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Is your CSRA company pretty cool?

The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is looking for businesses making the coolest stuff in the Peach State. The application period is open for “The Coolest Thing Made in Georgia, a competition the Chamber has launched with Synovus. All businesses in Georgia are eligible to participate in the drive to find the state’s outstanding innovators. In the news release announcing the competition, Chris Clark, President & CEO of the Georgia Chamber, said it is a way to celebrate talent, ingenuity, and enterprising spirit. He said those characteristics will shape Georgia’s future.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 9, 2025 No Comments
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June Event$

Destination Augusta and the Augusta Sports Council said that as of this weekend, 11,000 visitors will be attending meetings, reunions, events, and sporting events in June—in Augusta’s River Region. At least $1,413,989.98 will be generated in total estimated economic impact (EEI) in June 2025. A portion of the total number of events and meetings in Augusta’s River Region in June is listed in the chart below for more event details. These are groups that Destination Augusta, or the Augusta Sports Council, has worked with at some point in the site

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Staff Report June 9, 2025 No Comments
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Turning life setbacks into business success

God prepared Ashley White Rice for the unimaginable. She became an entrepreneur due to serious family issues. When she was named one of Augusta’s Top 10 in 10, it was for good reason. They are described as leading the way, raising the bar, and setting the standard of service in the community. Rice is one of the recently named Augusta’s Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals for good reason, she checks all the boxes and then some. She has faced setbacks that might have stopped some in their tracks. Perseverance kept her

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Mitzi Oxford June 8, 2025 No Comments
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Mastering your Google business profile

In today’s online world, one of the most powerful tools for businesses is the Google Business Profile. The Aiken Chamber of Commerce wants to help teach the tricks of building one. The Chamber is offering “Mastering Your Google Business Profile” on June 12. The result is to teach business owners how to build a profile that will attract customers, improve online visibility, and raise trust for their brand through Google. “A lot of times, that’s the first place people are going to search for companies,” Jim Tunison, Chamber President and

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 8, 2025 No Comments
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2 Questions for the Dean: Helping High Schoolers

The Hull College of Business is at the forefront of helping your high school-aged students transition into both college and adulthood. In today’s 2 Questions for the Dean segment, Dean Thompson explains how students are getting an early start to college and life. ABD: So, how does your dual enrollment program work? HULL: So, Augusta University has a dual enrollment program with the high schools and where the high school student can take college classes, given that they meet certain admissions criteria. It is at no cost to the students.

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Neil Gordon June 8, 2025 No Comments
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SRMC helps save $2 billion for DOE

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) strategic sourcing program for contributing $38 million of a $2 billion total cost savings over three years. The Supply Chain Management Center (SCMC) recently passed a significant milestone, achieving more than $2 billion in savings by National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and DOE Environmental Management (EM) prime contractors across the country. SCMC is a strategic supply chain program dedicated to simplifying the buying process to enable savings for those prime contractors. SCMC helps sites stretch

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Staff Report June 5, 2025 No Comments
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FREE Dual Enrollment Courses at Hull

If your high school student wants to get a jump start in business and economics, the Hull College of Business may have just what they are looking for, if they meet the requirements.

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HCoB Dean Mark Thompson June 5, 2025 No Comments
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New tort reform and liquor liability laws in South Carolina

Gov. Henry McMaster (R) has signed H. 3430 into law. Titled the Tort Reform and Liquor Liability law, its goal is to reform the state’s liability laws and address rising insurance costs for businesses. It also creates safety and insurance guidelines for businesses that serve alcohol. “In March, we called on the General Assembly to take bold action on tort reform by finding a commonsense solution that provides accountability, certainty, and just compensation without damaging our economy,” said McMaster in a bill signing ceremony broadcast on SCETV. “Getting to this

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 5, 2025 No Comments
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Keeping young minds “cyber active” this summer

A summer camp featuring the Mars Rover and Metallica is a match made in heaven. Aiken Technical College is holding Cyber Power Camp: Mars Rover Mission Edition from June 9 through 13. It will teach coding, robotics, and tech innovations. “What we were focusing on really was cybersecurity careers and those things we’re already doing. The idea really was to start building a better and stronger pipeline anywhere we can for cyber careers, those things within computer technology,” Chad Crumbaker, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Workforce Innovation, explained for

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 4, 2025 No Comments
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Chamber workshops to teach Artificial Intelligence

The Aiken Chamber of Commerce is offering a series of workshops to demystify artificial intelligence (AI). Jim Tunison, President and CEO of the Chamber, said he wanted to arrange workshops focused on AI to help members realize how the technology can be valuable. “I just wanted to be able to equip our members with the tools necessary to stay competitive,” he said. “It’s one of those things that, even I was a little leery at first when you started hearing about AI, but then you got playing around with it,

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Dana Lynn McIntyre June 3, 2025 No Comments
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