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CSRA professionals needed for high-paying jobs in Aiken and elsewhere

ABD readers looking to advance in their administrative careers are encouraged to apply this Thursday at a career fair organized by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), the managing and operating contractor at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site, and Fluor. Those with the following professional experience are encouraged to attend: Engineers, Estimators, Procurement, Information Technology, Human Resources, Operations, Business Services, Project Control, Construction, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, Safety and Security Professionals, and Program Managers. Positions located in Greenville and Aiken. Recruiters will be on hand to handle the hiring needs

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Staff Report July 21, 2024 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Tapping into underutilized workforces

Someone formerly incarcerated who successfully transitions back into society as a productive employee is something Goodwill has seen up close in Augusta. In 2013, Sean Walker was hired at Edgar’s Grill as a server assistant. Twenty years earlier, he was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the murder of his fiancée. Ultimately, Walker was promoted to banquet server at the Snelling Center. “This gave me the opportunity to meet Goodwill’s President and CEO, Jim Stiff, who continually encouraged me to strive for excellence. So, I

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Dana Lynn McIntyre July 21, 2024 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Fresh produce and more rolls into the CSRA today

The initiative may be new, but as ABD has reported recently the love for homegrown fruits and veggies is almost an addiction for Southerners. We’ve seen farms expand into the CSRA in the past couple of weeks and local restaurants are taking advantage of their produce to offer farm-to-table meals. Today, there is another way to take advantage of that fresh goodness as the S.T.O.P. Mobile Farmers Market pulls into the South Augusta Farmers Market at 4104 Windsor Springs Road. They will be there from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm

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Mitzi Oxford July 18, 2024 No Comments
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Moving Augusta into the transportation of the future

Augusta will receive millions of dollars to develop its public transportation and Broad Street station. Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock (Ga-D) and Jon Ossoff (Ga-D) recently announced three cities will share $45 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for clean energy transportation projects. Augusta is in line to receive $12 million to use for the purchase of electric buses for the Augusta Transit Department. They will replace older buses and provide more reliable, quieter, and efficient buses. “This was a competitive grant. We were competing against hundreds of other transit agencies

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Dana Lynn McIntyre July 18, 2024 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Rally Point Grille

Food Quality: 5 Service: 4 Business Meeting: 4 Value: 5 Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5 A few years ago, on Valentine’s Day, my wife, Rebecca, enjoyed a very nice dinner at Suite 10 Restaurant & Bar, which was at 4446 Washington Road in Evans, near Shane’s Rib Shack and Vibe Nutrition. Soon after that, we were disappointed to find out that the restaurant had closed its doors, and another eatery was moving in to take its place. At the time, I assumed the new restaurant wouldn’t be nearly as

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Josh Heath July 18, 2024 No Comments
Awards/Celebrations

CSRA Hospital ranked as “High Performing”

For the third year in a row, Aiken Regional Medical Centers has been named by U.S. News & World Report as a High Performing hospital for Heart Attack and Heart Failure. This is the highest award a hospital can earn for the publication’s Best Hospitals Procedures & Conditions ratings. U.S. News evaluated nearly 5,000 hospitals across 15 specialties and 20 procedures and conditions. Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care, and patient experience. “I am incredibly proud of our team and it’s an

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Mitzi Oxford July 17, 2024 No Comments
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Rethinking economic development at Augusta Regional

Members of the Augusta Aviation Commission’s Opportunity Ad Hoc Committee are taking a fresh look at their mission. The committee had been formed to research how the airport could use the federal government’s Opportunity Zones, created in 2017 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, to spark industrial, commercial, and residential development around the airport. “I think that word opportunity came up because, in the Trump administration, the opportunity zones were kind of a hot topic from a business development standpoint,” recalled Herbert Judon, Jr., Executive Director of the airport.

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Dana Lynn McIntyre July 17, 2024 No Comments
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Former Hawk Law Group attorney launches new firm

After four years with one of the top-rated law offices in the CSRA, Tianna Bias, announced recently that she was leaving to establish her own practice. The Bias Firm is located at 1005 Broad Street, Suite 100, in Augusta. Her practice will primarily focus on criminal defense while maintaining a collaborative relationship with Hawk Law Group for civil cases. Her former employer credited Bias with increasing the criminal defense division’s caseload and expanding Hawk Law Group’s civic engagement through various nonprofit partnerships. During her tenure, she achieved remarkable results, including

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Mitzi Oxford July 17, 2024 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

Top questions when hiring a realtor Part 2

Buying a home is one of the biggest life investments. As a realtor with 40 years of experience, Ann Marie McManus offers the questions you should ask of the person involved in the process.

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Ann Marie McManus July 17, 2024 No Comments
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