It’s the 4th quarter of the fiscal year. How is your company planning to mitigate any issues that might hold you back from moving forward? That is the topic and discussion with HR Consultant and Professional Mediator, TeKay Brown Taylor and Neil today.
The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce has selected an alternative site for its annual Legislative Breakfast. Damage to the Savannah Rapids Pavilion in the wake of Hurricane Helene meant individuals and organizations, including the Chamber, had to find alternate locations for their events. The annual event is set for Nov. 14. “We’re going to be at the DoubleTree Augusta,” Russell Lahodny, President and CEO of the Chamber told ABD. “Everybody’s looking for space, and so DoubleTree Augusta was one of our options that wasn’t already booked, so we chose to
Hoover Treated Wood Products, based in Thomson, is strengthening its footprint in the Southeast through an expanded partnership with Boise Cascade. This agreement positions Hoover’s fire-retardant wood products at Boise Cascade branches across the Southeast, bolstering both companies’ leadership in building materials. Hoover, the world’s leading manufacturer of Fire-Retardant Treated Wood (FRTW) products, has strengthened its long-established relationship with Boise Cascade, a leading manufacturer and distributor of building materials. “Boise Cascade is our premier partner for our fire and life-safety FRTW products,” said David Gillrie, President and CEO of Hoover
More than 60 businesses and sponsors hope the Aiken Chamber’s annual Red Ticket campaign will keep local businesses in the black during the holiday shopping season. For the 4th year in a row, shoppers will receive a red ticket by visiting participating locations. For each $25 spent, you get a red ticket. Last year’s campaign topped $1.75 million in sales for local businesses. Those tickets will go into drawings each week through December 19 for cash prizes which increase each week for a total of $5,000 in cash giveaways during
November 1 kicked off the annual holiday shopping season, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). It runs through Dec. 31. The NRF predicts retail sales growth of 2.5% and 3.5% over 2023. The North Augusta Chamber of Commerce wants shoppers to remember locally-owned businesses for holiday shopping. The Chamber launched its Fourth Annual Small Business Season to raise the profile of the unique offerings at small businesses. “Some of my most favorite memories are of celebrating the holidays and the traditions my family holds dear. Many of those revolve
The stage was set for a big step in my self-publishing growth on Monday night in Atlanta. My foray with my wife, Melissa, and business partner, Mike Petchenik into the world of creating content around the premise of the exploding true crime genre has been interesting, time-consuming, and hopefully profitable. It got me thinking about the life of an entrepreneur or media content person in Augusta, Georgia. Unless you’ve had a steady, focused, successful 31-year run as the anchorman of a local TV station, (congrats Richard Rogers on your well-deserved
In a workplace confrontation, a third-party mediator can help bring a resolution. As Neil and HR Consultant and Professional Mediator, TeKay Brown Taylor discuss, it all starts with building trust.
When personalities don’t mesh in the workplace or there is a power dynamic that causes an issue, it might be time for a resolution through mediation. Neil and TeKay Brown Taylor, HR Consultant and Professional Mediator discuss the next best steps to take.
Metro Augusta will have roughly 1,300 new job openings within the next 18 to 36 months. That’s based on recent economic development announcements in Richmond and Burke Counties in Georgia and Aiken County in South Carolina. Some, including Meta in the Sage Mill Industrial Park, GF Casting Solutions in the Augusta Corporate Park, and TMC Transformers in the Burke County Industrial Park, plan to build new facilities for the approximately 500 employees the three of them will hire. “All of them have construction-related jobs,” Cal Wray, President of the Augusta
October has been a month of recovery for the CSRA. While there were piles of evidence from Helene’s bad side, many meetings and conventions went forward in the River Region as planned. Destination Augusta and the Augusta Sports Council announced that 3,065 visitors attended events that generated $2,798,000 in total estimated economic impact. Four of those meetings and conventions were held in October, the remaining four other events are upcoming between now and November 22. ABD was curious about how those numbers stack up to the same period last year.
