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50th Anniversary Video
50th anniversary video from Brian Tucker on Vimeo.
Let Your Voice Be Heard
Register Now for the Grassroots Meeting and join fellow business leaders to discuss legislative priorities. Join your fellow business leaders to discuss legislative issues that need to be addressed by the General Assembly. The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s 2010 Grassroots Regional Meeting, set for August 31st at the North Augusta Municipal Building from 9:00 a.m. ...
The “30 Second Answer”
My first boss drilled into me the importance of being able to tell people what you do in 30 seconds. You can imagine how frustrated I was when I came to the Chamber and tried to come up with the 30-second answer to this question. Think about it. The Chamber is involved in many ...
Great article on the power of shopping local
The following link is from a Clearfield, PA newspaper. The article talks about the importance of supporting local shops and restaurants. For Complete Article go to – http://www.theprogressnews.com/default.asp?read=22836 In our last survey, an overwhelming number of members said that North Augusta needs more Restaurants and more locally owned retailers. The question then becomes “how do we ...
Shopping locally creates economic stimulus
Over the last six months, there have been numerous reports — some positive, some not — on the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as the stimulus program. Even though President Obama’s program can be debated, there is another type of stimulus that has been proven time and time again. That program ...
City looks to Support Local Businesses by Shopping Local
Local businesses would like the city to show more support for them by updating its local vendor preference policy. The policy gives businesses a credit when doing local bids with the city. For example, the current policy gives businesses a $40 credit on a bid of up to $2,000. Communigraphics Owner Tracy Hooks said it just makes ...
Are We Growing in the Right Direction? We Need Your Input
Take this survey Over the last several months, I have had numerous conversations with City officials, and I am continually impressed with their genuine concern for the best interest of North Augustans. Several more recent conversations have revolved around the direction of growth of North Augusta, and what steps the City can take to ...
S.C. leaders may sue if Nevada nuclear waste dump is ditched
By JIM DAVENPORT Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford accused the president of playing politics with nuclear waste, urging the Obama administration to follow through on plans to send thousands of tons of radioactive material to Nevada and urging legal action if it does not. Sanford, surrounded by state, local and federal officials on Tuesday, ...
McDaniel named North Augusta Citizen of the Year
By Crystal Garcia Staff Writer Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 9:22 PM Last updated 10:40 PM NORTH AUGUSTA — For more than 30 years Jeanne McDaniel has lived in North Augusta and made it her home, embracing its history and capturing it for future generations. // Photos RYAN WEHMEYER/STAFF Jeanne McDaniel, the Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce’s 2009 Citizen of the ...
Renewal of 1-cent sales tax – why does it matter?
A committee has been formed to consider the merits of renewing the 1-cent sales tax. The tax has been in place for a number of years, and unlike most taxes we pay, the penny sales tax funds much of the capital improvements in the county. The penny tax helped fund the new Municipal Center, and ...
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