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July 28, 2022
Shawna Woodward

Real Talk Real Estate: Another interest rate hike crunches an already tight housing market

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve increased interest rates by another 0.75 percent for a total rate of 2.25 percent. This is the rate banks charge each other for overnight loans and sets the base for other interest rates. Apparently, they believe this is the best move to stop inflation. I am not an economics major, so please note that the following is merely my opinion. I knew that the low-interest rates we have enjoyed since the 2009 housing debacle would eventually end. I honestly just didn’t expect that the Federal

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Shawna Woodward, Re/Max Reinvented Evans July 28, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Graphix Resource giveaway could light up your business

Brad Kirkland, CEO of Graphix Resource, wears many hats. He is a graphic designer, a website developer, and a marketing guru for small businesses looking to connect with customers. His Graphix Resource company also offers imprinted apparel, vehicle wraps, commercial printing, and custom signage. He is a visionary whose success is built on strong faith and giving back. This is why Kirkland is giving away a $5,000 lighted sign to some lucky business owner. It fits his mission, goals, and values. “A business with no sign is a sign of

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Mitzi Oxford July 28, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local businesses and individual donors help nonprofits open disability services center

Walton Options for Independent Living and the Walton Foundation for Independence have officially opened their new Center for Disability Rights and Resources in downtown Augusta, thanks to support from several local businesses and individual donors. The non-profit organizations celebrated the grand opening of the $2 million, 6,500-square-foot Center located at 948 Walton Way with a ribbon-cutting hosted by the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce and an open house on Tuesday, July 26, the 32nd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To help fund the project, Walton

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Josh Heath July 28, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Faith Friday: Local entrepreneur has the earthly goods to deliver heavenly health

Anyone consuming daily medication for high blood pressure probably wishes that were not the case. The menopausal woman would prefer not to have to battle for hormonal health. The diabetic hopes for a day where the only sugar that matters is the sweet kisses they receive from their grandchildren. Uniqua Clemons, an herbalist known on social media as “Catalina Cali,” says she sympathizes with folks who find themselves in such situations. She claims to have a remedy that comes from the earth, through her business, Earth Bar, LLC. For her,

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Monique Williams July 28, 2022 No Comments