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The Latest on Tariffs: The Good, the Bad, and More Uncertainty

As most of you probably know, the Winter Olympics wrapped up two weeks of exciting international competition this past weekend. While many of us thought the end of the Olympics might mean the end of our international focus for a little while, late last week, the Supreme Court and the Trump administration determined that would not be the case. On Friday, February 20, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in a 6-3 decision that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not grant the President of

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Dr. Rick Franza, AU Hull College of Business Professor February 26, 2026 No Comments
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Your company is like your body. It needs regular check-ups.

Business owners learned the importance of performing a health check on their companies during a recent workshop sponsored by the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce. “The Health of Your Business: What’s Working. What’s Stuck, and Why?” was presented by Danielle Folsom, founder of The Productive.  That is a local consulting firm helping businesses be more efficient through clarity, alignment, and strong people systems. Folsom believes, like humans, businesses also have a DNA specific to its operation and business sector.  “My theory is that every business has a face, a heart and bones,

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Dana Lynn McIntyre February 26, 2026 No Comments
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Company chases lofty goals in the CSRA

A bank added its third local location as part of a 160-branch expansion with emphasis on the Southeast.   The Aiken Chamber welcomed local and regional executives from Chase Bank to open its newest location at 481 Fabian Drive in the Hitchcock Plaza in Aiken near Old Navy, TJ Maxx, and other retailers. The branch is a newly constructed, standalone building, staffed by employees from Aiken and nearby communities and featuring both a drive-up ATM and a vestibule ATM for added convenience.  Aiken Branch Manager Brandee Gonzalez shared insight with guests during the morning get-together with

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Neil Gordon February 26, 2026 No Comments
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Training up the next generation of cyber workers

A Maryland-based foundation that encourages students to prepare for a career in cybersecurity is sponsoring a workshop at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center (GCITC). The National Cryptologic Foundation (NCF) event will be on Saturday, March seventh. Dr. Alisha Jordan, NCF Education Program Director, told ABD it is for students and their parents. “We bring kids in between the ages of 10 to 18 for hands-on cybersecurity learning events,” she said. “We bring younger learners in to talk with industry partners, educators, and volunteers to engage in like a

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Dana Lynn McIntyre February 25, 2026 No Comments
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Simon Says: What County Had the Highest Per Capital Personal Income?

Did residents in Aiken, Columbia, and Edgefield County make the most money? In 2024, Columbia County had the highest per capita personal income in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and McDuffie County had the largest increase over 2023. Personal income is defined by the Bureau of Economic Analysis as “the income received by, or on behalf of, all persons from all sources: from participation as laborers in production, from owning a home or business, from the ownership of financial assets, and from government and business in the form of

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe, AU Hull College of Business Economics Professor February 25, 2026 No Comments
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(Water) Taxi anyone on the Savannah River?

For North Augusta Mayor Briton Williams, the most intriguing part of Augusta 2035: Blueprint for Action report is Augusta Tomorrow’s proposal to introduce water taxis. Those would be used to shuttle passengers between the Augusta side and the new boat dock near the Sharon Jones Amphitheater on the North Augusta side. “Neither one of our communities has truly understood and embraced what it means to have a body of water in between us,” Williams said. “Communities in both our states would love to have water as part of what they

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Dana Lynn McIntyre February 24, 2026 No Comments
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50th Anniversary of CSRA Builder

The team at Bill Beazley Homes will be lighting 50 candles today for its founder, toasting to the first home built in 1976 for $27,900 in the Meadowood neighborhood, to its largest development of nearly 900 homes at Hayne’s Station(above). BBH continues to expand with Bill Beazley’s son and Company President, Stephen Beazley, leading the charge with five new developments currently underway, including Cedar Creek (Aiken, SC) and Springdale Trails (Graniteville, SC). “While our scale has changed, our focus on quality of life and long-term value for our homeowners remains

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Neil Gordon February 24, 2026 No Comments
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EXCLUSIVE: “Powerful” company ignites possibilities in Aiken

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in early February at USCA creates a partnership with a company on the leading edge of developing new ways to generate power. The MOU is with Antares Industries, a California-based company that specializes in nuclear fission energy systems, including fission microreactors, also known as Small Modular Reactors (SMR). Tom Mancinelli, Head of Federal Strategy and Policy at Antares, told ABD that their work right now is primarily for defense and space. They also work with the Pentagon and NASA to provide reactors for energy

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Dana Lynn McIntyre February 23, 2026 No Comments
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CSRA company launches AI marketing company

Chances are, your company has trouble keeping a consistent social media, newsletter, and web management presence. A local company aims to fill in the gaps by combining human strategy with AI to help businesses grow affordably without losing their authenticity. Your company would receive much more than software to make content execution easier.  Creo AI assigns each client a dedicated Business Lead who learns the business inside and out—its voice, its values, its goals—and a Creative Lead who translates that understanding into marketing that sounds like the founder.  “Capturing in-person

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Neil Gordon February 23, 2026 No Comments
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CSRA community leader hosting event for national podcaster

Helen Blocker Adams, longtime radio host, political leader, and businesswoman, is moving into a coaching phase of her career. She’s partnering with a podcaster with 600,000-plus followers on YouTube for a free event aimed at helping Augustans use podcasting to expand services and monetize their efforts. Below is a flyer to sign up for the Kroc Center event after the Masters in April. HBA says entrepreneurs, podcasters, content creators, and those transitioning into business will learn a lot from the host.  “David Shands has been my podcast mentor/coach for over

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Neil Gordon February 23, 2026 No Comments
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