Computer experts are reporting that scareware -- yet another sneaky technique used by hackers to steal personal information and spread viruses online -- is on the rise. Most recently, companies such as Google, Twitter and The New York Times were exploited by hackers as part of a massive scareware attack on consumers.

- Tuesday: Product Develop-ment Training Workshop; 8 a.m. to noon, Room 803, Aiken Technical College, 2276 Jefferson Davis Highway; Profit 101! Advanced Product Development Strategies; to register, call Bonnie Taylor at (803) 252-6976 ext. 6 or go to btaylor@scmep.org.

Corinne Curtis has been installed as secretary-treasurer of Selected Independent Funeral Homes.

Ribbon-cuttings from the Columbia County and Augusta Chambers of Commerce.

Listing of commercial building permits.

Mansfield Jennings (from left), the new chairman of MCG Health Inc., and outgoing President Don Snell presented a check for $7,139,605 on Wednesday to outgoing Medical College of Georgia President Dan Rahn. Every year since its inception, MCG Health Inc. has allocated 43 percent of its margin to the Medical College of Georgia to support education and research programs. Since October 2001, those payments have totaled $85.1 million. The presentation was made during the board's annual meeting, held at MCG Health's Children's Medical Center.

The Rotary Area Council, a coalition of clubs in the Augusta-North Augusta area (www.augustarotary.com), recognizes the following club member as Rotarian of the Week: