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May 21, 2023
Consumer Stories

CSRA ice cream shop celebrates 10th anniversary by giving back

Who doesn’t love ice cream? Neither rain, sleet, snow, nor hail stops the love for the frosty treat which has been popular since the 1700’s. Flanigan’s Ice Cream is celebrating its 10th anniversary under the current ownership, quite an accomplishment since 65% of businesses fail in the first 10 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “My parents retired in Aiken and my husband, Jay, and I moved here in 2002. The following year, the previous Flanigan owners moved further south. My husband had done some landscaping work for

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Mitzi Oxford May 21, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local barbecue team to compete in national championship series

Kurt Mueller and his brother, Aleki Fualau have been busy preparing barbecue for CSRA events and fundraisers, but this summer, they’ll hit the road to test their culinary skills against other teams in various cities throughout the United States. Mueller, a local certified financial planner, and Fualau, pitmasters for Ironhead BBQ, formerly known as Atomic City Smokers, have been invited to participate in the Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que of America All-Star Series as “celebrity” pitmasters. Famous Dave’s is a popular chain of barbecue restaurants that had a location on Washington Road

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Josh Heath May 21, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local entrepreneurs pedal fun experiences into the CSRA

Anthony Jones and his wife, Charity loved pedaling around Atlanta and Nashville on a bar on wheels so much that they decided to bring the business concept to Augusta. In early Dec. 2022, the couple, along with Charity’s sister, Syderist Manuel, launched Pedal Pub Augusta located at 305 12th St. “We always went outside of Augusta to do fun activities, so we decided to bring a little more fun to Augusta, the city we love,” Anthony said. They have two 15-passenger bikes that they use to take customers on 90-minute

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Josh Heath May 21, 2023 No Comments
Cyber Security

Mobile security options

Say, you have a job where you will be out and about and away from a secure internal network and want to know how you can protect your system better. One option that you can consider is a product called Firewalla. This is an affordable way to add extra protection to your network when you are on the go. This company produces a number of different products to meet your specific needs, but the concept of the product is that it gives you a way to connect to Wi-Fi through

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Patrick Reynolds May 21, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Mondays with Rick: Networking has many dimensions

Dr. Rick Franza, Professor of Management at the Hull College of Business, discusses a different, timely business topic each Monday in this column. This week, he talks about the importance of networking and peer groups. The interview has been edited for clarity and impact. ABD: We just held our successful business networking event, the ABD Spring Expo, last week. Why is networking important for businesses? Rick: Too often, people see networking as a direct vehicle for the benefits they can get from it, but I see it as an indirect

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Gary Kauffman May 21, 2023 No Comments