Dr. Julie Helm, Clemson University – Avian flu and the Return of Backyard Chickens

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The United States continues to experience outbreaks of the highly pathogenic Avian Virus also known as the 'Bird Flu'. Clemson's Poultry Health Director, Julie Helm, says the particular strain of the virus is proving to be very deadly. According to the USDA, the virus has been found in mammals such as black bears, dolphins, raccoons, […]

Al Ridilla, President and CEO of AGY in Aiken

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Al Ridilla assumes day-to-day leadership of AGY Holding Corp. and join the company’s board of directors. AGY makes glass fiber yarns, reinforcements and materials used in industries ranging from aerospace to electronics and employs more than 700 in manufacturing, research, product support and sales. Ridilla, who most recently served as president and CEO at Parkway […]

Aiken Rotary Club 2023 Scholarship Winners Celebration

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For many years, the Rotary Club of Aiken has awarded scholarships to worthy students. We awarded a $5000 scholarship to 23 students from the Class of 2022 for a total of $115,000. This scholarship is open to all 2023 graduating high school students who live in Area 1 or attend an Area 1 school, including […]

Gary Stooksbury, CEO of Aiken Electric Cooperative, Update on Carolina Connect and Club Business Meeting

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Aiken Electric Cooperative has joined an effort to make sure that every resident of South Carolina access to affordable, high-speed internet. The cooperative, serving 46,000 customers in a nine-county area, recently joined with 10 other electric cooperatives to form the Broadband Cooperatives of South Carolina. Gary Stooksbury, CEO of Aiken Electric, said the cooperative's mission […]

No meeting – Memorial Day Holiday

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Joerg Klisch, Director of Operations at the Rolls-Royce’s MTU Aiken manufacturing facility

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Rolls-Royce's MTU Aiken manufacturing facility is a 395,000 square-foot-campus, which produces off-highway MTU-brand diesel engines, opened in the fall of 2010 when the company decided to move its manufacturing operations from Detroit, MI to Graniteville, Aiken County, SC. What started off as an assembly plant for two product lines has continually expanded in size and […]

Susan See, the owner of Nothing Bundt Cakes in Aiken

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Susan will explain to us her journey to becoming a Woman-Owned Small Business. To help provide a level playing field for women business owners, the government limits competition for certain contracts to businesses that participate in the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract program. These contracts are for goods and services in specific industries (identified […]

Dr. Forest Mahan, President of Aiken Technical College

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Dr. Mahan received a bachelor of arts degree from the College of Charleston and a master of arts degree and a doctor of philosophy degree in Higher Education Administration from USC Columbia. Before his current position, Mahan was the vice president for academics at Northeastern Technical College. He began his career as a history instructor […]

End of the Year Party

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