July 29, 2024

Consumer Stories

New office furniture/design firm moves into iconic Augusta building

Visitors to the 17-floor building at 699 Broad Street will notice a few changes in the future. The AU building will be renamed Wellstar Tower, and people will be able to enjoy Edgar’s Above Broad, the Pinnacle Club and now visit a new showroom filled with desks, chairs, and many workplace solutions. Young Office, a 70-year-old company just moved into a 2,500 square foot space on the 1st floor. “The ground floor of the building is really ideal for retail or other businesses that have walk-in traffic,” said Derek May, President

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B2B Stories

5 step plan to start your business

The Greater Aiken SCORE Chapter is partnering with the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce and TD Bank to provide an all-day seminar on August 23, 2024, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The seminar will include five-chapter workshops based upon the SCORE national “Business Roadmap Series.” Upon completion, a certificate of attendance will be given to workshop attendees. The five Business Startup Series (BSS) workshops being presented are as follows. BSS – 1, Are You Ready to Start a Business? Start 9:15 am BSS – 2, Taking the Stress Out of

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B2B Stories

Established dentist branches into a different healthcare arena

With two thriving dental practices in the CSRA, one in Thomson and the other in Harlem, you’d think that would be enough to keep you running. For Quynh Spicer, it does, but caring for the community means addressing other needs. Seven years ago, she and her husband and fellow dentist, Charles Spicer, took over Thomson Family Dental. Two years later, they opened Harlem Family Dental. In January, they bought into a successful home health franchise in Augusta, Home Instead. “My family owned three home healthcare franchises in Texas, so the

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