August 2, 2022

Closings

Women’s fitness center to replace Martinez yoga studio

Running a business is hard in the best of circumstances, but opening a business less than six months before the pandemic began made things harder. That’s what happened to Bethany Roley, co-founder of Good Vibes Yoga, Fitness & Wellness located at 4111 River Watch Parkway in Martinez. Now Roley and her business partner, Michele Guest, have decided to close Good Vibes, which will offer its final class on Saturday, August 27. They founded the studio in November 2019 and were forced to close it in spring 2020 due to Covid.

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Consumer Stories

Paint and body shop to give Visa Gift Card to one local teacher

Many local teachers are already back at work preparing for a new school year. But a local paint and body shop wants to help one lucky teacher get the classroom supplies he or she needs. Kendrick Paint & Body is giving teachers from all CSRA schools the chance to win a $100 Visa Gift Card simply by texting their name and school name to 706-724-4071. A valid teacher ID is required to win. The giveaway began Monday, and all entries must be received by Sunday, August 7 at 11:59 p.m.

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B2B Stories

Simon Says: Although technically not a recession, U.S. economy is slowing

There was a great debate last week over whether the U.S. economy was in a recession. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), or the total final value of all goods and services produced in the economy, fell by 0.9%. This was the second consecutive quarter of declining GDP after the first quarter contraction of 1.6%. However, the United States does not define a recession as two consecutive quarters of declining GDP. Instead, a private group of economists at the National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER) determines recessions in the United States based

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B2B Stories

Local police discuss how businesses can protect themselves from robberies

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested for an armed robbery that happened at GameStop on Deans Bridge Road on Saturday, July 9. While such crimes may appear to be random, and there is little businesses can do to prevent them, that’s not always the case, according to Capt. Brandon Beckman with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. Beckman, who oversees the office’s Criminal Investigation Division, shared some strategies business owners can use to prevent robberies. “I think ensuring proper coverage at all times plays a part in robberies,” he said. “As

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Office Support

Free Access: Keeping your online office safe

At Richardson Professional Solutions (RPS), we utilize a variety of software and applications to complete our work. Since most positions are remote, learning how to use these is critical to our job. Some of the programs we use include email and cloud storage tools; bookkeeping and bill pay software; time tracking, project management, and task tracking applications; digital marketing and graphic design tools; and password and critical data storage applications. Utilization of a password and critical data storage application, such as LastPass, is critical in RPS since we deal with

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B2B Stories

Matthews Motors to sell Dennis Eagle ProView trucks

Matthews Motors of Augusta recently announced that it has become a distributor of Dennis Eagle Proview refuse collection trucks. This adds to Matthews Motors company’s already extensive product line of truck sales, maintenance and up-fitting, and automated fleet management services. “We are extremely excited to become part of the Dennis Eagle family,” said Bob Matthews, CEO of Matthews Motors. “Dennis Eagle is the industry leader for quality and durability with some of the most innovative chassis designs in the industry.” “We’re delighted to have Matthews Motors on board as a

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Digital Marketing

Free Access: An Introduction to Reputation Management

We’ve all heard of great corporate blunders that went viral on social media. In 2021, Burger King sent out a tweet that said “Women belong in the kitchen” on International Women’s Day. The tweet, which was part of a larger tweet thread, is now deleted. The tweet was meant to make a call to promote gender equality in the culinary industry and encourage more women to pursue careers as head chefs. Burger King was trying to engage Tweeters with the conversation as a whole, but their conversation didn’t go viral,

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B2B Stories

New tenants move into Aiken shopping center

A longtime Aiken shopping center is now home to a new restaurant and will soon gain another tenant, according to Meybohm Commercial Properties. The Feed Sack located at 1593 Whiskey Road recently opened in Mitchell Center, which was built in 1958. The restaurant serves a variety of menu items, including seafood, salads, sandwiches, and hamburgers. The Feed Sack is open for lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch. This fall, Lotus Beauty will also move into the more than 95,000-square-foot shopping center, which contains Dollar General, MattressMan, and Rent-A-Center locations. Lotus Beauty

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