July 2015 Features

  • How Business and Personal Credit Cards Are Different

    July 30, 2015

  • Why Your Company Needs a Wellness Program

    July 30, 2015

    If one of your company’s top players decides to defect to the competition due to a unique benefit offering, the result can be catastrophic. Not only could your business experience a decline in productivity, the costs associated with finding new talent and trying to fill the void in the meantime could be incalculable. One way to stay competitive in this increasingly aggressive job market is to invest in a sound wellness program.

  • 5 Tax Related Changes for Your Healthcare in 2016

    July 28, 2015

  • August Direct Visitor Spending in Augusta to Hit Almost $3M

    July 27, 2015

    The Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Augusta Sports Council are pleased to announce that visitors attending meetings, reunions, events and/or sporting events in Augusta will generate at least $2.936,8798.40 in direct visitor spending over the month of August.

  • Atlanta Braves EVP, Mike Plant, Well-Trained for Olympian Task of Moving Team to Cobb County

    July 23, 2015

    The first sporting event at the Atlanta Braves’ Turner Field in June of 1996 was not a baseball game, but, rather, the venue for the U.S Olympic Track and Field Trials, followed the next month by the actual Olympic Games. That irony is not lost on Atlanta Braves’ Executive Vice-President, Mike Plant, an Olympian speed skater and member of several Olympic committees, who has taken on overall responsibility for the 2017 move of the team to SunTrust Park in Cobb County.

  • CSRA College Night Celebrates Over 20 Years of Service to Area Students

    July 21, 2015

    High school students will have an opportunity to meet recruiters from more than 140 colleges and universities and win scholarships totaling approximately $12,000 at CSRA College Night, to be held Thursday, September 10th, at the James Brown Arena, Augusta, Ga. Admission is free and open to the public.

  • 3 “Gotchas” Most IT Pros Won’t Tell You When Selling You Their Cloud Solution

    July 17, 2015

    Kevin Wade with IntelliSystems asks: Are you using any cloud applications to store data? There are a few “gotchas” you need to know about 3rd-party cloud apps.

  • 7 Ways Cloud Computing Makes You Better at Your Job

    July 15, 2015

    Cloud computing is changing the way people do business. A study earlier this year by Tata Communications found that most companies will have 58 percent of the data stored on the Cloud within the next 10 years. The same study found that 69 percent of respondents said that using the Cloud increased their productivity.

  • What it Takes to Build a Strong Company Culture

    July 13, 2015

    Company culture is the accumulation of the attitudes and behaviors of everyone in your company — starting with you as the owner. If companies had personalities, your culture would be the personality of your company.

  • Brooks Keel Named President of Georgia Regents University

    July 09, 2015

    The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) named Dr. Brooks Keel president of Georgia Regents University (GRU) in Augusta. Keel will assume his new position on July 20.

  • Stay, Play and Eat in Augusta

    July 07, 2015

    Most people know Augusta as home to The Masters, but that’s only part of the story. There are tasty local eateries, outdoor adventures galore and something for everyone with arts, history, sports and hiking opportunities around every corner. Attractions are relatively close together and many of them are free or affordable. Augusta makes a memorable weekend adventure for the entire family.

  • Dr. Gretchen B. Caughman Named GRU Interim President, Georgia Southern President Named Permanent Finalist

    July 01, 2015

    University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby has named Dr. Gretchen B. Caughman as interim president at Georgia Regents University. They also announced a sole finalist for the Georgia Regents University presidency, Dr. Brooks Keel, who is currently the president of Georgia Southern University.