Augusta Residents Can Count on Prompt Water Damage Repair Services from SERVPRO

12/4/2020 (Permalink)

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Augusta, Georgia, is an old city on the east coast with a vast history from being the home of Native Americans to playing a significant role in the cotton industry. The region was originally popular with several Native American tribes because it sat on the Savannah River. They often used the site to cross the river into what is now South Carolina.

In 1735, James Oglethorpe (who founded Savannah two years earlier) went to the area to send some troops to set up a fort on the Savannah River. He then founded the city and named it after Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, who was the wife of Frederick Prince of Wales and the mother of King George III.

At one point, Augusta was the state’s second capital before Savannah became the capital again in 1795. The city sits about a two-hour drive east of Atlanta, and it is the second-largest city in the state next to Atlanta.

The latest census numbers estimate that the population of Augusta is nearly 200,000 people. However, the metropolitan region contains a population of around 600,000 people. And Columbia County, which encompasses part of Augusta and other surrounding cities, has about 124,000 people.

Home to Several Manufacturing Facilities

In Augusta, the main drivers of the economy come from the public sector. Augusta University, the University Hospital, and the Army base Fort Gordon are the major employers for the metropolitan region. But, the city does house some manufacturing facilities for major corporations, including:

Textron Specialized Vehicles: Textron is based out of Providence, Rhode Island, and is the mother company of several industrial producers of various types of vehicles, from Cessna airplanes to Arctic Cat All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).

Graphic Packaging International: GPI is a Fortune 500 company that specializes in packaging and designing various types of products, and they employ over 800 people.

Kellogg’s: The famous cereal company is headquartered out of Michigan, but it has a facility in the city that employs over 500 people.

Procter & Gamble: This multinational corporation is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it produces a large variety of personal hygiene and care products. 

Thermal Ceramics: This worldwide English-based corporation manufactures various products utilizing advanced ceramics, composites, and carbon.

Fort Gordon Houses the United States Army Cyber Command

This army base that was formerly known as Camp Gordon was established in October of 1941. The camp started when it trained soldiers during World War I, and then it continued to play a role in being a school and training base during World War II and the Vietnam Conflict.

In the present day, it has turned into a training facility and headquarters for the U.S. Army’s cyber unit. In 2016, the base became the home to the National Cyber Security Headquarters, which was estimated to bring in 10,000 people in the industry. The latest estimates show that Fort Gordon is the biggest employer in the Augusta area, and it employs around 20,000 people.

Augusta University is the State’s Only Health Sciences Specialist

The university’s health sciences program started in 1913, and now the main campus spreads over 200 acres, and there are four other local campuses in the area. The University has other hubs within the state, and it employs around 15,000 people.

As a part of the college, the Augusta Health System has a hospital with nearly 500 beds and a children's hospital with over 150 beds. The university and its health system is the second-largest employer in the region sitting behind Fort Gordon.

Sports Tournaments That Call Augusta Their Home

The Masters- The Masters' Golf Tournament marks the first of the sport’s major championship tournaments each year, and it usually occurs in April. The event is considered the most prominent tournament in the sport, and to attend the event, tickets must be purchased far in advance. The Augusta National Golf Club, with its pristine grounds, hosts the tournament that brings several pros out every year. 

Augusta Top Gun Series- The city is also known for its large amount of disc golf facilities, and it hosts a series of tournaments for the Professional Disc Golf Association. The most popular courses where this famous tournament series is held are the courses at Lake Olmstead and Pendleton King Park. In 2006, the city had the Professional Disc Golf World Championships, where nearly 300 people from across the world attended.

Augusta Southern Nationals- This event was once dubbed the “richest drag boat race in the world” for thirty years in a row. The race used to be held on a section of the Savannah River near the city’s downtown, but it was discontinued in 2016.

SERVPRO Can Help Fix Damage Caused By Water Leaks

One of the most common insurance claims homeowners have to make are those caused by water leaking. A pipe break or an appliance malfunction can cause moisture to enter your structure and cause issues with several of your building materials. If organic materials inside your house like your drywall, studs, and flooring stay wet for too long, then mold could develop.

Luckily, our team at SERVPRO specializes in providing fast, 24/7 service to help you repair your home after a water leak. We can take the following steps to repair your house to its preloss condition, “Like it never even happened.”

Repair The Leak: We start by temporarily fixing the problem that has caused the moisture to leak into your dwelling.

Extraction: Next, our SERVPRO technicians can remove as much liquid water as possible using industrially-advanced, heavy-duty extraction equipment.

Air Circulation: After all of the liquid H2O gets extracted, we can then set up air movers to create circulation in a counterclockwise motion that can help speed up the natural drying process.

Dehumidification: One major part of applied structural drying (ASD) is to set up dehumidifiers that remove moisture from the air and dispense it into a liquid.

You can always rely on SERVPRO of Columbia County for all of your water or fire damage repair needs. Any time you notice a problem, you can call us at (706) 868-5441 24/7.