According to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, the number of homelessness in Augusta grows each year. As a realtor, Ann Marie McManus travels the CSRA and sees the problem firsthand. She also volunteers to be part of the solution.
Almost two months after Hurricane Helene slammed the CSRA with 100 mph winds, signs of the storm to homes and businesses are still a reminder of the initial devastation. All ten counties served by SRP Federal Credit Union were significantly impacted. Recovery is a slow process, but SRP has stepped up to support both its member-owners and team members during the aftermath. The company has provided Emergency Relief Loans, Skip-a-Pay options on consumer loans, and waived or refunded various operational fees in the amount of $13.6 million in total relief.
As an award-winning realtor, Ann Marie McManus learned one of the most important lessons for a career in real estate is to write down what works. Once your plan is in place, the years ahead will reward you and your clients.
The committee that oversees income collected through the accommodations tax heard from North Augusta organizations hoping for a financial boost for next year. Members of the Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee received 13 requests from nonprofit organizations and the city’s Parks, Recreation, and Tourism (PRT) departments. The city’s 3% tax is collected from people who visit the city and stay in local accommodations. Some events attract major crowds with people staying one or more nights. John Felak, owner of Lookaway Inn and Chairman of the committee, told ABD the city is
A first-of-its-kind collaboration between area Business Network International Chapters (BNI) and the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce led to a standing-room-only Tuesday at First Baptist Church’s Fellowship Hall. BNI’s contribution was the Augusta Business Summit featuring more than 15 speakers throughout the program that started at 8 A.M and was scheduled to end at 5 P.M. The $100 ticket included admission to the break-out session, high-end swag, and breakfast and lunch before the Chamber’s “Women in Business” program. Audience members got to go behind the curtain of how three powerful
It’s billed as the best place in the CSRA for breakfast and lunch, a place where everybody knows your name. If you are a regular at the Sunrise Grill, you can say “cheers” to their newest location at Daniel Village on Wrightsboro Road. According to Southeastern Development Associates, the new location will be within walking distance of some of the highest-income areas of Richmond County and with plenty of built-in customers to the Daniel Village area including Medical College of Georgia, Downtown Augusta, and the Augusta National Golf Club. Their
Augusta Technical College has received a $750,000 donation from Syensqo to develop a mobile learning center. A news release said the mobile unit will address critical challenges while supporting workforce enhancement and community development. “The lasting impact of COVID-19 and growing inflation have created significant barriers for students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged and rural backgrounds. Augusta Tech’s response, supported by Syensqo, aims to mitigate these challenges by providing more remote offerings through this state-of-the-art mobile lab,” read the release. “That is going to be used for our new mobile
Let’s talk turkey. In the next week, families will gather to give thanks and in the blink of an eye, gifts will be exchanged at Christmas. As busy as the season is, it’s also a great time to sell your home. Ann Marie McManus explains why.
On Sunday, November 10, 2024, a college football coach was fired. A college football coach being fired late in a losing season is typically not surprising news. However, in this case, the firing and the way in which it was handled made national news, and its ramifications may well be felt at that institution for years to come. In addition, I believe the firing and its mishandling provide lessons for organizational leaders on how to handle such situations in a way that limits potential damage to their organizations and the
Nationally, 13.8% of workers worked from home in 2023. Pre-pandemic, this number was 5.7%. Coworking Mag explored demographic, income, education, and industry data from the Census Bureau to profile the average remote worker in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). In Augusta, 10.1% or more than 28,600 people in the workforce are remote workers. In tech-heavy cities such as Raleigh NC and Austin TX, remote workers make up almost 25 percent of the workforce. Of these remote workers, 63.6 percent are women, the second highest in the southeast behind Fayetteville
