Aiken Chamber promotes two staff to vice president roles
Dianne Phillips is elevated to vice president of administration overseeing chamber operations, human resources, and facilities along with current duties in finance database management and membership initiatives. Heath Taylor becomes vice president of business and community development handling public affairs and related duties such as government relations and community luncheon programs. Jodie Galloway, previously a top 50 financial planner with The Leaders Group since 2002, is noted for retirement planning work and securities through The Leaders Group Inc.
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Dianne Phillips
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Heath Taylor
Jodie Galloway
Leaders Group Inc
Galloway
FINRA
SIPC
Aiken Chamber
Achieve Fitness closes after sudden shutdown in Aiken
Members reacted with confusion as Achieve Fitness on Fabian Drive closed February 1 2015 amid unclear ownership and refunds. Signs cited business conditions while a BBB listing questioned bureau accreditation and ownership changed hands to Naresh Bhangoo ASC Fitness Inc. and Omni Health and Fitness.
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Achieve Fitness
Fabian Drive
Aiken Standard
Neal
Mes
Sage
Goody’s Department Store
Silver Bluff Road
Better Business Bureau
Omni Health and Fitness
Omni
ASC Fitness Inc
Naresh Bhangoo
Bhangoo
ASC Fitness
Locals secure plan to save historic Mead Avenue barns
Three historic horse barns near Aiken's Track Kitchen are spared demolition after Cary Frommer Alice Knowles and Jack Wetzel propose a 100 year lease and nonprofit Whitney Barns Group to repair preserve and reuse the structures. Whitney Trust backs the alternative plan and delays its demolition proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mead Avenue
Whitney Trust
Design Review Board
Aiken
Cary Frommer
Alice Knowles
Jack Wetzel
R. W
Woody” Millen
Trust
Millen
Frommer
Knowles
Wetzel
Whitney Barns Group
Ahorse
Whitney Polo Field
Dede Biles
Aiken Museum panel recalls African-American history
Bill McGhee and Mattie Tolliver shared memories of their youth and local life in Aiken during the 2015 Friends of the Aiken County Historical Museum lecture. Tolliver, born in 1939, spoke of family, school honors, and community warmth. McGhee, born 1936, noted segregation and a lasting hometown ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill McGhee
Mattie Tolliver
Friends of the Aiken County Historical Museum
Aiken
McGhee
Tolliver
Hallie Holland
Historical Museum
Mary Suber
Philadelphia
Mattie
C.C. Johnson
Aiken County
Johnson
W.E.B. du Bois
du Bois
South
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Phillips
Taylor
Editorial
Aikenstandard.com
Achieve Fitness Management
Lisa Neal
Fitness Center
Teddy Kulmala
Williston
Clemson University
Aiken Standar
DE Riles
Duo
The
Concord
N.C
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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