January 21, 2022

Consumer Stories

Faith Friday: CEO’s ‘Jesus Takes the Wheel’ approach rolls out second chances

Native Augustan Curtis Pickard (shown at top right) always wondered why his uncle (top left), a longtime truck driver, never started a transportation company of his own. After all, the uncle has been clocking miles for over three decades for someone else’s company. “He told me that back in the day it was hard for a Black man to obtain a loan to start a business,” Pickard recalls. “Also, he had come from humble beginnings, and if a company he started were to fail, it would put his family in

Monique Williams January 21, 2022 No Comments

B2B Stories

CSRA construction company moving to downtown Augusta

A local construction company is preparing to move into a 106-year-old building in downtown Augusta. Allen+Batchelor Construction, Inc. is relocating its operations from 1063 Franke Industrial Drive to 1118 Jones St., the former home of Simkins Seed Company (see photo above story) and a few doors away from Ubora Coffee Shop. Allen+Batchelor is currently renovating its new location, according to a news release from the company. “We look forward to planting Allen+Batchelor’s headquarters in the middle of the bustling and vibrant atmosphere that Broad Street offers,” the release states. “We

Josh Heath January 21, 2022 No Comments

Consumer Stories

Event to showcase Columbia County restaurants

Columbia County restaurants offer diners a variety of culinary options, and an event next week will celebrate many of those restaurants. The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce and the Columbia County Convention and Visitors Bureau have teamed up to host the second annual Columbia County Restaurant Week, which will be held Monday, Jan. 24 thru Sunday, Jan. 30. Diners will have the opportunity to enjoy special menu items and discounts at eateries throughout the county, including Cork & Flame, The Ironwood Tavern, and The Acorn Restaurant. As of Thursday afternoon,

Josh Heath January 21, 2022 No Comments

Shawna Woodward

FREE ACCESS: Real Talk Real Estate: Homestead Tax Exemption

Have you filed for your homestead tax exemption? If you have not, you are not alone. I am sure that someone probably mentioned it to you on the day you closed on your home and now you are thinking, I remember someone saying something about this! A homestead exemption gives you tax breaks on the amount you pay for property taxes in the CSRA. Most mortgage loans are equipped with an escrow account which pays these taxes for you automatically. I think this is why we so often neglect to

Shawna Woodward, Re/Max Reinvented Evans January 21, 2022 No Comments

Consumer Stories

Your employee goals for 2022

Goal-setting is something in business done to usually achieve sales milestones. In today’s “Vodcast,” Patrick Reynolds of Cross Link Consulting says, if done well, goal-setting can be a great thing for your staff’s accomplishments.

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Your employee goals for 2022

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Faith Friday: CEO’s ‘Jesus Takes the Wheel’ approach rolls out second chances

CSRA construction company moving to downtown Augusta

Event to showcase Columbia County restaurants

FREE ACCESS: Real Talk Real Estate: Homestead Tax Exemption

Your employee goals for 2022

Your employee goals for 2022

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