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Unusual motivation for new CSRA business

Christopher Davis, Jr. found an unusual source of inspiration for rebranding one of the services his business offers: his divorce. Davis, who just moved to Augusta from Hinesville a few days ago, owns CRXWN Home & Lawn Improvement, which he established in Feb. 2022. A couple of months ago, Davis rebranded his handyman services as Husband 4 Hire, which handles a variety of household tasks, including interior painting, flooring, drywall repair, and even dishes and laundry. “It was kind of a joke at first,” he said. “If I couldn’t be

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Josh Heath May 8, 2023 No Comments
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“Healthy” investment in CSRA telemedicine

Telemedicine is growing by leaps and bounds and Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia (MCG) Center for Telehealth will be ready. The center has received 1 million dollars in federal funding that will be used to support health care for those living in more rural areas. The MCG Center for Telehealth will use a digital network to support rural patients with the goal of reducing health care disparities. It will also train future physicians to be able to provide telehealth-related health care. U.S. Representative, Buddy Carter (R-GA1) helped secure the

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Dana Lynn McIntyre May 8, 2023 No Comments
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Listen up business owners: Take care of YOU!

The internet is full of articles about how to start or run your own business. But there’s a glaring hole when it comes to advice about taking care of yourself, after all, you’re juggling finances, inventory, employees, customer deadlines, and other obligations. What’s too often left out of the conversation are the potential side effects on your health, whether physical or mental, or both. Aiken Regional Medical Centers will be addressing some of those health and wellness topics this month called Better Health Forum. It’s a series of breakfasts and

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Mitzi Oxford May 8, 2023 No Comments
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Businesses want an educated, skilled workforce and education is the answer

Events touting education, partnerships between business and educational institutions, and how they prepare local residents for highly skilled in-demand careers stood center stage last week in Augusta. Three events, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Augusta University and the Savannah River Nuclear Lab, A.R. Johnson High School students getting hands-on education in cancer research and a new format for the dual enrollment program between Augusta University and the Columbia County School District will all impact workforce development and how education is the silver bullet to make this area

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Dana Lynn McIntyre May 8, 2023 No Comments
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Simon Says: Connection between innovation and higher education?

In 2015, according to the latest year data available, there were 10 utility patents granted that originated in Richmond County. A recent study by Michael Andrews (https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20200320), examines the role of higher education institutions, such as Augusta University and Georgia Tech, in local invention. Higher education institutions may affect invention directly by conducting research or indirectly by driving population growth. Ideally, to understand the role of higher education on economic development and innovation, we would want to randomly assign universities to locations and measure innovation and economic activity before and

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Simon Medcalfe May 8, 2023 No Comments
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Mondays with Rick: Employee Retention–It’s All About Your Culture

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” That quote from a famed management expert, Peter Drucker, is familiar to any of us who have studied how to lead modern organizations. Drucker’s quote implies that your company’s culture is what determines your firm’s success, regardless of how effective your strategy may be. However, I take issue with that interpretation. What I believe Drucker meant is that in order for a company’s strategy to be successful, it must have a company culture that allows it to execute the strategy appropriately. The bottom line is

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Dr. Rick Franza May 8, 2023 No Comments
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Economic Update: Thanking the next generation

Just as Dana Lynn discussed in our top story this week, Coach Dave Holdeman from The Alternative Board of the CSRA and Augusta Business Daily publisher, Neil Gordon talk about programs that will not only bring jobs, but could provide vital treatment options for cancer in the future. Be sure to get to know the details on all this and more in the latest economic update.

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Neil Gordon with Dave Holdeman May 8, 2023 No Comments
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Economic Update: Thanking the next generation

Just as Dana Lynn discussed in our top story this week, Coach Dave Holdeman from The Alternative Board of the CSRA and Augusta Business Daily publisher, Neil Gordon talk about programs that will not only bring jobs, but could provide vital treatment options for cancer in the future. Be sure to get to know the details on all this and more in the latest economic update.

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Neil Gordon with Dave Holdeman May 8, 2023 No Comments
Closings

National home goods retailer to close CSRA location

Shoppers at a CSRA retail location that specializes in home decor are about to have a bad morning. Tuesday Morning, which is located in Washington’s Corner Shopping Center at 3241 Washington Road, behind LongHorn Steakhouse in Augusta, is closing soon and offering discounts of up to 30 percent for its remaining merchandise. In February, the Dallas-based company, which currently has more than 200 locations throughout the United States, including Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, and Texas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and has announced it’s closing all its stores nationwide.

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Josh Heath May 7, 2023 No Comments
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Local business owners make party decorations with a purpose

After creating elaborate balloon decorations for events at their church, Nicki Carnes and Terri Mullis decided to launch their own party supply business. Last month, Carnes and Mullis opened Saving Grace Events, a business that provides decorations for a variety of celebrations, including graduation parties, birthdays, and baby showers. They create various types of decorations, such as banners, floral arrangements, and centerpieces. “Both of us enjoy decorating, and I do all the decorations for the church,” said Carnes, women’s connections director for New Passion Church, located next door to Timms

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Josh Heath May 4, 2023 No Comments
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