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September 15, 2022
Shawna Woodward

Free Access: Real Talk Real Estate: Getting ready to sell as money gets tighter

We all knew the buyers’ boom would be affected by government overreach in attempting to stop inflation. Raising the interest rates has affected us here in the CSRA, although luckily not drastically. I want to speak directly to sellers with this week’s real estate news. Buyers are still out there, but there are fewer of them and they are tired. Their buying power has been dramatically affected by the increase in mortgage payments. Some values are not rapidly appreciating, but you haven’t lost the equity gained over the last few

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Shawna Woodward, Re/Max Reinvented Evans September 15, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local IT company to give away new phone system in the contest

If you’re tired of your office’s ‘90’s phone system dropping calls, a local IT company wants to help. IntelliSystems President and CEO, Kevin Wade has announced a contest, which will run from Friday, Sept. 16 to Friday, Oct. 28. To be eligible, a business must have at least 10 full-time employees. The winning business will receive an Elevate VoIP office phone system. “One entry will be chosen as the winner by a select panel of judges in early November,” Wade said. “We promise the contest will be a lot of

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Josh Heath September 15, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Investment experts discuss employer-sponsored retirement plans

Tony Mariano wants his employees to know how to fix toilets and water leaks, but he also wants them to plan for the future. “They know plumbing, but they don’t understand finance,” he said. Mariano, service manager for FlowPro Plumbing, said the company wants to start offering a retirement plan. He was one of many home services professionals who attended this month’s CSRA Home Connections meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14. This month’s speakers were Joshua Linton and Michael Koltz, Vice Presidents and wealth planners for Queensborough Investments. They discussed the

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Josh Heath September 15, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Faith Friday: One local woman is making fairytales come true for all children

The phrase representation matters, the concept that people want to see and interact with others who look like them, takes on new meaning for Doriane Skales. Growing up as a little Black girl in Tucson, Ariz., she didn’t see Disney princesses with brown skin or kinky coils like hers. In fact, it wasn’t until 2009 when Disney’s The Princess and the Frog hit the big screen that the 33-year-old was able to gaze upon someone as if she was seeing herself in the mirror. After several decades, Princess Tiana suddenly

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Monique Williams September 15, 2022 No Comments