Features
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2015 July Direct Visitor Spending in Augusta
June 26, 2015
The Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) and the Augusta Sports Council (ASC) are pleased to announce that visitors attending meetings, reunions, events and/or sporting events in Augusta will generate at least $9,975,585.20 in direct visitor spending over the month of July.
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Metro Augusta’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 6.6% in May
June 25, 2015
The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Metro Augusta’s unemployment rate for May was 6.6 percent, up five-tenths of a percentage point from 6.1 percent in April. The rate rose as the number of jobs declined and new layoffs increased in the region.
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11 Ways to Build Solid, Strong, Lasting Business Relationships
June 23, 2015
It takes a dedicated amount of time and energy to build good, strong, lasting business relationships today. They are such an integral and necessary part of success, but people don’t seem to want to put in the work. Here are ways to build lasting business relationships in today’s professional world.
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Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Up Slightly to 6.3% in May
June 18, 2015
The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 6.3 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from a revised 6.2 percent in April.
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5 Tips to Get Higher Email Open Rates on Mobile
June 18, 2015
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CEO and President Bill Easterlin on Queensborough’s Past and Expanding Future
June 17, 2015
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Vogtle 1.3 Million-Pound Unit 3 Steam Generator Arrives from South Korea
June 15, 2015
Georgia Power announced today the latest major international shipment to reach the Vogtle expansion site near Waynesboro, Ga. – the Unit 3 Steam Generator A. The steam generator, which was assembled in South Korea and shipped to the Port of Savannah, reached the site via train earlier this week.
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Smart Solutions: Redesigning the Open Door in the Age of Entrepreneurship
June 12, 2015
Texting and social media have made the open door policy an old door that needs to be closed. It is obsolete. You don’t need people in your office all day long. Nowadays, you can keep the pulse on your organization with just your iPhone. The open door policy, as we knew it, no longer makes sense.
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Georgia Nets Low Rates, Earns Top Marks for Bonds
June 11, 2015
Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Georgia has maintained its AAA bond rating and sold $1.28 billion in three different series of general obligation bonds to fund capital projects throughout the state, which range from construction on new university buildings to repairs on state bridges. A portion of these sales will also refund outstanding bonds to achieve savings.
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GDOL to Co-Sponsor Career Expo in Augusta on June 25th
June 10, 2015
The Georgia Department of Labor and the Greater Augusta Employer Committee will co-sponsor a career expo Thursday, June 25, in Richmond County. The expo will be held from 1-4 p.m. in the Christenberry Field House at Georgia Regents University.
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Augusta Tech Receives In-Kind Software Grant From Siemens PLM Software
June 05, 2015
Augusta Technical College today announced it received an in-kind software grant from Siemens PLM Software, with a commercial value of $34,020,270 to benefit the College’s Engineering Technology Programs.
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Georgia Power Marks Transmission Milestones in Vogtle Expansion
June 04, 2015
Georgia Power announced the latest milestone in the construction of Vogtle units 3 and 4 – the recently completed redesign of the existing 500 kilovolt (kV) switchyard for Vogtle units 1 and 2.
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Cliff Oxford: How Joe's BBQ Got Ranked the Best BBQ in the Country
June 03, 2015
TripAdvisor.com, based in Newton, MA announced last Wednesday that Joe’s BBQ in Blue Ridge, GA was the best BBQ restaurant in the country. That’s big news here in the South, but it went national fast. Major media like CNN, Huffington Post and Fox News poured fuel on the story by repeating it over and over.
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Queensborough Bank Acquires Two CertusBank Branches
June 01, 2015
Queensborough National Bank and Trust Company just announced this morning the acquisition of two branches of CertusBank, N.A. . These branches are located at 7393 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Savannah, GA. and 597 S. Columbia Avenue, Rincon, GA.
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June Direct Visitor Spending in Augusta Totals $1.3M
May 28, 2015
The Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Augusta Sports Council announced that visitors attending meetings, reunions, events and/or sporting events in Augusta will generate at least $1,339,815.40 in direct visitor spending over the month of June.
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Augusta Leading Economic Index Decreases
May 27, 2015
In March, the Hull College of Business Augusta LEI decreased at a rate of 0.32% from February. It signals the first decrease in the LEI in the 12 month period since February of 2014. Despite this minor decrease in the index, the year-to-date rate of LEI growth from March of 2014 is still holding strong at 5.7%. This represents the second highest year-to-year growth rate in the LEI since December of 2013.
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Q&A With GDEcD Deputy Commissioner of Tourism Kevin Langston
May 22, 2015
In the second of our series with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, deputy commissioner for tourism division Kevin Langston discusses growing agritourism, the film industry in the state, traveler demographics, and his love of economic development.
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Jeb Boggus Construction: A Business Built on Integrity & Humility
May 20, 2015
Twenty-one years is a long time to be in business, so Jeb Boggus might know the secret to success. Building up the community is literally what he’s been doing since 1994 with his company, Jeb Boggus Construction (JBC). Locals know he is no “rookie” when it comes to residential and commercial construction, but Boggus hasn’t let it go to his head. When asked what it’s like being a CEO, he has a surprising answer.
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Augusta Listed in Top Ten for Economy and Vet Jobs for 2015
May 18, 2015
Southern Business & Development magazine has named Augusta to a pair of their “Top Ten” lists for 2015, according to the Augusta Economic Development Authority. Augusta was included in the “Ten Sizzling Mid-Market Economies”in the South, and “Ten Places in the South to Hire Vets.”
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Hull Barrett, PC, First Citizens Bank and Ivey Residential Partner to Fight Childhood Hunger
May 15, 2015
After a successful partnership in 2014 for Legal Food Frenzy, Lindsey Swartzbaugh of Hull Barrett and Rebecca Plankey of First Citizens Bank brainstormed over lunch on how to make the 2015 campaign more successful with a larger community impact.
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Chamber’s Post-Session Legislative Breakfast to Focus on the Future of Taxes in Georgia
May 14, 2015
The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce announced that two prominent economic and policy experts will participate in a panel discussion at the Post-Session Legislative Breakfast occurring on Thursday, May 21st at the Augusta Marriott Hotel at the Convention Center. The topic of discussion will be "Tax and Spend - Georgia's Future Taxes and Where They Will Go."
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Leadership Training vs Leadership Development - Is There a Difference?
May 13, 2015
In the past 10 years, The Leadership Institute at Columbus State has worked with more than 80 organizations and thousands of individuals in leadership development/training. Along the way, we found something important that we really weren’t looking for; we discovered an important distinction between leadership training and leadership development. Rather than being a semantic debate, this distinction is a paradigm changer.
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Georgia GROW Green Promotes International Trade Development
May 12, 2015
The Georgia Department of Economic Development welcomes representatives from international companies as part of the GROW (Georgia Reaching Out Worldwide) Green program. International buyers from Israel, China, and Brazil are in Savannah and Atlanta, to meet with state exporters.
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Hoback Investments Breaks Ground on Warehouse Near Horizon South Industrial Park
May 08, 2015
Hoback Investments, LLC will break ground on their new state of the art warehouse in Columbia County Thursday Hoback Investments is investing more than $23 million in a 524,700 SF warehouse to support business growth and opportunity in the region.
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Ed Farley: Do You Have The Right Customers?
May 08, 2015
The phrase…”the customer is always right” may be wrong. One of the biggest challenges for business is to determine who their customers should be. Too often we do not realize that may of our customers cost us profit.