Is there someone on your CSRA team you think would be a better fit somewhere else? In this video clip, H.R. specialist, TeKay Brown-Taylor says it’s important to follow a process when you terminate an employee. This clip is part of our half-hour program that will air this Saturday morning at 7:30 on Classy 1230 AM.
Aiken Regional Medical Centers is inviting the community for an up-close look and a chance to test drive their da Vinci Xi® Robotic Surgical System. A team of surgeons will also be on hand to answer questions about procedures used with the robot and the benefits of robotic surgery. The event will be held today, August 15, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in Aiken Regional’s main lobby, at 302 University Parkway in Aiken. “The da Vinci Xi® Robot has taken minimally invasive surgery to a new cutting edge,” says Lorenzo Sampson,
There are many questions to be asked when you are hiring an employee, but there is one that stands out above the rest. You can catch Neil and TeKay’s discussion on this topic and more, each Saturday at 7:30 AM, on Classy 1230 on “Let’s Work It Out.”
It’s a $2.3 million project that Augusta Technical College (ATC) and the city’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) predict will be a cornerstone for small business development in Downtown Augusta. A ceremony to kick off Accelerate Augusta was held yesterday to bring the region’s newest small business incubator and microenterprise to fruition. Dirt was shoveled, but this is really a renovation project led by longtime CSRA contractors, McKnight Construction. Housed in the former headquarters for Augusta Metro Chamber in the I. M. Pei Building located at 600 Broad Street, the center
Fall Semester 2024 at Augusta University starts today! I will be meeting with my first class of undergraduate business majors early this evening. The course I am teaching that starts this evening is “Operations Management.” Operations Management (OM) is part of the “business core” that is required of all students seeking a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree, no matter their major or concentration (e.g., Accounting, Finance, Marketing). OM is a required course because it shows students how to manage the creation of goods and delivery of services. If a
Conflict can boil down to something as simple as wording in a job description. Crossing your t’s or dotting those i’s could make a big difference between a business owner and staff. TeKay and Neil dive into the subject here and every Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. on Classy 1230 on “Let’s Work It Out.”
On Friday, August 2nd, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that U.S. employment increased by 114,000 in July. This represents a slowdown in job generation over the last four years. The slowdown in employment growth hit stock hard, but raised the prospect of an interest rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s September meeting. While July employment numbers are not yet available for the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area, employment growth has been static in the last six months. After increasing from 244,000 in July 2023 to 246,200 in November 2023, employment
AI seems to be everywhere. Most recently, CSRA clinics have embraced the technology to pinpoint high-risk patients. Mike Petchenik has the latest on that story, plus the benefits of a new CSRA business focusing on flexology.
Each Saturday at 7:30 A.M. on Classy 1230, tune in to “Let’s Work It Out.” This week, HR expert, TeKay Brown-Taylor lays out the challenges for businesses of misclassifying employees.
Construction begins tomorrow for what is hoped to be a cornerstone for small business development in Downtown Augusta. The groundbreaking will bring the region’s newest small business incubator and microenterprise called Accelerate Augusta. Housed in the former headquarters for Augusta Metro Chamber in the renovated I. M. Pei Building located at 600 Broad Street, the center will offer essential resources, mentorship, and opportunities for growth. With a partnership between Augusta Technical College (ATC) and Augusta’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA), funding for the $2.3 million project was allocated through congressional funding.
