January 25, 2022

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UPDATE: Second dine and dash suspect identified

Editor’s Note: This story is an update to a story ABD brought you about a dine-and-dash incident that occurred at Taqueria El Rey – a local Mexican restaurant – on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Two female diners left the restaurant without paying their $55 bill, even after a video posted on Facebook showed they were chased to the parking lot by an employee. ABD has learned the identity of the second suspect in the Columbia County dine-and-dash case. According to Maj. Steve Morris with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect’s

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Sports training company coming to Evans

A national baseball and softball training company is launching a new franchise in Evans (see photo above story). D-BAT, which is expected to open by the end of February, will be located at 705 North Belair Road near Roots Produce. The franchise will be owned by Corey and Kim Carpenter, and Bryce and Riki Massey. Corey played wide receiver for the Georgia Bulldogs, while Bryce played baseball for Augusta University and now serves as a teacher, athletic director, and coach with the Columbia County School System. The 20,000-square-foot facility will

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Georgia Business News: Delta extends flight bookings

In today’s audio segment from the Capitol in Atlanta, Mike Petchenik warns business owners about a scam, highlights extra caffeine Coke and says Delta is putting in more customer friendly policies, in light of Covid.

Mike Petchenik January 25, 2022 No Comments

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“Oh No, Not Again!”

Is it just me, or… “Oh No, Not Again!” “If I see that Kohl’s commercial one more time, I’m going to scream,” she said from a far-away city last November. I had no idea what she was talking about. Clearly the Kohl’s marketing algorithm had found her and her favorite platforms, while the same software knew there wasn’t much gold to be found from me and my channels. The question is, what’s the sweet spot of an effective video/commercial performance life before it loses its power to persuade? Remember when

Don MacNeil January 25, 2022 1 Comment

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How Chick-Fil-A inspired a “nice” CSRA company

Today’s business minute is about being in the right place at the right time to launch some internal and external marketing to define your company. David Beckum had a “nice” experience in line grabbing a meal!

Neil Gordon January 25, 2022 No Comments

UPDATE: Second dine and dash suspect identified

Sports training company coming to Evans

Georgia Business News: Delta extends flight bookings

“Oh No, Not Again!”

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