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November 4, 2021
Brian King

Do’s and Don’ts of Commercial Leasing

Each month, ABD will interview J. Brian King – our Business Attorney, about a business law topic. Yesterday, we asked him a few questions about leases for entrepreneurs. We think our readers will benefit from his legal insight and advice. ABD: What advice would you give a new entrepreneur about leasing a location for their business? Brian: First of all, do some research on the type of rental space you think you need in the market where you want to be located. Find out what the going rate is for

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Josh Heath November 4, 2021 No Comments
B2B Stories

43 Employee-Owners build CSRA company made of steel!

A most unusual manufacturing company moved into Sage Mill Industrial Park in October, Central States Manufacturing, and they are already running their steel products as fast as they can. The sparkling new Graniteville plant produces metal roofing and siding panels. An observer can watch the raw materials, including 5-ton coils of steel, about a mile long, come in one end of the mammoth cave of a building, measuring 105,000 square feet, go through processing by teams of employees as they make them into exactly fitting pieces of a predesigned steel

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Stephen Delaney Hale November 4, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Business Lunch Review: Whiskey Bar Kitchen

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Monday he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review”.

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Wes Hennings November 4, 2021 No Comments
Augusta Business Daily Podcast

BIZBIT: Smittys

In the last three months, three prominent businesses in Augusta closed its door after about 250 years of combined service. None of them sold their business. They just closed, including a long-time South Augusta service company. Here is our video BizBitz!

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Neil Gordon November 4, 2021 No Comments
B2B Stories

Do’s and Don’ts of Commercial Leasing

Each month, ABD will interview J. Brian King – our Business Attorney, about a business law topic. Yesterday, we asked him a few questions about leases for entrepreneurs. We think our readers will benefit from his legal insight and advice. ABD: What advice would you give a new entrepreneur about leasing a location for their business? Brian: First of all, do some research on the type of rental space you think you need in the market where you want to be located. Find out what the going rate is for

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Josh Heath November 4, 2021 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local bank makes near $300,000 of donations within a few months

Because of its efforts to provide equitable health care for uninsured and underserved patients in the CSRA, Christ Community Health has received a $50,000 grant. Christ Community has been named this year’s Bank of America Neighborhood Champion. The nonprofit, which operates two clinics in downtown Augusta, will also receive virtual training on a variety of leadership topics, such as storytelling and human capital management. “We’re grateful for Bank of America’s many years of generous support for Christ Community,” says Don Branum, the organization’s chief executive officer. “This grant means more

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Josh Heath November 4, 2021 No Comments