Recently added articles from The Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA):
Couple's chicken-wing franchises, dreams take flight in Augusta, Ga.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Timothy Cox Oct. 2--When Richard and Joviane Branker decided to start their own business, they knew it wouldn't be in their hometown of Brooklyn, N.Y. Three years after settling in Augusta, the couple has no regrets about moving south. "We wanted ...
Augusta's economy falls short.
Sep 27, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Rausch Sep. 27--With a gross domestic product of $14.43 billion in 2005, the Augusta-Aiken metro area has an economy equal to Jordan or Ethiopia. Looked at another way, the market value of goods and services produced by the metro area exceeds those ...
Start-up biotechnology company moves into plant in North Augusta, S.C.
Sep 26, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Rausch/Staff Sep. 26--A start-up biotechnology company committed to creating 50 jobs during the next three years will soon be manufacturing the building blocks for pharmaceuticals at a formerly vacant plant in North Augusta. AmbioPharm Inc. bought the ...
Equity Residential accounting department moves to Augusta, Ga.
Sep 25, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Rausch Sep. 25--It isn't where the tenants send the rent, but it is the place where payments are double-checked. The top floor of the SunTrust Building is now being used by Equity Residential's accounting department. The Chicago-based company, ...
Area professionals donate time, expertise in pro bono work.
Sep 24, 2007 ... Sep. 24--Highly trained professionals such as lawyers, doctors and accountants are among the highest paid workers in the labor force, but they also have a generous side. They provide untold billions of dollars worth of free services each year to nonprofit organizations and needy people. ...