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November 3, 2025
Consumer Stories

New company to service InkBoy customers and new ones

The son of the deceased co-founder of InkBoy is going to take over the accounts as the 35-year-old company is closing down its store in West Augusta. As ABD first reported on Friday, InkBoy’s lease is expiring, and owners are closing the brick-and-mortar side of the business. The new company will be run by Ben Jordan’s son, Bryan, who worked for Ben and his co-founder, Tony Canell, for many years. Recently, a letter was sent out to InkBoy clients. “As we transition from InkBoy to Toner Tech Plus, I want

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Neil Gordon November 3, 2025 No Comments
B2B Stories

Extra fees could hinder development in one CSRA city

A $62 million budget vote is coming tonight in North Augusta, with property tax adjustments and fees for water getting discussed. (For more info, read more at the end of our story.) This is on the heels of new impact fees that took effect on Saturday, November 1. These fees impact developers and homeowners. Tiffany Heitzman (pictured above), Executive Officer of the Home Builders Association Greater Aiken-Augusta Region, told ABD she sees the potential for a negative effect on growth. These impact fees will be charged on new commercial, residential,

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Dana Lynn McIntyre and Neil Gordon November 3, 2025 No Comments
B2B Stories

How travel internationally is helping Augusta Business

Dr. Mark Thompson, a faculty member at AU’s Hull College of Business, helped to oversee the 2026 travel itinerary for students out of the country. He explains where they are heading and what they may learn. “Augusta University has a variety of study abroad trips this next academic year, but the Hull College of Business has two trips planned in the spring term. One is for more senior-oriented business majors, where they’re interested in international business or entrepreneurship, and that trip is actually going to Italy. The second trip we

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Dr. Mark Thompson, Hull College of Business November 3, 2025 No Comments