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April 27, 2026
Consumer Stories

Popular Breakfast/Lunch spot replacing failed restaurant

Aiken’s O’Charley’s closed, and now we know which restaurant is opening there, as well as a key position it is hiring for. First Watch, known for its breakfast, brunch, and lunch, will be opening there this fall and is looking for a restaurant manager at $65,000 per year plus perks and possible bonuses. The restaurant will seat nearly 200 people, including its patio, which is significantly larger than the always crowded First Watch in West Augusta by Sprouts. Its location is 168 South Aiken Lane by Whiskey Road and across

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Neil Gordon April 27, 2026 No Comments
B2B Stories

Deadline THURSDAY to apply for summer entrepreneurial program and investments

The next event in the Startup Summer, organized by the Aiken Chamber of Commerce and Make Startups in theClubhou.se in the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center, is approaching. The deadline to apply for a pitch competition is Thursday, April 30. This is connected to Venture Lab Aiken, part of the Aiken Innovation Corridor, which the chamber announced in August 2025.  Cash prizes are up for grabs, but this is also an opportunity to be part of the summer cohort for the virtual startup incubator. Participants selected for that program

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Dana Lynn McIntyre April 27, 2026 No Comments
Consumer Stories

CSRA Healthcare Watch: Empowering Your Staff

Before working in the employee benefits industry in Augusta, I was like many employees — I didn’t fully understand how health insurance actually worked. I remember seeing my monthly payroll deduction for health insurance and then hearing that our rates were going up again the following year. Like many people, I assumed insurance companies were simply raising prices because they could. (Which is not completely wrong.) At one point, after reaching my maximum out-of-pocket for the year, I remember thinking, “Well, if everything is free now, I might as well

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Jamie Gose, Employee Benefits Consultant April 27, 2026 No Comments