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January 17, 2022
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Local business owners granted restraining orders

At times, business owners must confront trespassers, but alleged incidents involving a local man have forced Laurie Pratt to take additional steps to protect her business and staff. Pratt – owner of Serenity Massage & Wellness Spa LLC located at 3406 Middleton Drive in Augusta – attended a court hearing in Richmond County on Friday, Jan. 14 to request an order of protection against Scott Bowden (see photo above story) of Augusta. She says Bowden first visited Serenity on Dec. 8. “He came in and made an appointment for the

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Josh Heath January 17, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Harlem business owner enters Columbia County commission race

Business owner, Alison Couch chose MLK Day and a Harlem landmark to announce she’d be challenging incumbent Dewey Galeas for the District 4 Columbia County Commissioner seat. The owner of Couch Consulting, LLC and employer of 10 in Harlem, made the announcement at 7:45 this morning at the Harlem Branch Library, on 145 N. Louisville Street, across the street from her firm. “As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, I would like to share some of his wisdom. Our lives begin to end the day we become silent

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Neil Gordon January 17, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: CEO Speakers in CSRA

Editor’s Note: This Friday morning, Ben Chestnut (see above photo), Augusta native and co-founder/CEO of Mailchimp based in Atlanta, will speak at  Augusta University at 10 a.m.in the lobby of the Georgia Cyber Center’s Shaffer MacCartney Building. Prior to his talk, Dr. Rick Franza, the Dean of AU’s Hull College of Business, will join other dignitaries in a meet-n-greet session to ask Chestnut questions about his recent sale to Intuit for $12 billion, technology and other subjects. ABD: What would you like to know about Mr. Chestnut’s journey? Rick: I’d love

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Neil Gordon January 17, 2022 No Comments
B2B Podcasting

AIS: Successful CSRA business for 40+ years

Augusta Industrial Services is one of the only employee-owned companies in the CSRA. Services make up four different lines of business in Augusta and across the Southeast. CEO David Beckum sat down recently with ABD Publisher Neil Gordon and shared that his employees are part of an ESOP retirement plan and his customers all come from the N.I.C.E. category!

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Neil Gordon January 17, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Georgia Biz News: Delta, Covid, and Dawgs!

    Delta had a rough landing in the 4th Quarter of 2021—in part due to wintry weather and Covid. Some big names in Georgia get indicted for Covid fraud—and the Georgia Bulldogs star, walk-on quarterback is about to get a big payday thrown his way. Atlanta reporter Mike Petchenik has more from Georgia’s capitol.  

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Mike Petchenik January 17, 2022 No Comments