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Enduring impacts: How the pandemic reshaped Augusta’s business landscape

From March 2021 to 2022, Georgia’s small businesses were responsible for over 68% of the net employment increase, according to the Georgia Chamber’s Q2 Quarterly Economic Report 2024: Future of Small Business. Small businesses in Georgia employ over 42% of the state’s workforce. In the past five years, these businesses have added 15,000 jobs and generated $10 billion in sales, surpassing national averages for small business employment growth. Overall, Georgia remains an attractive location for small businesses to operate, and these businesses are crucial to the economic health of the

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Kevin Glass, Augusta Market President, Synovus Bank September 24, 2024 No Comments
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CCC a success

36 businesses shared their story with about 200 attendees at the Connections & Career Conference Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church fellowship hall in West Augusta. One company exhibiting was ConceptHR, a national payroll company based in Warrenville, SC, and a content contributor on Thursdays in ABD. They sponsored a grand prize giveaway. Mary Anne Castleberry from State Farm/Keith Perret won a $250 Visa gift card. 12 of the 36 exhibitors were various employers and staffing agencies looking for great talent. Dana Lynn McIntyre from ABD was there and

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Neil Gordon September 24, 2024 No Comments
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Simon Says: Putting different Augusta age groups to work

The Augusta Leading Economic Index fell 0.5 percent in July from June. It remains 0.1 percent higher than July 2023. After a bumper June, residential housing permits returned to normal levels, but represented a 66 percent monthly decline. Initial claims for unemployment insurance increased by 40 percent, as they often do in the summer with new high school and college graduates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished July strongly and inflation declined to 2.3 percent in the south. The price level actually fell from June to July, but was 2.3

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe September 23, 2024 No Comments
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Tickets available for Thursday’s EmpowHER WIB Showcase

The North Augusta Chamber of Commerce is welcoming local professionals to a one-of-a-kind conference designed to empower and inspire women in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) through collaboration, education, and leadership. It is a half-day of learning, networking, and celebrating women in business at the North Augusta Community Center. The conference, Thursday, September 26, from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. features a keynote speech from Dr. Nikkie Pryce. , a Celebrity Life Coach, 7-time Bestselling Author, and Empowerment Coach. Dr. Pryce will be joining the event from Paris, France,

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Dana Lynn McIntyre September 23, 2024 No Comments
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Cyber conference set for Augusta

A conference focusing on cyber and information security is returning to Garden City. Destination Augusta estimates the weeklong BSides event, set for Sept. 30 through Oct. 5, will attract more than 1,000 people generating an estimated economic impact of more than $500,000. Augusta is one of more than 100 cities worldwide that hosts a BSides conference. One of the local organizers, Phil Plantamura, COO of Security Onion Solutions, LLC, told ABD the Augusta conference is the largest in the southeast. “It’s mostly information security practitioners that come,” he said. “There

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Dana Lynn McIntyre September 23, 2024 No Comments
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New niche business spins yarn into profits

Crows are large, intelligent, all-black birds and common sights in treetops, fields, and roadsides. Now, you can see them in Augusta as the Three Crow Fibers will be cawing your name. The new business opened September 3 at 223 James Brown Boulevard and folks who love to knit or crochet couldn’t be happier. “Word spread quickly about our opening. In our first week of business, we had customers from around the CSRA and from as far as Athens and Statesboro,” explained Jeff Pullium, one of the owners. You could say

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Mitzi Oxford September 23, 2024 No Comments
Awards

50th Anniversary Celebration

Gerald Jones Honda turned 50 last week. Representatives from the American Honda Motor Company, three generations of the Jones family, Gerald Jones GM Robbie Newman, and employees were part of the celebration. “We are truly honored to receive this award,” said Andy Jones, Dealer Principal of Gerald Jones Honda. “For the past 50 years, our success has been built on the relationships we’ve cultivated with our customers and the trust they’ve placed in us. This award is a testament to the dedication of our entire team and the values that

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Neil Gordon September 22, 2024 No Comments
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Large Augusta manufacturer completes phase one; 80 more jobs to come

With a simple cut of the scissors, the $800 million Aurubis Richmond, LLC plant in the Augusta Corporate Park officially joined the Richmond County business community. The Friday ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the culmination of phase one of the project, which has been under construction since 2022. Toralf Haag, CEO of Aurubis AG, told the hundreds assembled for the event that the ribbon cutting was a landmark day celebrating professionals who worked together to achieve a momentous accomplishment. “First and foremost, we are metals for progress, driving sustainable growth across the

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Dana Lynn McIntyre September 22, 2024 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Biz Bits: Top Dawgs

We’re not talking about UGA’s top ranking in college football. As Mike Petchenik shows us doing business in the Peach State is special!

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Mike Petchenik September 22, 2024 No Comments
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Sitting solidly at number two for business

South Carolina leaders are welcoming the 2024 edition of Area Development Magazine’s Top States To Do Business. Georgia holds on to the top spot for the 11th year, but the Palmetto State is in the catbird seat once again. In 2022, it was ranked number 3 and improved to number 3 in 2024. South Carolina muscled its way into the number two spot in 2023 and holds on to that distinction for 2024. Lt. Gov. Pamela Evett (R) was the keynote speaker for the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce’s September

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Dana Lynn McIntyre September 19, 2024 No Comments
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