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July 9, 2026
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New arena begins to tower over 7th Street

The size of the new arena is taking shape off Telfair Street between 7th Street and 8th Street and completely changes the skyline. The new arena will be ten stories high, twice the height of the original James Brown Arena. It will be the length of three football fields and seat 10,500, substantially more than the old 7,000-seat capacity. “It’s going up fast. They’re doing a great job,” Brad Usry, chairman of the arena construction subcommittee of the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority, told ABD. “We got 150 people working every

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Dana Lynn McIntyre July 9, 2026 No Comments
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2026 Predictions: Mid-Year Assessment and Prognosis

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This is part one of a two-part series. RICK: If nothing else, I am very consistent. In January, I provided you with my economic and business predictions for the coming year, as I have done in this space for each of the past few years. Another regular occurrence has been that midway through the year, I assess how accurate my predictions have been to this point in the year and how they might do for the remainder of the year. So, as the third quarter of 2026 begins,

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Dr. Rick Franza, Professor, AU Hull College of Business July 9, 2026 No Comments