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Hiring High School Graduates Right Away

The second annual Hire Summit Aiken is set for April 22 at Aiken High School on Rutland Drive. It is a partnership between the Aiken County Public School District, the Career and Technology Center, and the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW). It also involves the Barnwell and Edgefield County school districts. Joni McDaniel, the Lower Savannah Regional Workforce Advisor with DEW, told ABD they are calling on area businesses and industries to participate. The event is for high school seniors preparing to graduate and join the workforce.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre March 17, 2025 No Comments
Awards/Celebrations

Future Employees Buzz in for the Win

Future scientists, engineers, and mathematicians recently put their knowledge to the test during the annual U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Regional Science Bowl® Competition at the University of South Carolina Aiken. Coordinated by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) Education Outreach Program, the event attracted 14 teams from South Carolina and the greater Augusta, Georgia, area. “Sponsoring STEM events like the Science Bowl is crucial for DOE and SRNS because it brings awareness and exposure to students,” said Cindy Hewitt, SRNS Education Outreach Specialist. “They see how math and science impact the

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Staff Report March 12, 2025 No Comments
B2B Stories

Online Clearinghouse for Employers and Job Seekers

The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce provides an online resource to help businesses find employees, job seekers looking for work, and students planning their futures. Talent2Work launched in May 2021 as a regional workforce solutions platform. “It is a job marketplace platform that curates open positions, typically within about a 50-mile radius of Augusta-Richmond County. And it pulls from everything, from USAJOBS, Monster, Indeed, LinkedIn,” Angie Cox, President and CEO of the Chamber, explained for ABD. Cox added it is also a tool local businesses and industries can use to

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Dana Lynn McIntyre March 11, 2025 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Major local ties to SB 147 jobs for former inmates

The Georgia General Assembly is reviewing bipartisan legislation to help incarcerated individuals find employment upon their release. Senate Bill 147 would provide inmates with the documentation most commonly needed to find a job. A few senators with Richmond and Columbia County affiliations are pushing to get it done. The bill is sponsored by Michael “Doc” Rhett (D-33), and cosponsors, include Minority Leader Harold Jones (D-22), Republicans Max Burns (23rd District), and Lee Anderson (24th District). The legislation calls for creating a paper trail to provide inmates when they are released.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre March 10, 2025 No Comments
B2B Stories

Goodwill Takes Global Center Stage for Workforce Development Conference

Goodwill of Middle Georgia and the CSRA will host the 2025 Annual Meeting of Conference of Executives (AMCOE), bringing together Goodwill leaders from around the globe to exchange best practices in workforce development, innovation, and sustainability. The conference will take place March 2 to 5, 2025, at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center. Recognized by Forbes as one of the most inspiring companies, Goodwill continues to create opportunities for people facing employment and career advancement barriers. AMCOE is the premier gathering for Goodwill leaders to share strategies that improve job

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Mitzi Oxford February 27, 2025 No Comments
B2B Stories

SRMC Donation to Educate Workforce

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC), the liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has donated $5,000 to the scholarship fund for the Augusta Technical College (ATC) Adult Education Program. The donation will be used in the Adult Education Program to provide financial assistance to students who have to take the General Education Diploma (GED) test. GED testing is a computer-based high school equivalency exam. ATC offers in-person and online testing formats for people interested in attaining a GED diploma. SRMC President and Program Manager, Dave Olson stated that

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Dana Lynn McIntyre February 27, 2025 No Comments
B2B Stories

Simon Says: Who’s Hiring in the CSRA?

For the last two weeks, I reported the 2024 growth in total employment numbers for the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). This week, I will examine which sectors contributed the most to the overall growth in 2024. Education and health services saw the largest change in employment and the largest percentage change. Employment increased by over 2,300 in this sector, or 6.0%. (SEE CHARTS BELOW) The growth in this sector represents somewhat of a double-edged sword for the economy. Some of the growth no doubt comes from changing demographics, such

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe February 24, 2025 No Comments
B2B Stories

Savannah River Site boosts opportunities for job seekers

A program used by school districts to determine if students are ready for careers after graduation has been embraced by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS). Called the WIN (What I Need) assessment, or the South Carolina Career Ready Test, it is administered to all eleventh-grade students. It measures students in four key areas employers believe are foundational for career readiness. Those are soft skills assessment, math assessment, reading assessment, and date assessment. It can also be used by businesses, and SRNS has now integrated the program for some job applicants.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre February 19, 2025 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Hanging Out the Help Wanted Sign

One of the largest employers in the C.S.R.A. is looking for engineers across multiple departments onsite. Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) held a job fair at the North Augusta Community Center to connect managers and applicants. “SRNS has done multiple events like this in the past. This is the first one for this fiscal year that we’ve done. But we typically try to do these twice a year to try to attract talent in different categories or different job descriptions that we have or need help in filling,” Carla Wheeler,

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Dana Lynn McIntyre February 18, 2025 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Powering up the future for students

The annual Power Up Your Future Career and College Day is set for Feb. 27 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Western Carolina Fairgrounds at 561 May Royal Drive in Aiken. This event is specifically for eighth-grade students in Aiken County schools. With the event happening during a regular school day, transportation will be provided to get students from their school to the fairgrounds. “It’s really just an opportunity for our students to start exploring opportunities in different careers and tying that into local college opportunities as well,”

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Dana Lynn McIntyre February 17, 2025 No Comments
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