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October 13, 2022
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Free Access: Expo Preview: Golf club engineer’s techniques build better golfers from tee to green

Dan Burnfield builds highly-customized golf clubs in his shop on Gordon Highway, but his goal extends beyond merely selling equipment – he wants to make people better golfers physically and mentally. “Maybe the answer to getting an extra stroke or two out of you isn’t new equipment,” he said. Make no mistake about it, Augusta Custom Clubs does make and sell equipment that practically requires an engineering degree to understand. The small shop contains a putting lab with lasers, a fitting bay with a golf simulator to track shots, and

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Gary Kauffman October 13, 2022 No Comments
Shawna Woodward

Free Access: Real Talk Real Estate: CSRA home prices are still a great value

I was thinking recently about how high our prices have gone up and decided to do a little research on where we stand nationwide with our values. Historically, we have been one of the most affordable places to live and I wondered if that is still the case. This led me to my first thought, how much is the most expensive home in the United States? No surprise, it is a mansion in Los Angeles and has been referred to as “The One.” It sold for $295 million. You can

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Shawna Woodward, Re/Max Reinvented Evans October 13, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Longtime Augusta entrepreneur shares words of wisdom at home services meeting

After decades in business, serial entrepreneur, Jeff Annis discovered that profit sharing is one of the keys to employee retention. On Wednesday, Annis, founder of Advanced Services Pest Control, spoke to a group of real estate agents, loan officers, and home services professionals at this month’s CSRA Home Connections meeting. He said some of his long-term employees have told him they had considered leaving the company, but changed their minds when he began offering the lucrative profit-sharing incentive, which for most employees, meant they earned between 14 and 18 percent

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Josh Heath October 13, 2022 No Comments
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Survivor stories: Two local professionals and the author share their breast cancer stories

Being in business isn’t easy. Being a woman in business can be even more challenging. Now, imagine you are a woman in business who has been handed a breast cancer diagnosis. If you are a wife, mother and in business, it presents a trifecta test of determination. If you’ve been there, you know. I’ve been there. I was on television less than six months after a double mastectomy, chemotherapy, and reconstructive surgery. Now I write, but the experiences I endured are shared by many women – one in eight will

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Mitzi Oxford October 13, 2022 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Faith Friday: Augusta native turns pain into passion through pouring candles

The global coronavirus pandemic hit Quita Gibson doubly hard. She lost both of her grandmothers within two months, and depression sought to steal her spirit. She knew if she didn’t activate her faith quickly, she would not recover. Empowered by her elders’ lives and legacies, she became intentional about self-care and healing. However, it came in the form of something she would not only benefit from, but also for others: Candles. “I started Light of Grace Candle Company, LLC, in June 2021 as a way to remember my grannies,” the

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Monique Williams October 13, 2022 No Comments
B2B Stories

Pedestrian bridge draws larger crowds to downtown businesses

Business at a downtown pet boutique has increased significantly, thanks to the reopening of the Fifth Street Bridge, according to Phillip Russum. Russum, a trainer at Fetch 501 located at 501 Broad St., which opened in June, said that’s especially true on weekends. “We’re obviously uniquely poised to take advantage of it because it’s right there,” he said. After being closed for more than two years, the pedestrian bridge, which cost nearly $11 million to complete, opened Saturday, Sept. 24, just in time for the Ironman 70.3 Augusta. The bridge

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Story and photos by Josh Heath October 13, 2022 No Comments