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German company hiring 125 in Augusta to make dent in CSRA job loss

A German metal recycling company is coming to the CSRA and bringing with it 125 skilled manufacturing jobs. Yesterday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Aurubis AG has authorized the construction of a $340 million recycling and secondary-smelting plant – the only one of its kind in the U.S. – located at 4760 Mike Padgett Highway in Augusta Corporate Park. The plant is expected to open by early 2024. Jobs Aurubis is scheduled to begin hiring for various positions at the new plant in summer 2022. Cal Wray – President of the

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Josh Heath November 11, 2021 No Comments
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Customer service hits and misses shared at Augusta workshop

Robbie King says customer service is a journey, not a destination. King, founder of Lead Augusta, and Erik Smith, owner/operator of Chick-fil-A in Grovetown, shared their insights and experience as business leaders with a group of 10 local professionals at a customer service workshop called “Building a Culture of Exceptional Customer Service” on Tuesday, Nov. 9 in the ABD boardroom at 930 Stevens Creek Road in Augusta. No matter how great a company’s service is, “There are always ways to improve,” King says. He began the workshop by asking participants

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Josh Heath November 10, 2021 No Comments
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The business of golf improvement in the CSRA

She’s got to be in the right place! She’s a physical therapist with a specialty in the golf swing in the Augusta, Ga., Aiken, S.C., area. Most of my golfing buddies know they need therapy for their golf game, but they look for it on the 19th hole! It’s not there. But it can be found at PerformanceAbove, Aiken’s only golf performance physical therapy clinic at Houndslake Wellness Associates at 920 Houndslake Drive, a grouping of six wellness and therapy practices in an office building just to the left of

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Stephen Delaney Hale November 9, 2021 No Comments
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Local staffing agency offering $3,500 in bonuses to new hires

For those interested in manufacturing jobs, MAU Workforce Solutions has an upcoming event you won’t want to miss. The staffing agency will hold a hiring event for positions with Milliken & Company in Johnston on Tuesday, Nov. 16 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of its Aiken branch located at 1036 Pine Log Road. The event will include interviews and on-the-spot hiring for qualified candidates. Based on a candidate’s experience, starting pay will be between $14.00 and $20.30 per hour. New hires will be eligible for

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Josh Heath November 8, 2021 No Comments
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Mellow Mushroom set to move from longtime location

Mellow Mushroom is relocating to the old 1102 Restaurant and Bar to move their pizza ovens and seating from a block away up Broad Street. The franchisees have had the restaurant in the original gas station location since 2004. A manager at Mellow Mushroom tells ABD that the move will take place before Masters 2022 and will allow for easier access for customers for a growing part of the MM business— takeout and delivery through 3rd parties. She said the building at 1102 is not larger, but more functional. Mellow

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Neil Gordon November 5, 2021 No Comments
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43 Employee-Owners build CSRA company made of steel!

A most unusual manufacturing company moved into Sage Mill Industrial Park in October, Central States Manufacturing, and they are already running their steel products as fast as they can. The sparkling new Graniteville plant produces metal roofing and siding panels. An observer can watch the raw materials, including 5-ton coils of steel, about a mile long, come in one end of the mammoth cave of a building, measuring 105,000 square feet, go through processing by teams of employees as they make them into exactly fitting pieces of a predesigned steel

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Stephen Delaney Hale November 4, 2021 No Comments
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Ghosting makes good help even harder to find for local businesses

If you’ve ever tried online dating, you’re probably familiar with the term ghosting, but it’s becoming an increasingly common problem for employers as well. Job seekers also know about ghosting, as many employers don’t follow up with candidates after the interview. In this context, ghosting refers to job candidates failing to show up for interviews or new employees missing work without calling their employers. For Eddie and Carol Kennedy – owners of Great Deals on Furniture located at 270 Bobby Jones Expressway, Suite 148 in Martinez – ghosting has become

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Josh Heath November 3, 2021 No Comments
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Local bank jump starts the economy with one of a kind CSRA program

Augusta Office Solutions CEO, Garnett Johnson wishes Bank of America’s new CSRA Entrepreneurship training program was around when he grew up on the east side of Augusta before the turn of the century. “From a black perspective where I grew up we idolized professional football or basketball players or even people committing crimes,” said Johnson. Johnson said his dreams back then never included entrepreneurship, and that’s why he’s willing to volunteer to help with this public/non-profit partnership between Bank of America (BOFA) and the Greater Augusta Black Chamber of Commerce

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Neil Gordon November 2, 2021 No Comments
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Mondays with Rick: The JBA Vote!

Editor’s Note: Dr. Rick Franza, has a unique perspective on tomorrow’s bond referendum that would raise taxes on homeowners and business owners in Richmond County. He’s unsure if his employer, a Georgia State School will be exempt. He’s just moved to Richmond County and will face about a $30 a month increase in his property taxes. He also watches local developments in business as the dean of AU’s Hull College of Business. ABD: Rick, let’s start with you. Are you okay with swallowing $300-400 a year in extra property taxes?

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Neil Gordon November 1, 2021 2 Comments
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Augusta business and political leaders tried to keep T’s Restaurant open

The Augusta Commission and the Augusta Economic Development Authority worked together to develop a plan to keep the iconic South Augusta restaurant open. Cal Wray – President of the AEDA, says he and Augusta commissioners met with Fulcher to discuss the possibility of securing a jobs creation grant of several hundred thousand dollars to cover the cost of reopening. “We need establishments on Mike Padgett and Doug Barnard because that’s our key industrial sector,” Wray states. “We were hoping to bring more establishments to that corridor and south Augusta.” Other

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Josh Heath October 22, 2021 No Comments
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