January 2024 News

January 31, 2024

• Downtown Augusta Business Starts New Axe-throwing League

• Augusta Commission to Try and Name Permanent Administrator

• LIST | Several Augusta Railroad Crossings Closed for Repairs

• UGA Kicks Off Statewide Youth Leadership Program Youth LEAD Georgia

• Georgia House Rules Committee Chair Richard Smith Dies at Age 78

• Georgia Ports Achieves Record Year for Autos

• UPS Releases Earnings, Announces 12,000 Layoffs

• State Senate Committee Approves Sports Betting Bill

• AG Carr Joins 27-State Coalition Supporting Texas Border Defense Barriers

• US Consumer Confidence Increased in January

• 69% of Renters Would Be Happier Owning a Home, Yet 60% Say It Is Out of Reach, New Data Finds

• Cox Automotive Forecast: New-Vehicle Sales in January Expected to Maintain Healthy Pace Set in December

January 30, 2024

• Local Owners Recognized at CSRA Small Business Gala

• The Brunch House of Augusta Becomes Staple in the CSRA with Family Feeding Families

• Free Tax Preparation through United Way of the CSRA’s VITA Program Now Available

• Prosecutors Oversight Bill Clears Georgia House

• AAA: Georgia Gas Price Average Increased at the Pumps

• Georgia DOT: I-14 Project Not a Good Investment

• SOS Raffensperger: Don’t Sit on the Sidelines; Become a Poll Worker

• Georgia Ranks 8th in States to Relocate to for a Successful Gaming Career

• Data Reveals Which States are Best to Retire In

• PwC: Economic Optimism Doubles, Yet Almost Half of CEOs Do Not Believe their Businesses will be Viable in a Decade

• Public Backs Charity Access to AI, Research by the Charities Aid Foundation Finds

• 67% of Small Business Owners Foresee Revenue Increasing Over the Next Year; Supply Chain and Labor Issues Easing

January 29, 2024

• Downtown Augusta Seeing More Growth with New Businesses