October 2015 Features

• GDOT Commissioner to Keynote Columbia County Chamber Pre-Legislative Breakfast

  October 28, 2015

  Commissioner Russell Mc Murry will be the keynote speaker for the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Pre-Legislative Breakfast on Thursday, November 5th.

• Queensborough Bank Expands Footprint

  October 26, 2015

  Queensborough National Bank and Trust has been serving the Augusta area since 1902. Its footprint in Georgia expands along the Georgia side of the Savannah River and effective October 26th will include two new branches in Rincon and Savannah, Georgia bringing the total number of branches to 24.

• Metro Augusta’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 6.3% in September

  October 22, 2015

  The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Metro Augusta’s unemployment rate for September was 6.3 percent, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 6.5 percent in August. The rate in September 2014 was 7.3 percent.

• How to Use the Sharing Economy to Benefit Your Business

  October 19, 2015

  Running a small business has a lot of perks to it. A huge budget usually isn’t one of them, so small businesses have to continually look for ways to stretch a dollar and make the most out of the operating budgets they do have. Finding ways to save on expenses while increasing profits is necessary to stay afloat. One way for small businesses to save on costs associated with running a business is to utilize today’s economy of sharing.

• ADP to Invest $20M in Augusta Facility & Create 450 Jobs

  October 16, 2015

  ADP, a global provider of cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, and a major employer in Augusta with 1,019 associates, announced their plans to increase their employment with the addition of 450 jobs and invest $20,000,000 with the construction of an additional facility.

• GA House Speaker, David Ralston, to Headline Augusta Metro Chamber Pre-Session Legislative Breakfast

  October 15, 2015

  The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Georgia House Speaker, David Ralston, will be the keynote speaker at the Pre-Session Legislative Breakfast occurring on Thursday, November 19th at the Augusta Marriott Hotel.

• Central Savannah River Area Employers to Hear State Officials Discuss Workforce Issues in Augusta Nov. 3rd

  October 12, 2015

  Employers in the Central Savannah River region will soon have the opportunity to learn how to better understand and conquer compliance challenges in the workplace.

• Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce Announces Planned Relocation to New Office Space

  October 05, 2015

  The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce announced that it has entered into a lease agreement with the Augusta Riverfront Center to facilitate the relocation of the chamber offices. The new location at One 10th Street, Augusta Riverfront Center, includes 5,000 square feet of office space on the first floor.