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Progress for Augusta’s new entertainment complex
A milestone has been reached in the construction of a new arena for the Augusta Entertainment Complex (AEC). A standing-room-only crowd gathered under a tent in the 7th Street parking lot for the topping-off ceremony. That is a construction industry tradition when the highest structural piece is placed at the top of the building. “The new Augusta arena is on time and on budget,” Brad Usry, chairman of the Coliseum Authority’s construction subcommittee, announced to the crowd. Usry talked about the difficult road to building the arena and doubters who
Dana Lynn McIntyre
September 2, 2026
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