In other business: You can cook up a new career; who’s hiring; supermarket makeover

Joe Hotchkiss, Augusta Chronicle
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Bruce Ozga (left), vice president of culinary education at Helms College, and Michael Romano, executive pastry chef at Edgar’s Bakehouse, stand in the newly completed bakehouse earier this year. Next January, Helms will offer a diploma in Baking and Pastry Arts.
Bruce Ozga (left), vice president of culinary education at Helms College, and Michael Romano, executive pastry chef at Edgar’s Bakehouse, stand in the newly completed bakehouse earier this year. Next January, Helms will offer a diploma in Baking and Pastry Arts.

Career school Helms College has announced a new program for job-seekers who like to skip ahead to dessert.

A new diploma in Baking and Pastry Arts is scheduled to launch in January. The 44-week program will put students to work in the classroom and on the job in the different venues of Edgar’s Hospitality Group – Edgar’s Grille, Edgars Bakehouse, the Snelling Conference Center, the Pinnacle Club and Edgar’s Above Broad.

The Bakehouse, formerly the college’s Hire Grounds coffeehouse, opened earlier this year. It's now the new domain of executive pastry chef Michael Romano, a champion on the Food Network show "Sweet Genius" and the former executive pastry chef at The Pierre, a five-star New York City hotel.

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Graduates of the program will have earned the skills to start culinary careers as an artisan baker, cake decorator, chocolatier or sugar artist.

Students also will have the chance to earn up to five certifications from the National Restaurant Association, and prepare for the Certified Fundamentals Pastry Cook certification from the American Culinary Federation after graduation.

To find out more, visit www.helms.edu or call (844) GO HELMS.

Sign-on bonuses

Jobs offering $1,000 sign-on bonuses and $2,500 retention bonuses are available in Edgefield County, S.C.

Milliken and Co.’s textile plant just outside Johnston will be looking to fill manufacturing positions during a hiring event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at MAU Workforce Solution’s Aiken branch at 1036 Pine Log Road.

Pay for the open jobs ranges from $14 to $20.30 an hour, and the jobs include health benefits. Interviews will be conducted and Milliken representatives will be prepared to offer jobs on the spot.

Interested candidates must have a résumé, two forms of identification and be willing to undergo a background check. Face masks will be mandatory.

For more information, visit mau.com/Aiken-Milliken-Event.

A Food Lion facelift

Shoppers at several area Food Lion supermarkets will see changes whether passing by or entering the store.

The North Carolina-based retail grocer recently spent $127 million on improvements to 87 of its stores, including eight in the Augusta area. Changes include a wider variety of products, new signs and product groupings to help find items easier; and an updated checkout process designed for higher efficiency.

The remodeled Food Lions in the Augusta area are:

  • 2115 Windsor Spring Road, Augusta

  • 3722 Mike Padgett Highway, Augusta

  • 365 S. Belair Road, Augusta

  • 5157 Columbia Road, Grovetown

  • 1520 Richland Ave. W, Aiken

  • 786 Silver Bluff Road, Aiken

  • 135 Market Plaza Drive, North Augusta

  • 314 Mine St., McCormick, S.C.

Also, the Mike Padgett, Silver Bluff, North Augusta and McCormick locations will offer Food Lion To Go, its grocery delivery and pickup service, by the end of the year. Shoppers can choose their items by visiting shop.foodlion.com.

This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: In other business: New career opps; who’s hiring; supermarket makeover

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