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Simon Says: Kudos to McDuffie and Edgefield

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has released Gross Domestic Product data for the counties of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) for 2023. Gross domestic product (GDP) measures the value of all final goods and services produced in the county in 2023. It is adjusted for inflation. The fastest-growing county in the MSA was McDuffie County at 6.3%, the sixteenth fastest-growing county in Georgia. Edgefield County grew at 6%, the sixth fastest in South Carolina. Burke County’s GDP fell by 2.9 percent in 2023. Overall, the MSA’s real (inflation-adjusted) GDP was

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe February 3, 2025 No Comments
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CSRA Family Farm Continues “Growing”

What began as a produce stand in North, South Carolina 10 years ago grew into one of the largest family farms in the state. Last April, McCurley Farms started selling produce at Southern Carolina Palms in Aiken. Three months later, Paul McCurley found a permanent location at 949 Doughtery Road. Now, the farm is growing again. “Property became available behind our house in North. We leased another 79 acres a few weeks ago which will give us more space for planting watermelons, beans, and peas,” explained McCurley. Their success has

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Mitzi Oxford February 3, 2025 No Comments
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Calling for sponsors for Fort Eisenhower expo

Businesses from across Metro Augusta are invited to sponsor an upcoming expo at Fort Eisenhower. The Fort Eisenhower Community Expo will be held on April 23 at the Eisenhower Conference and Catering Building. It is sponsored by the post’s Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) office. Brandi Bitetti, Chief of the Business Operations Division with MWR, told ABD the goal of the expo is to connect soldiers and their families on post with opportunities outside the installation. “Being that our military families typically change duty stations very regularly, a lot of

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Dana Lynn McIntyre February 2, 2025 No Comments
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Unique Anniversary Party

A 6th anniversary for a business may not seem like a landmark, but for entrepreneur, TeKay Brown Taylor it is a major milestone. “50 percent of businesses fail within 5 years,” Taylor told a crowd of about 50 vendors, clients, and business friends at a private room at Doc’s Porchside in Grovetown Thursday night. Taylor owns Brownstone Mediation Services to help individuals and companies come to the conclusion it’s better to work out differences than go to court. BMS also provides H.R. training to CSRA companies and governmental agencies. Her

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Neil Gordon February 2, 2025 No Comments
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Local Coffee Shops “Go Green for Caffeine”

Almost every leading business publication in America has written about the perks of coffee in the workplace, from improved creativity and communication to increased motivation and morale. From February 1 through the end of March, the focus will be “Go Green for Caffeine” a two-month initiative to encourage eco-conscious coffee consumption. Three local coffee shops are participating including Goat Kick Coffee Co., Harlem Java House, and Ubora Coffee. Each participating coffee shop has implemented unique sustainability initiatives, demonstrating their commitment to a greener future by: Utilizing reusable cups for product

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Staff Report January 30, 2025 No Comments
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Boot Camp to Benefit CSRA Construction Boom

Augusta Technical College is bringing a program to train multiple disciplines within the building trades in a minimal amount of time. Construction Ready is an Atlanta-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that believes careers in the skilled trades should be just as important as those requiring four-year degrees. Formerly known as the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA), it focuses on skills training for the construction industry. The program will be offered at Augusta Tech in March. “It is 20-day boot camp offering individuals from the community to come in and learn

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Dana Lynn McIntyre January 30, 2025 No Comments
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Branding Accelerate Augusta

The leadership developing the microenterprise center under construction on Broad Street gave the first look at the symbol that will mark the facility. Two logos for Accelerate Augusta were unveiled, including one incorporating partner, SRP Federal Credit Union. “We were honored when the opportunity arose to partner with Augusta Tech on Accelerate Augusta,” Ed Jenkins, CEO of the financial institution told ABD. “We quickly saw the impact we believe it can make, not just on Augusta, but the CSRA as its incubator launches small and new entrepreneurial businesses. We just

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Dana Lynn McIntyre January 29, 2025 No Comments
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Sponsored: Remodeler unveils new product at Augusta Home & Garden Show

Most of the talk coming from the Countersync booth this weekend at the Augusta Home & Garden show won’t be about countertops. It will be about the fastest growing part of Bill Phillips’ 15-year-old ownership of the 22-year-old Countersync business; and that is Bathroom/Shower renovations and a new partnership with the Los Angeles, California creator of the MR Walls company, Mario Romano. This year, Bill will have a walk-in shower display and information about an exclusive distributorship he has with MR Walls.  “This company designs contoured and textured solid surface

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Neil Gordon January 29, 2025 No Comments
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$30k Helene Help for the Arts

The Greater Augusta Arts Council awarded 51 local creatives with Hurricane Relief Micro-Grants through the C.R.E.A.T.I.V.E. Grant initiative. This program, led by the Council’s new Executive Director, Denise Tucker, provided critical support to artists impacted by Hurricane Helene. C.R.E.A.T.I.V.E. FUND (Creative Relief for Emergencies and Assistance) Individual Vital Empowerment was designed to provide support to CSRA Individual Member Artists as they re-imagine & rebuild during the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Micro-Grants of $500-$1000 were distributed to support costs associated with replacing supplies or a lost gig during this time. The $30,000

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Staff Report January 28, 2025 No Comments
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Changing Marketplace: Impacts of Trump 2025

In last week’s column, I encouraged you to regularly evaluate the elements of your marketplace that might impact the value proposition that you make to your customers. Those elements include your customers, competitors, company, and the “environment” of your marketplace. I indicated that as any of these elements change, they can have a profound impact on the effectiveness of your value proposition. In today’s column, I want to focus on the marketplace environment as it is the most likely to experience change given the first ten days of President Trump’s

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Dr. Rick Franza January 28, 2025 No Comments
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