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Juneteenth: CSRA celebrations, closings, and challenges

Today is Juneteenth, the 4th consecutive year June 19 has been celebrated as a federal holiday to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. In the CSRA, festivals are planned for those who may be off work, and there are closings that may impact those who aren’t. The vast majority of area banks will be closed today. Also, the United States Post Office will not be delivering mail, but UPS and FedEx will be delivering today. For most other companies, it will be business as usual. Greater Augusta

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Mitzi Oxford June 18, 2025 No Comments
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Mobile lab to boost manufacturing training

A mobile lab that will help provide critical workforce training resources in rural areas of Aiken County has arrived at Aiken Technical College. The three mobile labs were unveiled during an event in early February at the William H. “Billy” O’Dell Upstate Center for Manufacturing Excellence in Greenwood. It is a collaborative project joining Aiken Tech with Piedmont and Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical Colleges. It is targeting needs across a 10-county area. Funding for the labs, $4.9 million, came from the U.S Labor Department through its Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grant program.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 17, 2025 No Comments
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Dealing with your Oakmont

Father’s Day is always special for me. Now that my two daughters are well into adulthood, it is a great time for me to reflect on their childhoods and the many great memories that I have of those times. However, it is also a special day for me to think about my own father, not just because it is Father’s Day, but also because it is traditionally the day of the final round of the golf’s US Open. While neither my dad nor I would be mistaken for great golfers,

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Dr. Rick Franza June 17, 2025 No Comments
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Summer camp to spark students at the Cyber Center

The Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center was the high-tech campground for a four-day summer camp and pitch competition. Purpose-Fueled Leader, an executive coaching and consulting firm based in the Shaffer-MacCartney Building, launched its first “Spark the Hustle: Youth Entrepreneurship Lab.” “It’s for rising eighth graders to rising 12th graders. It’s a four-day camp,” Anna Bradsher, Director of Strategy, Trainer and Coach, told ABD. “We’ve really boiled down to the fundamentals of business, because a lot of times we overcomplicate things. So, we’re going to help you find your product,

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 16, 2025 No Comments
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Simon Says: 2025 Job Market and Economy

It’s been an interesting start economically to 2025. Dr. Simon Medcalfe did a deep dive into the numbers to see where we started and where we are heading. Here’s the audio version.

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe June 16, 2025 No Comments
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2 Questions for the Dean: Case Competition

Chances are, you’ve heard about “Shark Tank”. Augusta University’s Hull College of Business does something similar. Here are 2 questions for the Dean to explain Hull’s version and how it promotes getting a taste of the real world. ABD: What is the case competition for students? HULL: So, our Case Competition is an event that we hold every year where students pair up and they form teams. And as a team, they get a case that they then work on with a faculty mentor, they write a memo outlining various

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Neil Gordon June 15, 2025 No Comments
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Issuing a call to young professionals in the CSRA

An organization on one side of the Savannah River is inviting the next generation of business leaders to work together. The Aiken Young Professionals (AYP) organization is offered by the Aiken Chamber of Commerce to young professionals between 22 and 39 years of age. The purpose is to attract, engage, and retain young leaders in Aiken County. It can be particularly beneficial for newcomers looking to meet people and build a local network of contacts. “It’s really making those connections,” Whitney Goodwin told ABD. “We are incorporating some more activities

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 15, 2025 No Comments
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CSRA students and others interning at SRMC

More than seventy students from across the country have joined Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) this summer to be a part of its growing internship program. The college interns will be taking on meaningful projects to help SRMC advance its mission of treating the millions of gallons of Cold War legacy radioactive waste remaining in tanks at the Savannah River Site (SRS). The students are bringing a fresh perspective to the areas of engineering, environmental science, biology, chemistry, business, communications, and more. SRMC President and Program Manager, Tom Burns, said SRMC

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Staff Report June 12, 2025 No Comments
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How hospitality touches every business

The second session of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce’s Business Institute centered on hospitality and how every business should have it in their professional tool kit. The Business Institute is a series of four programs held each year during the summer months. The June program was Leaders in Hospitality. Leading the discussion was Erik Smith, Owner & Operator of Chick-fil-A’s location in Grovetown. Smith said hospitality is demonstrated by making guests feel welcome from the start. At Chick-fil-A, it is accomplished by several traits that mark the company’s philosophy.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 12, 2025 No Comments
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Make a case and win cash

Each year, the Hull College of Business student is paired with a mentor to develop a case that may result in a $3000 top prize. Here’s the scoop on the case competition.

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HCoB Dean Mark Thompson June 12, 2025 No Comments
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