognized the city for a different reason. For the sixth time, Destination Augusta has won Convention South’s Readers’ Choice Award for having some of the best meeting sites in the South. (Above photo of “The Oglethorpe Ballroom” at the Augusta Marriott and Convention Center). This year, meeting planners nominated their favorite event sites, and more than 8,000 readers and professionals participated in an online vote to select 415 of these sites in 15 states. “The

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Unique Employee Benefits

Does your CSRA company provide any unique benefits to employees? One of our speakers at Thursday’s “Culture Shift” Expo and Conference teaches companies to “think out of the box”. ABD publisher Neil Gordon shares a few of their ideas with a local CEO who was the driving force behind our event, which can be found at www.abdexpo.com.

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ABD fall expo to focus on shifting company culture

Patrick Reynolds knows all too well the pain of leading a toxic workplace. Reynolds – President and Chief Executive Officer of Cross Link Consulting, knew it was time to change his company’s culture a few years ago when it became increasingly challenging for him to go to work at the company he founded. “Our culture was in a place that was uncomfortable” he explains. “I was really hungering and thirsting for some tools, some low-hanging fruit, and some quick wins on how to shift the culture at Cross Link.” Reynolds

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TAB Episode Superstar vs Team

To learn more about Darin Myer’s keynote speech on Team Building at the “Culture Shift” conference October 28th, please visit www.abdexpo.com . In the video podcast, Darin says be careful about hiring a “superstar” that may not fit into your team!

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A Little Chunk of SRS for Economic Development?

A resilient concept to carve a small piece out of the vast Savannah River Site for industrial development appears to be coming back to life, especially in economically lagging Barnwell and Allendale counties. It would also be a boon to the more prosperous Aiken County and surely to their close neighbors across the Savannah River in Georgia. In 1951 the Federal Government carved 310 square miles out of the three South Carolina counties to build the next generation of nuclear weapons isotopes to keep up in the Cold War with

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$1.25 million sale spurs downtown growth

Downtown Augusta continues to experience steady growth, as many businesses plan to open or relocate to that part of town. ABD has learned the historic Red Star Building – (see photo at top) to a mixed-use building located at 531 James Brown Blvd., has been sold to Tyson Schuetze, founder of Auben Realty, for $1.25 million. The sale was handled by the Beman Group with Blanchard and Calhoun Real Estate Co. Commercial. “They’re going to make some improvements to move their offices there,” says Davis Beman, the group’s principal and

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Coach Darin: Improve On-Line Traffic!

Editor’s Note: You need a website if you’re selling products and services online. This is an excellent marketing tool that can be used to attract potential leads and customers. However, what if you’re not attracting enough online traffic? How can people know you have what they need? There are several excellent web designers in the CSRA from ABD’s partner Alive Media to local ad agencies and higher end creative firms like Wier Stewart, Kruhu and more. Here’s some best practices to consider:  Speed up your site’s loading time by removing

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The Change Maker Podcast Leadership & Curiosity with Dov Baron

Today on The Change Maker: Dov Baron. Dov has been named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers to Hire, and has traveled the world speaking to every kind of group imaginable. He was named as one of the Top 30 Global Leadership Gurus and is also the bestselling author of several books, including One Red Thread and Fiercely Loyal: How High Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent. Inc. Magazine named his podcast, “Leadership and Loyalty”, as one of the top podcasts listened to by C-Suite execs of

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