The Results Are In

Several weeks ago, we issued our first member survey asking members to identify areas of weakness in their businesses.  The purpose of the survey was to offer direction to our Professional Development Committee.  One of the priorities of the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce is to serve as a resource that allow our members the ...

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Annual Meeting January 16th, 2010 . By admin

Annual Meeting

Our Annual Meeting is our premier event of the year. Please join us as we review prior year’s accomplishments and look forward to the new year. We recognize our Board Members-past and present, as well as, North Augusta’s Citizen of the Year and our Ambassador of the Year. This is really a great night ...

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Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee – October 30th January 16th, 2010 . By admin

Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee – October 30th

North Augusta’s 21st annual Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee. Thousands fill the street downtown as they gather for a variety of arts & craft vendors, continuous entertainment, children’s games and rides and, of course, the children’s costume contest!

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December Members September 2nd, 2009 . By admin

December Members

This December, the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce welcomed 4 new members. Easy Street Events www.easystreeteventsllc.com (803)257-2152 Cindy Streams Photography www.cindystreams.com Arthur H. Shealy, Attorney-At-Law (803) 278-5149 Rosemary Inn Bed & Breakfast (803)426-1546

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February 4th, 2010

Yucca proposal met with outrage

2/3/2010 11:45 PM By MIKE GELLATLY Staff writer for The Aiken Standard The federal government’s proposal to abandon the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository is angering some local residents. As part of President Barack Obama’s 2011 budget proposal announced Monday, the Yucca project would be terminated. Yucca has been designated as the United States’ long-term storage site for the ...

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January 7th, 2010

Upgrading Worst Facilities Could Cost 225 Million

Full Story found in the Augusta Chronicle http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/07/met_562239.shtml By Julia Sellers | Staff Writer Thursday, January 07, 2010 AIKEN — Upgrading six of Aiken County’s worst school facilities could cost $225 million, according to information presented this week to the school board. // District administrators pegged the price tag at anywhere from $168 million to $225 million to get Aiken ...

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January 5th, 2010

SRS schedules 23 free tours in 2010

From Augusta Chronicle Staff Reports – http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/05/met_562005.shtml Tuesday, January 05, 2010 Savannah River Nuclear Solutions will offer an expanded number of four-hour public tours of Savannah River Site during 2010. Clif Webb, the company’s vice president of public affairs, said 23 tours have been scheduled with enough space to accommodate 1,150 people. During 2009, 14 tours were held, ...

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January 5th, 2010

Manufacturing report lifts hope for recovery

Associated Press Tuesday, January 05, 2010 – http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2010/01/05/bus_561950.shtml An unexpectedly strong report on manufacturing activity Monday bolstered confidence that the nation’s factories will help sustain an economic recovery. Sign up for breaking news alerts from The Chronicle However, a separate report noted construction spending dropped for a seventh consecutive month. The manufacturing report by the Institute for Supply Management, a ...

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January 5th, 2010

School Board to continue look at area facility needs

1/4/2010 9:38 PM By ROB NOVIT Senior writer Aiken County Board of Education members will continue their discussion of facility needs at a special meeting at the district office tonight at 7 p.m. The focus of the meeting will be on the trustees’ tours of six schools targeted by the district administration as priorities for facility concerns. The School Board ...

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September 2nd, 2009

South Carolina Banking Leaders Say Outlook Positive

The last time the banking industry suffered from so much bad publicity was when Henry Potter tried to put the screws to George Bailey in the holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life.” But, these days, banks are being blamed for just about everything that is wrong with the economy — from the stock market collapse ...

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