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September 9, 2021
Closings

Employee shortage forces closure of one Gary’s location

Saturday is the last day to enjoy a fresh biscuit with meat or handmade 1\3rd or 2\3rd pound angus beef hamburger at one of Gary’s better performing  locations on Wheeler Road, next to the Circle K. “We have no choice, but to shut it down,” said owner, Gary Gibson. The store’s been open for 10 plus years according to Gibson. His long-time manager decided to retire leaving Gibson with less than five employees remaining and an opportunity to end his lease. “This has nothing to do with volume—other than our

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Consumer Stories

Ice cream franchise joins growing CSRA community

The explosive growth in Grovetown and success of Culver’s and Meadows Original Frozen Custard may have inspired Cold Stone Creamery to start mixing up flavors in their 3rd story. Jordan Trotter Commercial Real Estate represented Cold Stone Creamery and says it is the first of more tenants to sign on to be part of a new strip center built in the Gateway Square shopping center near I-20 in Grovetown and across from Wal-Mart. Cold Stone will operate a 1500 square foot store, leaving 4500 more square feet to rent. Other

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Consumer Stories

Military family settles in CSRA, opens retail/production center

The busy holiday pet season is helping to spur on Bretta Farina’s puppy pet-collar growth plan, accelerated by hard-working women. She’s just moved into a 2500 square foot space at 261 Meredian Drive in Grovetown across from the Wal-Mart near Gateway Square. DC Lawrence Real Estate represented Farina’s Puddle Jumper business in the lease. Farina will be opening part of the space as a retail store and using leftover space for production. Farina’s husband is a military veteran and they moved to Augusta so he could accept a position with

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Consumer Stories

$100,000 later, Martinez salon is still helping local families

Robyn Kelley says God has called her to serve others, which is why she holds an annual fundraiser that’s donated more than $100,000 to families of sick and injured children. This year will be during another pandemic. The effort and results will still be the same. For more than 10 years, Kelley – owner of Trendz Salon located at 3670 Riverwatch Parkway in Martinez – has held a fundraiser called a cut-a-thon to raise money for these families. (Photo from above is from first event that helped the Asselin family)

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Josh Heath September 9, 2021 No Comments