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Expo Preview: Dr. Rob Lamberts, Welcome Health

Company: Welcome Health Contact: Dr. Rob Lamberts Phone: 706-504-9321 Website: welcomehealth.net/ Address: 119 Davis Road, Suite 4A, Augusta, GA 30907 In 2013, Dr. Rob Lamberts established the first direct primary care practice in the CSRA and one of the first in Georgia. Last year, Lamberts partnered with Dr. Ed Boland and Davis Mellick, PA-C to form Welcome Health, a primary care practice that doesn’t bill insurance for its medical services, and instead, charges patients a flat monthly rate based on their age. Their focus for 2023 is on allowing companies

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Josh Heath May 4, 2023 No Comments
Faith

Faith Friday: The Sound of Hope

John Bryant gets up at 4 AM each weekday and prepares to wake up listeners across the CSRA. He is the Station Manager for 88.3 FM WAFJ radio (A Christian music station) and morning show co-host. For nineteen years of the station’s 29-year history, John has been the voice thousands of folks wake up to. 88.3 FM WAFJ (Winning Augusta for Jesus) began broadcasting in 1994. In the beginning, they aired Christian music and programs from His Radio in Greenville. After several years, the station began originating all its programming

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Steve Swanson May 4, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local business owners make party decorations with a purpose

After creating elaborate balloon decorations for events at their church, Nicki Carnes and Terri Mullis decided to launch their own party supply business. Last month, Carnes and Mullis opened Saving Grace Events, a business that provides decorations for a variety of celebrations, including graduation parties, birthdays, and baby showers. They create various types of decorations, such as banners, floral arrangements, and centerpieces. “Both of us enjoy decorating, and I do all the decorations for the church,” said Carnes, women’s connections director for New Passion Church, located next door to Timms

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Josh Heath May 4, 2023 No Comments
Shawna Woodward

Real Talk Real Estate: The Price of Doubt: Dealing with buyer’s remorse

Let’s talk about the elephant in the room, the emotional downturn that happens once you’ve finally bought a house in today’s market. Buying a house is a significant investment, and for many people, it is a life-long dream. However, because we are in a sellers’ market, the excitement of finding your dream home can quickly turn into buyer’s remorse. This feeling of regret and uncertainty can arise after the purchase, and it is common among homebuyers. But what exactly is buyer’s remorse, and how can you cope with it? What

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Shawna Woodward, Re/Max Reinvented Evans May 4, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local legislators celebrate business wins and discuss future challenges

The 2023 legislative session that just ended revealed great strides for CSRA businesses through small business and workforce development and growing educational opportunities to accomplish those goals, but there is much more to be done. Dozens of business and government leaders met with Columbia County’s local legislative delegation at a breakfast held yesterday morning for a post-session recap. Representatives Jodi Lott (R-District 131), Barry Fleming (R-District 125), Dr. Mark Newton (R-District 127), and Senator Lee Anderson (R-District 24) attended and much of the focus was on ways to encourage existing

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Dana Lynn McIntyre May 4, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local businesses to participate in fun ladies’ event

Tomorrow, Chernita Edwards will be one of nearly 30 local business owners participating in an event for women in downtown Harlem. Edwards, owner of Frannie Mae’s Sweet Treats and Designs, will be one of the vendors for the fifth annual Mimosas on Main, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hosted by the Harlem Merchant’s Association, the event will include food, live music, shopping, and of course, mimosas. “I enjoy being able to share my small business with my community,” she said. Edwards sells a variety of

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Josh Heath May 4, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

CSRA at the forefront of tackling impending doctor shortages

Aiken Regional Medical Centers will be attracting, training, and retaining doctors through a new Internal Medicine program. Why is this important for attracting businesses to the CSRA? Quality of life which includes affordable housing, good schools, and medical care are on the shortlist for prospective new businesses. The bottom line is this program will help address estimated physician shortages. Primary care, internal medicine, and emergency care doctors are at the top of the in-demand list. A recent report released by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) declared that the

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Mitzi Oxford May 3, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

The future of cancer treatment in the CSRA is here

There isn’t a single business, employee, or family in the CSRA that hasn’t been touched by cancer. The number of doctors who treat cancer is shrinking as the need for cancer treatment is growing. But the future of cancer treatment in our area is getting a boost from the Georgia Cancer Center’s mobile lab. The center brought its mobile lab to Richmond County’s A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School where students are training to join the healthcare industry. The timing is great considering the demand for cancer treatment

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Dana Lynn McIntyre May 3, 2023 No Comments
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Expo Preview: Pollock

Company: Pollock Contact:  Matt Dyches Phone: 706-733-0537 Website: Pollock Company Address: 1711 Central Avenue, Augusta, GA In 1965, E.B. Pollock launched an office equipment business in the heart of Augusta. “Typewriters and adding machines and all those things, and then into copiers, printers, and other print devices,” said Matt Dyches, the company’s Director of IT Services. In 2020, just months before the COVID-19 pandemic changed the world forever, company leadership decided it was time to diversify. “How does the company continue to be successful and evolve with the times, if

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Mike Petchenik May 3, 2023 No Comments
Closings

Local chocolatier temporarily closes one of its CSRA shops

Two months ago, Bebette Smith opened her Belgian chocolate business’s second CSRA location, but she’s already been forced to close that location temporarily and throw away about 200 pounds of chocolate. Smith owns La Bonbonniere located at 231 Furys Ferry Road, Suite 206B in Augusta and 227 Chesterfield St. South in Aiken. She said her Aiken store is one of three retail units located in the same building, and the building’s owner is currently revamping the other two units. Unfortunately, La Bonbonniere’s chocolates absorbed odors from a chemical used on

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Josh Heath May 3, 2023 No Comments
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