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Getting back to normal at the airport

Augusta Regional Airport urges travelers to brace for ongoing delays — as employees scramble to recover from missed paychecks and wait for back pay. Even though the 40-day federal shutdown has officially ended, Augusta Regional Airport leaders say the effects are far from over — not only for passengers, but for the more than 80 TSA and FAA employees now scrambling to catch up on bills, repay loans, and recover from more than a month without a paycheck. At the same time, flight schedules remain unstable, and a 6% nationwide flight reduction

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Dana Lynn McIntyre November 14, 2025 No Comments
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Simon Says: Bad Job News & Pay in Georgia/Carolina

With the continued government shutdown and no new official economic news releases from federal agencies, I again turn to the ADP employment report for the latest jobs market data. The ADP report is based on national payroll data from more than 26 million U.S. employees, who come from ADP clients, like the ones getting serviced for payroll and HR in West August. This is about 1 in 5 private sector employees, and 1 in 6 covers total employees. The data they have does skew towards larger firms and firms located

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe November 13, 2025 No Comments
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Grade Inflation: Both a Cause and Sign of America’s Weakening Competitiveness

Publisher’s Note: When interviewing a candidate at your business in the CSRA, do you expect their GPA to be a true indicator of how dedicated and intelligent he or she is? Students’ grades are up across the country from a while ago until now by 10-20%. But why? Dr. Rick Franza takes a look at an academic challenge that needs course correction. Grade inflation has been rampant on college campuses for decades, particularly since COVID, when this trend became exceedingly evident and problematic.  Having done my undergraduate work in the late

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Dr. Rick Franza, AU Hull College of Business Professor November 13, 2025 No Comments
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Helping entrepreneurs while checking off your Christmas List

There is a special retail event tomorrow at Augusta University (AU) on a campus more commonly associated with cybersecurity. The Holiday Maker’s market is on Friday from 11 AM to 3:30 PM at the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center (GCITC) on Grace Hopper Lane. Tina Baggott, AU’s interim executive vice president for Strategic Partnerships and Economic Development, told ABD the market has two goals. First, to offer early Christmas shopping with unique items created by students and faculty. The second purpose is to foster entrepreneurship, particularly among student vendors.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre November 13, 2025 No Comments
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Local & Holiday shopping expected to hit record levels

A leading industry organization has checked the trends, conducted surveys, crunched the numbers, and believes spending for the 2025 holiday buying season will top $1 trillion. Ray Carnes, founder of Recteq in Evans and part-owner, says he can tell already it’s going to be a strong holiday season. Friends and others are constantly asking, “When will Black Friday sales start?” Carnes says the earlier people ask, the better their season is. The National Retail Federation (NRF) lists the time between November 1st and December 31st as the holiday shopping season.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre and Neil Gordon November 12, 2025 No Comments
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Asbestos and Mold Regulations: What every Georgia & South Carolina business owner should know

Publisher’s Note: My wife and I discovered black mold at a West Augusta office building we lease. What responsibilities do employers or building owners have when hidden mold and asbestos get discovered? Joseph Galpin from Augusta’s EnviroPro 360 explains. https://enviropro360.com/blog/is-your-building-breaking-the-law-asbestos-and-mold-regulations-every-georgia-south-carolina-business-owner-should-know/

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Joseph Galpin, EnviroPro 360 November 7, 2025 No Comments
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National toilet paper/paper towel brand launches in CSRA

In 2009, Augusta’s Ray Carnes built his family-focused legacy with Recteq. In 2023, he expanded his brand with Ray Ray’s car wash. Now, he hopes to be king of the paper towel and toilet paper space, designed for healthier homes and cleaner living. “At Recteq, we built products that changed the way people cook — Throne Bamboo does the same for how people clean,” said Ray Carnes, founder of Throne Bamboo. “We spent 18 months perfecting every detail so families could have products that are good for their homes and

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Neil Gordon November 7, 2025 No Comments
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Succession Planning: A Braves New World

On Monday, the Atlanta Braves named Walt Weiss as its 49th manager in franchise history, taking over for Brian Snitker, who retired at the conclusion of the 2025 season after being the Braves manager since early in the 2016 season. Snitker took over the Braves amid a team rebuild but helped quickly turn things around, leading the team to six straight National League East championships from 2018 to 2023, with an additional playoff appearance in 2024 and a World Series championship in 2021. Since 1901, only Snitker’s mentor, Bobby Cox,

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Dr. Rick Franza, AU Hull College Professor November 6, 2025 No Comments
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Zoning for a major development in South Augusta

The rezoning of a portion of a 280-acre tract clears the way for the development of a major warehouse project near the Augusta Regional Airport. If the deal goes through, a 300,000 square foot building will be built on the property. Members of the Augusta Planning Commission approved a request to rezone 100 acres from Agricultural (A) to Heavy Industrial (HI) at 1550 Four H Club Road. Ashley Catterton, development service administrator with Augusta Planning, noted that nearby tracts have already been rezoned from A to Light Industrial (LI). The

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Dana Lynn McIntyre November 6, 2025 No Comments
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Rallying around Federal workers at Augusta’s airport

As the Federal government shutdown enters its second month, employees at Augusta Regional Airport (AGS) are rallying around coworkers going without a paycheck. Impacted employees include those working with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Those employees are part of what are considered “essential workers” who must continue to report to their jobs. Nationwide, an estimated 730,000 essential workers are going without a paycheck. Herbert Judon, Jr., the airport’s executive director, briefed members of the Aviation Commission on how the shutdown is being felt at

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Dana Lynn McIntyre November 5, 2025 No Comments
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