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. ...
Castleberry's Food Co. is back in business after botulism recalls.
Sep 18, 2007 ... Byline: Laura Youngs Sep. 18--The Castleberry's Food Co. recall saga might finally be winding down. The Augusta plant is scheduled to go back online today, according to a company statement, almost two months after botulism contamination caused a $35 million recall ...
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga., Grime Pays column.(Column)
Sep 16, 2007 ... Byline: Rainier Ehrhardt Sep. 16--DESPITE THE HEAT, INSULATION BLOWER FINDS JOB LIBERATING: Whenever Russell Cook, of Insulation Blowers of Augusta, has a call in the summertime, he knows he's going to get hot. A bucket of sweat, an hour of work and nine inches of ...
Area Bruster's stores to offer Nathan's Famous all-beef hot dogs.
Sep 12, 2007 ... Byline: Damon Cline Sep. 12--The hot dog made famous by gut-stuffing competitive eaters will soon be available to area residents. Nathan's Famous all-beef hot dogs are coming to Bruster's Real Ice Cream stores in Augusta and Evans this fall. Steve Foushee, the owner ...
Unskilled workers, poor infrastructure hinders S.C.'s recruiting power.
Sep 12, 2007 ... Byline: Donnie Fetter Sep. 12--A lack of properly trained workers and substandard infrastructure might be hurting the state's ability to attract new industries, according to some South Carolina Chamber of Commerce officials. "We really need to invest in our ...
In survey, Augusta, Ga., companies say hiring won't increase.
Sep 11, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Rausch Sep. 11--A majority of Augusta area companies surveyed by staffing firm Manpower Inc. said there won't be any increase in employees in the last three months of this year. According to the quarterly employment outlook survey, 17 percent of the ...
Having emergency fund is vital part of savings strategy.
Sep 09, 2007 ... Byline: Laura Youngs Sep. 9--Early last month, Elaine Maldonado's car was totaled in an accident. That could have left her without a car to get to her job at Savannah River Site while she waited for payment from her insurance company. Fortunately for Ms. Maldonado, ...
Businesses take home BBB's Torch Awards.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Sep. 7--A community bank, a pest control company and a consulting firm took top honors at the Better Business Bureau of Central Georgia & the CSRA's annual Torch Awards ceremony Thursday. The awards banquet, which recognizes companies that have demonstrated high ethical ...
New office, retail center opens in North Augusta, Ga.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Byline: Staff Writer Sep. 7--The new Jackson Square office and retail building was officially welcomed to the North Augusta business community Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration. Though already open for more than a month, Wednesday's ...
Wachovia reorganizes private banking in Augusta, Ga.
Sep 07, 2007 ... Byline: Damon Cline Sep. 7--Augusta-Aiken's largest bank has reorganized its private-banking division to better capture the market's growing number of affluent professionals and business owners. The move by Wachovia Bank to reorganize the division and appoint a new ...
Southern Bank & Trust adds branches.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Rausch Sep. 6--A year after opening its first office, Aiken-based Southern Bank & Trust now has a branch open in North Augusta and is planning a second location in Aiken. The branch officially opens today in Jackson Square, a recently constructed ...
Military vehicle refurbisher's inventory to be sold at auction.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Rausch Sep. 6--Need a military-grade truck with a 4,500-pound payload? There will be 150 of them for sale at an auction in south Augusta two weeks from now. Vehicles and parts at Commercial & Military Systems Inc. at 2950 Mike Padgett Highway will be on ...
New development to include hotel, retailers, restaurant.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Laura Youngs Sep. 5--A new development underway along Jimmie Dyess Parkway will include a 72-room hotel, stores and an Italian restaurant. Hawthorn Suites, an extended stay hotel, will be the centerpiece of a 3.5 -acre development on the parkway where it turns ...
Delta call center wins top safety rating.
Aug 31, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Rausch Aug. 31--The biggest occupational hazard at the Delta Air Lines call center in Augusta may be listening to disgruntled customers on the phone. The call center on River Watch Parkway on Thursday received Star safety status under the U.S ....
Developer to transform Augusta, Ga., building into condominiums, office space.
Aug 30, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Rausch Aug. 30--Standing on a dusty hardwood floor, wearing his white hard hat and holding a roll of plans under one arm, Mike Raeisghasem says framing begins in three weeks. Except for the escalator in the middle of the floor, it is hard to imagine the ...
If he builds it, they will buy.
Aug 27, 2007 ... Byline: Laura Youngs Aug. 27--It's barely 10 o'clock on a humid August morning. Already, the thermometer is climbing past 90 as construction workers trek through the dry mud and hammer away at one of Keystone Homes' latest neighborhoods, Sage Creek in Graniteville. ...