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Masters of Building Golf for the Future

While the Pros kicked off the Masters, young golfers were participating in building their golf future. For the second year in a row, Eastside Golf, a lifestyle apparel brand rooted in golf dedicated to driving cultural change in the game, hosted its popular Community Golf Day in Augusta over the weekend just before Masters week. The event was held at Pointe South Golf Club. Eastside Golf’s Community Golf Days are free-to-play and focused on diversifying the sport and bringing fans and players together at local courses to experience the fun

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Staff Report April 8, 2025 No Comments
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Mapping the Future of South Carolina’s Roads

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is soliciting public input on the Palmetto State’s future transportation needs. The department has created Momentum 2050: the Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan. It assesses the existing statewide transportation system and anticipates impacts over the next 25 years. Secretary of Transportation Justin Powell, in a statement on the plan website, said it is a road map for economic prosperity. “The road and bridge network in South Carolina supports the movement of freight and people across our state. We have to keep these critical arteries

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 8, 2025 No Comments
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Ride-share services put on notice for Masters Week

Some new protocols are in place for Masters Week at the Augusta Regional Airport. Failure to comply can lead to vehicles getting towed. According to a news release from the airport for Masters® 2025, all “for hire” or commercial ground transportation operators that enter the premise i.e., taxies, limousines, hotel/motel shuttle vehicles, hospitality pickup vehicles, etc. cannot park on the curbside and must utilize the public parking lots for staging vehicles and passenger pickup. During the week of April 7th – 14th, the public parking rates will immediately transact at

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Staff Report April 7, 2025 No Comments
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CSRA Caterers Master Crunch Time

Thousands of visitors from across the country and around the world are in town for the 89th Masters tournament. They are shopping with local retailers, staying in hotels and in homes that are rented out for the week. Those golf enthusiasts all have to eat somewhere, which is why restaurants are packed, and caterers are jumping to meet the demand. Fat Man’s Mill Café and Catering is swamped with catering jobs for small groups and corporate events. “We are closed for the week to focus on the Masters. For us,

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Mitzi Oxford April 7, 2025 No Comments
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Simon Says: 2024 Augusta job earnings heavily outpace inflation

Now that all the labor market data is finalized, I can reveal that the fastest-growing labor market in 2024 in Georgia was Brunswick at 2.7%.  Warner Robins also recorded growth of over 2 percent. Augusta clocked in at 0.6%, just below the state average of 0.8%. Gainesville, which has seen tremendous growth over the last 15 years, recorded negative growth for 2024. Brunswick employment increased by 1,200 (2.5%) over the year, and average weekly earnings increased by $123 or 16.8 percent. Average weekly hours worked increased by over 2 hours,

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Dr. Simon Medcalfe April 7, 2025 No Comments
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Good Deeds: Wheels Up

For the fifth consecutive Masters tournament, the Wheels Up team flew into Augusta to help the Golden Harvest Food Bank, before flying in golf fans to visit the Augusta National Golf Course. Last Wednesday, Wheels Up joined the food bank in service at The Master’s Table soup kitchen and also volunteered at the Food Bank’s new Produce Rescue Center, packing and sorting produce. Meals Up was created during the COVID-19 pandemic to address food insecurity, and the company will be donating meals again this year to support the local community

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Neil Gordon April 6, 2025 No Comments
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The Masters Welcome Mat is Out

Augusta is gearing up for the 2025 Masters Week that kicked off earlier this week with the first round for the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Evans. The final round will be played April 5th at Augusta National Golf Club (ANGC), followed by the Drive, Chip Putt competition on April 6th. The tournament practice rounds begin on April 7th. Destination Augusta says it is ready to welcome longtime visitors and newcomers to the Spring tradition. Bennish Brown, President and CEO, said Augusta was born

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 3, 2025 No Comments
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Young golfers learn from the Pros!

With the Augusta National Women’s Amateur championship on the line this weekend, some contenders and legends took time out to teach Augusta children, thanks to a bank with locations in the CSRA. Rain on the course earlier in the week didn’t deter legends like Suzy Whaley (pictured) from helping lead a clinic for Augusta-area High School female golfers and a community golf clinic for kids from Boys & Girls Club of Greater Augusta and First Tee Augusta. The 4th Annual “Golf with Us Clinic” is an initiative sponsored by a

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Neil Gordon April 3, 2025 No Comments
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SRMC Donation Benefits Future Workforce

Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC), the liquid waste contractor at Savannah River Site (SRS), recently presented a $15,000 donation to Lamar-Milledge Elementary School, located in Richmond County, Ga. The money will support the elementary school’s science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum. SRMC President and Program Manager Dr. Dave Olson presented the donation to Lamar-Milledge Elementary School Principal Eric Lewis, saying SRMC proudly supports Richmond County schools. “This donation to Lamar-Milledge Elementary School is an investment in our future,” Olson said. “SRMC strives to reach students in elementary school because

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Staff Report April 3, 2025 No Comments
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People and Technology Company Opens CSRA Office

Last week’s Augusta Richmond County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting brought a lot of smiles to locals, including the market leader, Shawn Hackett (holding scissors), and many executives from their home base in Greenville, South Carolina. HTI, short for Human Technologies Incorporated, moved into a building close to Augusta Tech’s South Augusta campus. HTI provided talent assessment/personality testing for the guests who RSVP’d. The company implements analytics and testing to help match the right employees to employers with HTI Jobs in the middle of the process. The Augusta branch is

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Neil Gordon April 2, 2025 No Comments
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