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Business leaders/volunteers find a hub to combat Helene

An eight-day herculean effort by area volunteers from service organizations like the American Red Cross to the Chamber of Commerce came to an exhausting end late last week. Members of the Leadership Augusta Class of 2025 showed up on Thursday, October 10th, in lieu of a regularly scheduled activity. Sponsored by the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce, each month members set aside one day to immerse themselves in myriad opportunities to learn how the community works. The 2025 class is chaired by Al Dallas (far right) of the Georgia Cancer

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Dana Lynn McIntyre and Neil Gordon October 14, 2024 No Comments
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CSRA garnering international attention for storm recovery

One of the State of Israel’s top officials in the southeast spent Wednesday in the CSRA, visiting storm-damaged areas and distributing supplies. Anat Sultan-Dadon, the Consul General of Israel to the Southeastern United States began the day in North Augusta. “We have been in touch with the authorities and the elected officials and decided to come to one of the locations where it matters to be on the ground,” she explained to ABD. Sultan-Dadon was joined by elected leaders from North Augusta, South Carolina state government, Columbia County, and Georgia

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Dana Lynn McIntyre October 10, 2024 No Comments
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Publix in the bullseye of Milton: Impacts to CSRA?

It’s been 13 days since Hurricane Helene slammed into the CSRA. Publix, which has seven locations throughout the area, is focused on continuing deliveries to those stores even as their corporate headquarters in Lakeland, Florida is in the middle of a direct hit from Hurricane Milton. As the CSRA recovers from Hurricane Helene, ABD contacted Jared Glover, Media Relations Manager for Publix. Glover’s area covers Augusta, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Kentucky. These are his responses to our questions regarding any impact. ABD: Will closures of more than 500 Florida

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Mitzi Oxford October 9, 2024 No Comments
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Helping Hurricane Helene victims

Contact: Jeff Mason, VP of Sales Phone: (706) 724-1488 Website: Kamo Facilities and Solutions Location: 1326 Reynolds St, Augusta, GA 30901 If you have lived or worked around Augusta for any amount of time, you are familiar with the friendly folks at Kamo Facilities and Solutions. A staple in downtown Augusta since 1947, Kamo Facilities and Solutions has served the needs of CSRA businesses and beyond for their custodial needs. Jeff Mason, VP of Sales, says, “Although we are a local distributor, we offer more than just cleaning products and equipment.

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Erin Campbell October 8, 2024 No Comments
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Businesses and Non-profits provide aid to a struggling CSRA

Editor’s note: Pictures are worth a thousand words. The one above is in Harlem, where folks are waiting in line to get nourishment from the Cantina Food Truck. Those scenes are being played out across neighborhoods. Families still can’t get out of their driveway because of downed trees, others need ice to keep insulin cold for their diabetic family members. They are your neighbors. They are employees of businesses. They and we, are all trying to survive and put the devastation behind us. Today, there is some good news. Financial

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Mitzi Oxford October 3, 2024 No Comments
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$50,000+ raised for CSRA student resources

The Augusta Technical College Foundation has announced $57,225 in gifts and pledges for the annual Family First campaign. The 2024 Family First campaign, which ran from September 4-18, focused on directly impacting students’ lives. Family First events were held at all Augusta Tech campus sites, where Faculty and staff were encouraged to contribute to bridging the financial gaps many students experience. Suggested donation amounts included $1,200 to help cover tuition shortfalls, $511 to cover student fees, $250 for textbooks, $200 for laptops, and $50 for emergency funds. “This year saw

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Staff Report September 29, 2024 No Comments
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Good Deeds: “All in Faith” for Martinez business

Robyn Kelley (right) and Lisa Merritt (left) are both in the hair business. Both want to make women look and feel beautiful. Robyn owns Trendz Salon and her team takes hair off. Lisa runs a wig boutique there and puts hair on. Wigs are for women like Faith Owens (center), who typically lose their locks due to a serious illness. Through the generosity of Trendz and first responders from Burke County organizing a fundraiser, the Owens’ out of pocket costs were $750 for a $5,000 special order wig made with

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Neil Gordon September 25, 2024 No Comments
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CSRA businesses supporting United Way in big ways

The United Way of the CSRA giving campaign has been underway for almost a month, and area businesses are imagining unique ways to support the umbrella of organizations that benefit from their volunteer and fundraising efforts. This week, Club Car made a substantial donation of $114,000. During the check presentation, Robert McElreath, Vice President of Connectivity of Club Car said, “Club Car Global Headquarters, Main Manufacturing Plant, and Distribution Operations are all located in the CSRA and we are excited to give back and support the community that gives so

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Staff Report September 19, 2024 No Comments
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Business donates $200K for CSRA teacher pipeline

Georgia Power has committed $200,000 to Augusta University to help improve the quality of the teacher workforce in Richmond County. The university’s College of Education and Human Development is using the funds to launch Richmond Recruitment and Retention, or the R3 Initiative. First and foremost, the R3 initiative will aim to recruit more high school seniors – especially minority male students – to a career in education. Nearly 85% of Richmond County students are members of minority groups. “We are trying to create more diversity by recruiting differently and providing

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Staff Report August 28, 2024 No Comments
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Simon Says: Employment in CSRA mirrors influx of non-profits

Nonprofit, 501(c)(3), establishments accounted for 8.1 percent of private employment in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in 2022, according to a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This compares to 7.3 percent for the state of Georgia and 9.9 percent for the U.S. These nonprofits paid a slightly higher annual wage, $56,661, than for-profit establishments, $54,351. In Georgia, the average annual wage is also higher in nonprofits than for-profit ($68,729 compared to $66,616), but in the U.S., for-profit annual wages are higher than nonprofit. There were 286

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe August 26, 2024 No Comments
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